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.

German Military Cemetery- Illfurth

I'd never heard of this cemetery in my last post, so had to do some further research. From Find-A-Grave.

The German Military Cemetery- Illfurth is near the village of Illfurth in the Alsace region of France and is built on steep hillsides. There are the graves of 539 known and 510 unknown German soldiers buried there.

Albert Mayer of the 5th Juger zu Pferd is buried there. He was the very first German soldier killed in the war.  

An imposing statue of an eagle is at the cemetery.