Project Gutenberg 2014-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 123 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous 17004976 The Care of the Dead Produced by Brian Coe, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Care of the Dead" by Anonymous is a historical account written in the early 20th century, particularly during the tumultuous years of World War I. The book discusses the efforts to care for and commemorate soldiers who died in battle, highlighting the need for proper burial practices and grave maintenance in wartime conditions. It focuses on the moral responsibilities involved in honoring the dead, particularly in light of the devastating loss experienced during the war. In this detailed narrative, the book chronicles the establishment and operations of the Graves Registration Units, which were tasked with the identification, burial, and maintenance of soldiers' graves. It paints vivid scenes of solemn funerals and the emotional weight carried by relatives of the deceased soldiers, while also illustrating the collaborative efforts between British and French forces in caring for their fallen comrades. The narrative emphasizes how important these acts of remembrance and care were not only for the families and friends of the deceased but also for the troops still fighting, providing them with a sense of closure and connection amidst the horrors of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Great Britain. War Office. Director of Graves Registration and Enquiries Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of -- Great Britain World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain -- Societies, etc. D501 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare Category: History - British Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 41059 2025-06-19T05:24:00.333461 text/html 17163 2024-10-24T11:41:41 text/html 108917 2025-06-19T05:24:02.423452 application/epub+zip 107588 2025-06-19T05:24:00.955455 application/epub+zip 59352 2025-06-19T05:24:00.568486 application/epub+zip 135132 2025-06-19T05:24:03.723448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126366 2025-06-19T05:24:02.167443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 78475 2022-09-21T12:08:27.749096 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32583 2023-09-20T11:41:52.280485 text/plain 12770 2024-10-24T11:41:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16102 2025-06-19T05:24:03.858451 application/rdf+xml 14772 2025-06-19T05:24:00.643457 image/jpeg 2143 2025-06-19T05:24:00.604455 image/jpeg 103044 2025-06-19T05:24:00.344474 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown