Fromelles Front Line

Australia and the United Kingdom agreed to exhume the soldiers interred in the group burial site at Pheasant Wood, Fromelles and re-inter them in individual graves with a full military honours.

The decision was made following the limited excavation conducted in 2008. This confirmed the existence of remains of up to 400 Australian and British soldiers buried by German troops in 1916.

Army has established a register for those who believe they are descendants of Australian soldiers killed at Fromelles with no known grave. These descendants will be used to assist in the identification of the soldier's remains. One registered, Army will keep the descendants informed of the progress of the project.

This website, along with Ministerial and Departmental press releases, will continue to provide information about the progress of the recovery and re-interment of the soldiers at Fromelles.