Mysterious grave

The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior

Westminster Abbey, London

A soldier chosen at random, buried among kings.

In 1920 the bodies of several unknown British soldiers were brought from the battlefields of the First World War. One was chosen at random, without anyone knowing who he was, and buried in Westminster Abbey on 11 November 1920, in soil brought from France.

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When: 11 November 1920
Where: 51.4993, -0.1273
Group: Mysterious graves

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