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Mass Grave - Pheasant Wood, Fromelles, France. WW1

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Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 5 May 2009 19:13

Full recovery of the remains should be completed by the end of September - various methods will be used to identify the bodies. The remains will be washed and placed in a temporary mortuary until such time as they are given the burial they deserve

Netty

Netty Report 5 May 2009 11:58

You're welcome Michael. This is "The" site to watch if you are interested in how the project is going. It will be updated regularly. How wonderful & sad at the same time for the families of these young men, to find them and to finally behable to lay them to rest.

SueMaid

SueMaid Report 5 May 2009 11:37

How sad - all those young men.

Sue x

Mick in the Sticks

Mick in the Sticks Report 5 May 2009 11:22

Many thanks for that Netty, it was most useful.

Michael

Netty

Netty Report 5 May 2009 11:04

Hope this link works Mick.

http://www.cwgc.org/fromelles/?page=english/the-project/lists/casualty_lists


If not, go to

http://www.cwgc.org/fromelles/

Click on "The Project" in above information bar.

Above the picture on the page that comes up you will see a link to Casualty lists.

Mick in the Sticks

Mick in the Sticks Report 5 May 2009 10:02

News reports today inform of the beginning of the recovery of about 400 British and Australian troops who fell at Pheasant Wood, Fromelles, France in WW1.

The news report goes on to say that both Governments have published a list of names of the bodies of soldiers they expect to find. The Australian list can be found at the link below.

I have however not been able to find the similar British list. Does anyone know where this can be found?

Michael

http://www.defence.gov.au/fromelles/buried.htm