3rd April 2014, 10:29 AM
One hopes that the way the remains were treated was out of ignorance of the proper way. and they need support from outside to train them properly. yes they find tags .. but the rest is a mess. -- and the now postponed Nat Geo show.. shone a spotlight onto this that needs to be maintained.
in relation to the query... here is an example ( at Fromelles ) http://www.army.gov.au/Our-work/Unrecove...-Fromelles
"The reinterment phase concluded on 19 July 2010 when Her Excellency, Ms Quentin Bryce AC, Governor General of Australia, His Royal Highness Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, government representatives, relatives and 5500 spectators watched as soldiers from the Australian and British Armies laid the final soldier to rest. The ceremony was televised around the world and was a fitting conclusion to several years of remarkable work.
There is one more phase of the project still to be concluded. It is the ongoing work of the Fromelles Project team to identify as many of the men who were laid to rest at Fromelles as possible. To date 119 have been identified by name – all Australians – and the joint identification work will continue until 2014 in the hope that more might be identified."
in relation to the query... here is an example ( at Fromelles ) http://www.army.gov.au/Our-work/Unrecove...-Fromelles
"The reinterment phase concluded on 19 July 2010 when Her Excellency, Ms Quentin Bryce AC, Governor General of Australia, His Royal Highness Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, government representatives, relatives and 5500 spectators watched as soldiers from the Australian and British Armies laid the final soldier to rest. The ceremony was televised around the world and was a fitting conclusion to several years of remarkable work.
There is one more phase of the project still to be concluded. It is the ongoing work of the Fromelles Project team to identify as many of the men who were laid to rest at Fromelles as possible. To date 119 have been identified by name – all Australians – and the joint identification work will continue until 2014 in the hope that more might be identified."