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Where in the World is Lambis Englezos?

FFFAIF member Lambis Englezos AM has recently returned to Australia from France after visiting the Pheasant Wood site at Fromelles where the excavation and exhumation of the allied soldiers buried by the German Army following the Battle of Fromelles is underway.

Photo: Lambis in front of CWGC information panels Pheasant Wood [Carol Laignel]

Whilst in France Lambis had the opportunity to address the villagers of Fromelles and explain his research and the process which led to the British and Australian Governments commiting to the excavation and exhumation of the “missing” allied soldiers of the Battle of Fromelles.

Photo: Lambis Englezos, Mme Demassiet, Martial Delebarre, Carole Laignel & Hubert Huchette, Mayor of Fromelles [Carole Laignel]

Fellow researcher and battlefield explorer Johan Vandewalle from Polygon Wood, Belgium joined Lambis on a visit to Pheasant Wood.

Photo: Johan Vandewalle  and Lambis Engelzos

Johan Vandewalle played an integral part in the exhumation and re-internment of the Zonnebeke 5. Johan is also the proprietor of the ANZAC Rest at Polygon Wood – a must on the itinerary of Australians visiting the Western Front. To read about Johan’s work visit his website www.polygonwood.com.

Photo:Lambis Englezos and Yves Fohlen [Yves Fohlen]

Lambis also travelled to Bullecourt where he met with fellow FFFAIF member Yves Fohlen.

Photo: Lambis visits the battlefield at Bullecourt [Yves Fohlen]

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The Families and Friends of the First AIF thanks the Australian, UK and French governments for affording Australian and British soldiers buried in mass graves at Pheasant Wood by German soldiers following the Battle of Fromelles on 19/20 July 1916 dignified individual reburials in a new CWGC cemetery at Fromelles, and applauds the joint decision to DNA test the remains at exhumation and use every reasonable method to attempt identification of each soldier.