Fedelmar Posted 4 April , 2011 Share Posted 4 April , 2011 http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/national/national/general/fromelles-casualties-more-may-be-named/2122627.aspxBright BlessingsSandra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bennett Posted 4 April , 2011 Share Posted 4 April , 2011 Here's hoping and praying.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanhemmings Posted 4 April , 2011 Share Posted 4 April , 2011 Great news Sandra. Please God they ID more. Susan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auimfo Posted 5 April , 2011 Share Posted 5 April , 2011 A little birdy has been touch with me and although I can't go into detail, I can suggest that everyone keeps their eyes open tomorrow for an announcement. Cheers, Tim L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackblue Posted 5 April , 2011 Share Posted 5 April , 2011 Good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auimfo Posted 5 April , 2011 Share Posted 5 April , 2011 There's a couple of things not yet clarified in what I've heard but whatever the final result, yes it is good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin spof Posted 5 April , 2011 Admin Share Posted 5 April , 2011 Roll on tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanhemmings Posted 5 April , 2011 Share Posted 5 April , 2011 I second that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auimfo Posted 5 April , 2011 Share Posted 5 April , 2011 From today's paper.... More Diggers from Fromelles identified JOSEPH CATANZARO, The West Australian April 6, 2011, 5:14 am At least 10 more Australian soldiers found buried in a mass grave near the World War I battlefield of Fromelles have been identified, among them a Digger who served with WA's 32nd Battalion. Sources confirmed that army personnel yesterday called descendants of the lost Diggers to tell them that, after almost 95 years, their relatives' remains would finally be accorded the dignity of a name in death. It is understood 14 of the 154 still officially unidentified soldiers will be named in an announcement, possibly as early as today. Sources said one of the identified Diggers had served with the 32nd Battalion, which was made up of South Australian and WA recruits. The impending announcement could see another of the 12 West Australians still thought to be among the unknown dead identified. The remains of the soldier who served with the 32nd Battalion were revealed yesterday to be those of South Australian private Maurice Leslie Reid after his great niece Josie Price confirmed she had received the phone call her family had been waiting on for almost 95 years. "They (the army) called me today. I've got goosebumps," she said. The 63-year-old Port Augusta resident said an enduring family mystery about a young man who never came home had been laid to rest. Service records show Pte Reid went missing at the Battle at Fromelles on July 19, 1916, during the bloodiest 24 hours in Australian military history. By the time the guns fell silent on July 20, 5533 Diggers had been killed, wounded or captured, 718 of them from the WA 32nd Battalion. That's exactly the information I received as well but what we don't know is whether the number 14 is only from the ID Board's Day 1 deliberations and if there are to be more identifications made during the remaining three days. Cheers, Tim L. Edit...This information probably needs it's own thread so will start one with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin spof Posted 5 April , 2011 Admin Share Posted 5 April , 2011 Hello Tim 14 more identified? Unbelievable. Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auimfo Posted 5 April , 2011 Share Posted 5 April , 2011 That's what I've heard Glen. Fourteen is a great result in itself but here's hoping that was only from the first day of the Board's sitting and there are to be more in the following few days. Cheers, Tim L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin spof Posted 5 April , 2011 Admin Share Posted 5 April , 2011 Someone I spoke to at Fromelles last July offered a potential good connection for one of the then unknowns so to me any more than that is a massive bonus. Should that number be from just day 1..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auimfo Posted 5 April , 2011 Share Posted 5 April , 2011 I know...the mind boggles at the potential outcome. But I don't want to get ahead of myself nor anticipate beyond the facts that I know. Cheers, Tim L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanhemmings Posted 5 April , 2011 Share Posted 5 April , 2011 Wonderful news. Glad I stayed up. I am so pleased for the families of these chaps. What superb work. Thanks for updating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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