New cemetery for British WWI soldiers to be built in northern France

A funeral for a British soldier killed in World War I at the military cemetery in Loos-en-Gohelle, northern France, on 14 March 2014. A new cemetery is being built at the site to house remains that continue to be discovered. © AFP - DENIS CHARLET

A new cemetery for the freshly discovered remains of British soldiers who died in World War I is under construction in northern France, with the graves expected to be ready in 2024.

The new Commonwealth military cemetery, the first in France in more than a decade, will house more than 1,000 British soldiers who fought in World War I.