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Fromelles Naming The Dead
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Author : Margaret Cox
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2022-07-06
Fromelles Naming The Dead written by Margaret Cox and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-06 with History categories.
This is the extraordinary story of the engagement between 250 young Australians, who enlisted in 1915 and died in the Battle of Fromelles of 1916, their families, and three British scientists. In 2009, the bodies of these 250 soldiers were excavated by Oxford Archaeology. Among them were the Wilson brothers who, with their comrades were subsequently reburied in individual marked graves in the new cemetery in Fromelles village. The Battle of Fromelles needs no introduction, nor do the losses sustained. Here we focus on 166 of the 250 soldiers who were excavated from six mass graves adjacent to Pheasant Wood in 2009 and who have since been identified. Each has his own story to tell as does his family. We explore aspects of these lost lives while telling the story of their recovery and identification. This is the story of how these lost soldiers were excavated and identified. It is told by the scientists who led the excavation, the anthropological and DNA analyses, and the identification process. It is their story of involvement with and commitment to this fascinating project, in which many combined decades of professional experience were pooled to help achieve a fitting final resting place, names restored, for these brave men, and belated solace for their families. Much has been written about the Battle of Fromelles, the missing soldiers, their families’ quests to restore their identities and the discovery and excavation of the graves. This book tells a new story. it is the scientist’s story behind naming the Fromelles’ dead.
Fromelles 1916
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Author : Paul Cobb
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-09-30
Fromelles 1916 written by Paul Cobb and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-30 with History categories.
At Fromelles in July 1916 two divisions – one British and one Australian – within a few weeks of arriving in France – went into action for the first time. Their task was to prevent the Germans from moving troops to the Somme where a major British offensive was in progress, but the attack on 19/20 July was a disaster with nearly 7,000 casualties in a few hours. This account explores this battle which for many epitomises the futility of the Great War. In those few hours many heroic deeds were done but the battle caused a souring of Anglo-Australian relationships and truly was a baptism of fire for these British and Australian troops. This is their history. In a new section, Paul Cobb explores the recent discovery in 2008/09 of a mass war grave on the battlefield and includes details of the findings of the archaeological dig, the recovery of 250 bodies and the creation of a new military cemetery.
The Battle Of Fromelles 1916
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Author : Roger Lee
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2010-06-30
The Battle Of Fromelles 1916 written by Roger Lee and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-30 with History categories.
The Battle of Fromelles remains the single bloodiest day in terms of soldiers killed, wounded or missing, in Australia's military history. Remains of soldiers were recently discovered in mass graves in northern France and the final soldier will be laid to rest when a new cemetery officially opens on 19th July, 2010 - the 94th anniversary of the battle.
Fromelles
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Author : Tim Lycett
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Fromelles written by Tim Lycett and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with France categories.
For Honour. For Courage. For Remembrance. The Battle of Fromelles in France during the First World War was Australia's worst 24 hours. Thousands of men were shot down amid the horror of that blundered attack. The whereabouts of hundreds of dead soldiers was unknown for almost a century until the discovery in 2008 of unmarked mass graves at Pheasant Wood. The remains of these 250 men sparked a mission to reclaim their identities. Tim Lycett and Sandra Playle became key players in the identification project, volunteering their time and working alongside other amateur advocates and international experts. Tim tells how they pieced together fragments of information from relics, military records and family histories using genealogy data and DNA analysis. They fought to have authorities reopen investigations in their quest to find the untold stories of the diggers and reconnect them with their families. This is an inspiring, heart-rending account of war, its aftermath and its effect on the lives of the lost diggers' descendants.
The Lost Legions Of Fromelles
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Author : Peter Barton
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2014-07-01
The Lost Legions Of Fromelles written by Peter Barton and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-01 with History categories.
The action at Fromelles in July 1916 is Australia's most catastrophic military failure. The story has always appeared simple, but in truth history did not unfold in the way we have for so long been led to believe. Peter Barton has written an authoritative and revelatory book on Fromelles. He describes its long and surprising genesis, and offers an unexpected account of the fighting; he investigates the interrogation of Anglo-Australian prisoners, and the results of shrewd German propaganda techniques; and he explores the circumstances surrounding the 'missing' Pheasant Wood graves. He also brings a new perspective to the writings of Charles Bean. This compelling and illuminating history dispels many a myth surrounding one of the bloodiest battlefields of the Great War.
Fromelles
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Author : Carole Wilkinson
language : en
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Release Date : 2015-02-01
Fromelles written by Carole Wilkinson and has been published by Walker Books Australia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-01 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
Part of the award-winning series, The Drum, and by the multi-award-winning author Carole Wilkinson. The first shots were fired at 11am, 19 July 1916. The Battle of Fromelles lasted less than 24 hours. When it was over, more than 5000 Australian soldiers were killed, wounded or taken prisoner. More soldiers died at Fromelles than in the Boer, Korean and Vietnam war combined. What was the point of this bloody loss of life? And why, almost a century later, did the attention of the world once again turn to Fromelles?
Fromelles 1916
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Author : MICHAEL, SENIOR
language : en
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books
Release Date : 2022-06-30
Fromelles 1916 written by MICHAEL, SENIOR and has been published by Pen & Sword Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-30 with categories.
This book gives an unrivaled insight into the life and times of an English village in the First World War - a way of life swept away forever by the changes ushered in by the conflict.
1916 Fromelles And The Somme
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Author : Peter Burness
language : en
Publisher: DVA Anzac Portal
Release Date : 2006-06-01
1916 Fromelles And The Somme written by Peter Burness and has been published by DVA Anzac Portal this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-01 with Fromelles, Battle of, Fromelles, France, 1916 categories.
Australians on the Western Front—1916 Fromelles and the Somme is the first book in the Australians on the Western Front 1916-1918 series developed by the Department of Veterans' Affairs. It highlights the year 1916, which was the mid-point of the Great War, and which marked the arrival of the first Australian divisions in France and their entry into the first great battles pf the Western Front. This eBook features exclusive content including a 1916 newsreel on the Conscription Referendum Campaign featuring Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes. In addition, two short files titled 'Australia in France' show the Australians preparing for the first major battles on the Somme.
Fromelles
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Author : Tim Lycett
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books
Release Date : 2014
Fromelles written by Tim Lycett and has been published by Penguin Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
For Honor. For Courage. For Remembrance. The Battle of Fromelles in France during World War I was Australia's worst 24 hours. Thousands of men were shot down amid the horror of that blundered attack. The whereabouts of hundreds of dead soldiers was unknown for almost a century until the discovery in 2008 of unmarked mass graves at Pheasant Wood. The remains of these 250 men sparked a mission to reclaim their identities. Tim Lycett and Sandra Playle became key players in the identification project, volunteering their time and working alongside other amateur advocates and international experts. Tim tells how they pieced together fragments of information from relics, military records, and family histories using genealogy data and DNA analysis. They fought to have authorities reopen investigations in their quest to find the untold stories of the diggers and reconnect them with their families. This is an inspiring, heart-rending account of war, its aftermath, and its effect on the lives of the lost diggers' descendants.
Fromelles French Flanders
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Author : Peter Pedersen
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2004-04-19
Fromelles French Flanders written by Peter Pedersen and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-19 with History categories.
Historian Peter Pedersen examines the World War I battle on the Western Front that decimated an Australian regiment in Fromelles: French Flanders. The attack at Fromelles is significant for a number of reasons. It was the Australians’ first major operation on the Western Front and pitted them against a part of the German line that was an object lesson in the siting of a defense. Before the battle, the Australian Gallipoli veterans had airily dismissed the fighting in the new theater as “pleasant”. After it, they said grimly that Anzac was “a picnic” compared to France. Fromelles came as a terrible shock and was a foretaste of things to come. Both the genesis and aftermath of the operation were controversial. The objectives and the tactics employed to achieve them were changed several times and the sufficiency of resources vigorously debated. After the war, the British and Australian Official Historians argued as to how the battle should be interpreted. Most of the correspondence that accompanied their exchange of drafts has not been published. Peter Pedersen’s thorough account of the battle explores the genesis of the operation through the aftermath covering this monumental moment in World War I history.