British World War I soldier laid to rest after his body was found during roadworks

By Richard Ashmore, Senior News Reporter

The worker was laid to remainder much than a period aft his decease (Image: MOD )

A worker who went backmost to combat successful the First World War aft being injured successful conflict has yet been fixed a subject ceremonial much than 100 years aft his death.

The remains of Rifleman Frederick Thomas Adams were recovered during roadworks successful Belgium adjacent to the tract of the Battle of Passchendale which had been fought connected the aforesaid spot successful 1917.

Passchendale and the horrors of trench warfare led to an estimated 800,000 casualties and losses combined for Allied and German forces.

Between July and November 1917, British and French forces engaged successful a brutal conflict with Kaiser's troops for power of a bid of ridges adjacent the Belgian metropolis of Ypres.

Among those warring successful trenchs was Rifleman Adams who was killed during dense shelling connected November 19, 1917, not agelong earlier the Allies claimed a hard-fought victory.

Rifleman Frederick Thomas Adams' assemblage was discovered during roadworks (Image: MOD )

The soldier, who was calved successful Brighton, had been commemorated connected the Tyne Cot Memorial successful Belgium aft helium was declared missing successful action.

The British Forces Broadcasting Service reports his assemblage arsenic yet recovered during regular roadworks much than a period aft his death. Two chevron markings, showing helium held the fertile of corporal were besides discovered, on with 2 Good Conduct Stripes.

The MOD's Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC), known arsenic the War Detectives, confirmed Rifleman Adams' individuality utilizing DNA provided by his archetypal relative doubly removed, Bob Adams.

Mr Adams, who attended the ceremonial of his relative, said: "I was intrigued to person an email asking maine to transportation retired DNA testing.

"We are precise arrogant to beryllium related to idiosyncratic with specified a distinguished work record, and we privation to springiness him the respect that helium genuinely deserves."

Passchendaele claimed the lives of thousands of Allied and German soldiers (Image: Getty )

Rifleman Adams was reburied astatine the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's Passchendaele New British Cemetery during a ceremonial conducted by Reverend Huw Ryden, Chaplain to 3rd Battalion The Rifles, and attended by household and subject personnel.

As these photographs show, his coffin, draped successful a Union Jack, was carried to his last resting spot by soldiers from 3 Rifles.

Rosie Barron from the JCCC, who led the probe to place Rfn Adams, said: "It has been an honour to enactment with The Rifles to springiness Rifleman Adams the afloat subject ceremonial that helium deserves.

"May helium present remainder successful bid alongside his comrades."