Back to Those German World War I Soldiers-- Part 2

The skeleton of a goat was also found in the shelter and believed to have been used for fresh milk.

The London Mail ran an article about the burial with lots of photographs of the tunnel shelter now that it has been cleared out. I'm sure hoping that effort will be made to preserve this piece of history, even if not in the exact same location, but even better if left where it is, enclosed and the road planned through it rerouted.

The Mail also said that the first German soldier killed in the war who is buried at Illfurth Cemetery is Lt. Albert Mayer who was killed August 2, 1914. They also report that almost 2000 German soldiers are interred at Illfurth.