Limited Excavation

Limited Excavation 2008

Over the period 26 May - 13 June 2008, the Australian Army commissioned a limited excavation of the Pheasant Wood group burial site in Fromelles, France.

Earlier non-invasive surveys and archival research suggested that soldiers were buried at the site by German Forces following the Battle of Fromelles on 19-20 July 1916. The limited excavation by the Glasgow University Archaeology Research Division (GUARD) confirmed the presence of WWI remains. GUARD estimated that up to 400 remains were located in the site.