WWI war dead to be recovered from mass graves
Up to 400 soldiers are thought to still lie in the pits where they were buried by German forces in the days immediately after the Battle of Fromelles.
Tomorrow archaeologists will begin the formal recovery of the bodies on behalf of the Australian and British governments, supervised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
The painstaking operation in Pheasant Wood, which lies near the village of Fromelles around seven miles south of the French-Belgian border, is expected to last until the end of September.
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Tomorrow archaeologists will begin the formal recovery of the bodies on behalf of the Australian and British governments, supervised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC).
The painstaking operation in Pheasant Wood, which lies near the village of Fromelles around seven miles south of the French-Belgian border, is expected to last until the end of September.