WWI graves of UK, Australian soldiers excavated
China Daily | Updated: 2009-05-06 07:46
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Australian officers (left) and French veterans (right) are seen in Fromelles, northern France, during a ceremony yesterday. Archaeologists have begun excavating mass graves in northern France that contain remains of as many as 400 Australian and British troops who perished at the WWI battle of Fromelles in July 1916. AP |
PARIS: Excavators near a rural village in northern France began work yesterday unearthing the remains of as many as 400 long-lost Australian and British soldiers who perished in World War I (WWI).
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