Man who recovers WWI bodies

[Phidippides]

There is a group out there scavenging WWI battlefields, finding bodies to send to their loved ones.  Here is a story about one American who is part of it:

Whitehead is part of “No Man’s Land: The European Group for Great War Archaeology,” a group of about 20 to 30 people largely based in England who excavate battlefields where World War I soldiers have fought and fallen. Along with finding clothing remnants, bullet and shell fragments, mementos and more, they often discover the skeletal remains of soldiers. Whitehead is one of just two people in the group from the United States.

In some cases, they’ve been able to identify the soldier based on the items found in the trench, and through casualty records. Sometimes they find the soldier’s family, who are finally able to hold a funeral.

Fayetteville man has an unusual hobby: Digging up World War I history

Here is the group's web site:

http://www.no-mans-land.info/

[scout1067]

I have to say that I don't understand the point of this.  Kind of a morbid hobby if you ask me.

Secondly, what is the groups motivation?  It seems to me they are doing it for prurient personal reasons and not out of concern for the dead, that seems to be a tertiary concern at best.