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Graves of British soldiers killed in France in WWI are restored

Headstones at the Commonwealth War Graves commission cemetery in France are being re-engraved to ensure the writing remains legible.

The war graves in La Targette, near Arras in the north of the country, are being repaired by stone cutters to combat the ravages of time.

The natural erosion of the Portland Down headstones, first engraved 80 years ago, has made reading the inscriptions increasingly difficult.
Read entire article at Daily Mail (UK)