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For example, if a POW’s identity was not established before death, and the identity cannot beestablished, the report should include information that will enable the Power on which the POWdepended to establish his or her identity (e.g., examination of teeth, fingerprints, photograph,DNA samples). 8259.34.3.2 Burial. The detaining authorities shall ensure that POWs who have diedin captivity are honorably buried, if possible according to the rites of the religion to which theybelonged. 826Wherever possible, deceased POWs who depended on the same Power shall be interredin the same place. 827 Deceased POWs shall be buried in individual graves unless unavoidablecircumstances require the use of collective graves. 828 For example, an epidemic or militaryoperations may require the Detaining Power to undertake collective burials in the interest ofpublic health because individual graves are not possible due to lack of time and resources. 8299.34.3.3 Cremation. Bodies of POWs may be cremated only for imperativereasons of hygiene, on account of the religion of the deceased, or in accordance with his or herexpress wish to this effect. 830 In case of cremation, the fact shall be stated and the reasons givenin the death certificate of the deceased. 8319.34.4 Maintenance and Records of Graves and Ashes. The detaining authorities shallensure that the graves of POWs who have died in captivity are respected, suitably maintained,and marked so as to be found at any time. 8329.34.4.1 Records Held by the Graves Registration Service. In order that gravesmay always be found, all particulars of burials and graves shall be recorded with a Graves825 GPW COMMENTARY 564-65 (“If, however, a prisoner’s identity remains in doubt (for instance, if he has not yetbeen questioned as provided in Article 17), the doctor will follow the same procedure as for those who have fallenon the battlefield: examination of papers found in the clothing of the dead man, questioning of his comrades or, ifthat is not possible, other methods must be adopted in order to enable the adverse Party to establish his identity, e.g.measurement and description of the body and its physical features, examination of the teeth, finger-prints,photograph, etc..”).826 GPW art. 120 (“The detaining authorities shall ensure that prisoners of war who have died in captivity arehonourably buried, if possible according to the rites of the religion to which they belonged, and that their graves arerespected, suitably maintained and marked so as to be found at any time.”).827 GPW art. 120 (“Wherever possible, deceased prisoners of war who depended on the same Power shall be interredin the same place.”).828 GPW art. 120 (“Deceased prisoners of war shall be buried in individual graves unless unavoidable circumstancesrequire the use of collective graves.”).829 Compare § 10.34.3 (Burial or Cremation and Inurnment).830 GPW art. 120 (“Bodies may be cremated only for imperative reasons of hygiene, on account of the religion of thedeceased or in accordance with his express wish to this effect.”).831 GPW art. 120 (“In case of cremation, the fact shall be stated and the reasons given in the death certificate of thedeceased.”).832 GPW art. 120 (“The detaining authorities shall ensure … that their graves are respected, suitably maintained andmarked so as to be found at any time.”).624