How A Canadian Team Solved A Centuries Old Mystery To Lay World War I Soldier To Rest
Archaeologists discovered the remains of Pte. John Lambert in a Belgian farmer’s wheat field in 2016, almost 100 years after his death. But it wasn’t until years later that Lambert, who fought with the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, was identified in an investigation that became one of the most complex cases ever solved by a Canadian team with the Department of National Defence. Lambert, 17, was also the youngest soldier to date identified by forensic anthropologist Sarah Lockyer....