A postcard carried by a World War I soldier helped identify his remains and reunite distant family branches. - The postcard from Bradford, England, was found on Pvt.
Thomas Whitaker during an excavation in Belgium. - British researchers used the postcard and DNA analysis to identify six soldiers from the Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment.
- Three members of the Whitaker family attended a burial ceremony at Tyne Cot Cemetery, where Joe Whitaker read a poem for his great-great-uncle. - The discovery also connected the Whitaker family with a previously estranged branch.
The ceremony honored the sacrifice of the soldiers, with a folded flag presented to relatives.