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Dig to recover remains of 400 soldiers begins
Sam Lyon5 May 2009
WORK started today to unearth the remains of 400 Australian and British soldiers who died near a village in northern France in the First World War.
The remains, in mass graves from July 1916 that were discovered last year, will be reinterred in a cemetery being built near the village of Fromelles.
Australian, British and French dignitaries gathered for a ceremony to mark the start of the project.
Australian defence minister Warren Snowdon said: "This site is part of our national story."
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I was of the opinion, let them sleep. However, after reading the book and thinking on events I believe that the families of the diggers and the diggers themselves need closure on this long journey. Do the DNA testing let the families know what became of their loved ones and allow the dead to be buried under their rightful names not as the unknown.
- Tina Camm, Australia, 07/05/2009 12:45
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"The remains, in mass graves from July 1916 that were discovered last year, will be reinterred in a cemetery being built near the village of Fromelles."
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The question is why dig them all up if you are just going to bury them all again in Fromelles?
Why don't you just leave them alone? They are already buried.
- Kate, London, 05/05/2009 18:24
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Sirs re; the soldiers found in a field in France. They should be left alone, they fought and died together and have been keeping each other company for all these years, leave them be, if not i hope they haunt all those who have interfered
- Paul Windle, Keighley England, 05/05/2009 17:18
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