A burial ceremony was held at a military cemetery on the Somme for the remains of Private Percy Tollidey, a native of the Camberwell district of London who served in the Middlesex Regiment. The soldier was listed as missing in action during the First World War, specifically during the Battle of the Somme, which took place over a hundred years ago. His remains were discovered long afterwards, but his identity could only be established recently thanks to modern DNA testing methods. Genetic analysis made it possible to confirm family connections with living descendants of the private, which enabled the official identification of his remains. Pte Tollidey was buried with full military honors alongside two other unknown soldiers who fell in the same battle. The ceremony became a symbol of remembrance for those who died in one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War, which claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers from both sides. Such cases of remains identification decades after the end of the war continue to occur thanks to advances in genetic analysis technology, which allow the identification of fallen soldiers and restore names to unmarked graves. For the relatives of the deceased, such ceremonies hold special significance, finally allowing them to find a place of remembrance for ancestors whose fate remained unknown for many years.