Here's a link to the report following the trial digs on the pits at Fromelles by GUARD.

http://www.defence.gov.au/fromelles/files/...ellesReport.pdf

regards
Tom

Thanks,Tom.
Makes grizzly reading.One lad is estimated to be between 15 & 16 years old.

Nice to see Lambis gets a mention & our very own Mick Forsyth too.
Dave.

Yes Dave, I see that the CWGC has set up a section which explains the way this project was brought about, and specific mention is made to Lambis and his prominent and most vital role in
making sure the fallen of Fromelles were not forgotten.
Regular updates on the project are also appearing, I think the CWGC has made a very good attempt
at keeping the public informed of progress on-site.
And the report itself instead, of being only circulated in self-important circles, is now available to all interested parties to read and learn. And as you say, it makes harrowing reading, imagine the stress the people now exhuming the bodies from the pits may be going through.
regards
Tom

Tom,
Great link, found the item very interesting.

Mick

No progress reports appear to have been added to the CWGC site for more than a fortnight – the last one is dated 21 May.

Just a thought, if the German records were to show an area of the battlefield was cleared of the dead on a specific day and the sequence of filling the mass graves were to be discovered, all the dead from that part of the battlefield would probably be in the same part of the mass grave and many would be from the same unit. It may be possible to tie up a specific area of the battlefield with a particular burial pit. In such a case it may be possible to identify a specific grave with a particular unit it may aid the identification of individuals.

Yes, very interesting and sobering reading, thanks very much for posting the link Tom.

Steve