Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, the Hon. Warren Snowdon MP, said the excavation marks the next step in seeing those who courageously sacrificed their lives on 19 and 20 July 1916 at the battle of Fromelles, buried with honour and dignity.
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The site of the WW1 mass grave in the French town of Fromelles is blessed prior to the commencement of unearthing the bodies, 5th May, 2009.
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A member of a French Veterans Association at a ceremony at the site of the WW1 mass grave in the French town of Fromelles prior to the commencement of unearthing the bodies, 5th May, 2009.
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Local people gather for a ceremony at the site of the WW1 mass grave in the French town of Fromelles prior to the commencement of unearthing the bodies, 5th May, 2009.
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L-R : Quentin Davies from the British Defence Ministry, Mayor of Fromelles,Ambassador David Ritchie arrive at the ceremony at the site of the WW1 mass grave in the French town of Fromelles prior to the commencement of unearthing the bodies, 5th May, 2009.
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Media during a ceremony at the site of the WW1 mass grave in the French town of Fromelles prior to the commencement of unearthing the bodies, 5th May, 2009.
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Lieutenant Colonel James Brownlie at the site of the WW1 mass grave in the French town of Fromelles prior to the commencement of unearthing the bodies, 5th May, 2009.
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Digging commences at the site of the WW1 mass grave in the French town of Fromelles, 5th May, 2009.
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Major General Mike O'Brien and Vice Chief of the Defence Force Lieutenant General David Hurley at the site of the WW1 mass grave in the French town of Fromelles prior to the commencement of unearthing the bodies, 5th May, 2009.
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Vice Chief of the Defence Force Lieutenant General David Hurley meets members of the French Veterans Association at site of the WW1 mass grave in the French town of Fromelles prior to the commencement of unearthing the bodies, 5th May, 2009.
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Ambassador David Ritchie speaks at the site of the WW1 mass grave in the French town of Fromelles prior to the commencement of unearthing the bodies, 5th May, 2009
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Members of the french Veterans Association at the site of the WW1 mass grave in the town of Fromelles prior to the commencement of unearthing the bodies, 5th May, 2009.
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The site of the WW1 mass grave in the French town of Fromelles prior to the commencement of unearthing the bodies, 5th May,2009 : Photo:Alastair Miller Work to recover the remains of up to 400 WWI British and Australian soldiers will begin today at Pheasant Wood, in the village of Fromelles in France.
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The site of the WW1 mass grave in the French town of Fromelles prior to the commencement of unearthing the bodies, 5th May, 2009.
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Major General Matthew Sykes at the site of the WW1 mass grave in the French town of Fromelles prior to the commencement of unearthing the bodies, 5th May, 2009.
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