Long Lost Family

Long Lost Family Special - The Unknown Soldiers (12x6)

Air date: Jul 18, 2022

Once again Davina and Nicky Campbell join forces with the ‘War Detectives’ from the MOD’s Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre as they continue the never-ending task of identifying missing World War soldiers and tracing their surviving families. Nine soldiers found together in a trench by roadworkers in Beselare, Belgium. It’s the site of the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917. Buried within the mud, over 100 years later, 2nd Lieutenant Ablett from the 11th Northumberland Fusiliers is found, identifiable by his ID bracelet and a ring. With DNA sourced from a living relative, Ablett’s identity is confirmed. But the team face the daunting task of identifying the eight bodies found alongside him. Can the War Detectives discover who they are and allow their living relatives to lay them to rest with full military honours at last?