Fromelles Grave Excavation Ends
The remains of 250 soldiers killed at the Battle of Fromelles in northern France have been recovered after a four-month archaeological operation.The remains from the group burial at Pheasant Wood will be reburied with full military honours at a new military cemetery close to the site. German forces buried the Australian and British soldiers after the 1916 battle. Soldiers from Bristol, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire were heavily involved in the fighting.
The excavation, which began in May 2008, was carried out by Oxford Archaeology whose final day in the field will be 14 September. DNA samples have been taken from every soldier and specialists in the UK are attempting to extract DNA strands from the samples to help the identification process.
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