Work Begins to Recover the Bodies of Up to 400 WWI British And Australian Soldiers in Fromelles, France

Work to recover the bodies of up to 400 WWI British and Australian soldiers began today at Pheasant Wood, in the small village of Fromelles in France. In a simple yet poignant ceremony Reverend Ray Jones from St. George’s Memorial Church in Ypres...

War Grave Plans Announced for Fromelles WW1 Dead

The British and Australian Governments have today announced plans to re-bury the World War One dead found at a mass grave in Fromelles, France, last month. The soldiers from the two countries, believed to number up to 400, will be re-buried in individual...

British Artifacts Found At Fromelles War Grave Site

The MoD announced today that two British Army buttons and a British matchbox have been found at the site of a World War One grave in Fromelles, France. This suggests that it is highly likely that there are British war dead buried there.