{"id":10498,"date":"2012-03-30T23:55:56","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T23:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=10498"},"modified":"2012-06-11T09:30:48","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T09:30:48","slug":"9-fromelles-diggers-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=10498","title":{"rendered":"9 Fromelles Diggers named"},"content":{"rendered":"

DNA tests have identified nine more soldiers killed in the Battle of Fromelles on 19th July, 1916. The graves of these soldiers\u00a0will now be given their identity in the Pheasant Wood, Fromelles Cemetery.<\/p>\n

Their\u00a0names are:
\nPrivate Leonard Broadhurst (3013)\u00a0, Sydney, 55th Battalion.
\nPrivate Robert Carrington Forland (4779), Lithgow, 53rd Battalion.
\nPrivate John Robertson Forrest (3046), Liverpool, 54th Battalion.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo: Private John (Jack)\u00a0Forrest (3046)
\n[Forrest Family Collection]<\/h5>\n

\u00a0Private John Joseph Goulding (555), Brisbane, 31st Battalion.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo: Private John Joseph Goulding (555)
\nAustralian War Memorial DA11519<\/a><\/h5>\n

Private William Alexander Jamieson (2144), Cootamundra, 31st Battalion.
\nPrivate Arthur Joseph Johnson (2203), Melbourne, 29th Battalion.
\nPrivate Claude Ward (2184), Newcastle, 30th Battalion.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo: Private Claude Ward (2184) wearing cadet uniform.
\nAustralian War Memorial PO3018.001<\/a><\/h5>\n

Private John Cyril Wynn (2485), West Maitland, 30th Battalion.
\nCorporal Alfred George Tuck (1252), Melbourne, 29th Battalion.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Photo: Corporal Alfred George Tuck (1252)
\n[Tuck Family Collection]<\/h5>\n

The Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon announced the results of the Identification Board which convened in London on 23 March, 2012. Click here<\/a> to read the Minister’s announcement.<\/p>\n

Read the media reports:
\nThe Daily Telegraph<\/a>
\nThe Melbourne Age<\/a>
\nNEWS.com.au<\/a>
\nThe Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>
\nSBS World News<\/a>
\nThe Canberra Times<\/a>
\nThe Maitland Mercury<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Anyone who believes that they are related to one of the Australian soldiers who are still missing from the Battle of Fromelles\u00a0are asked to register their details with Unrecovered War Casualties \u2013 Army via the online registration tool<\/a> at www.army.gov.au\/uwca or by calling toll-free in Australia on 1800 019 090 (9am to 5pm Monday to Friday) .<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

If you have always dreamt of visiting the hallowed ground in the footsteps of the Diggers of the Great War, we can get you there! There are still places available on the<\/span> 2012 FFFAIF Commemorative Tour<\/a>. Book now and join the unforgettable experience. Contact<\/span> secretary@fffaif.org.au<\/a> today for further details.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DNA tests have identified nine more soldiers killed in the Battle of Fromelles on 19th July, 1916. The graves of these soldiers\u00a0will now be given their identity in the Pheasant Wood, Fromelles Cemetery. Their\u00a0names are: Private Leonard Broadhurst (3013)\u00a0, Sydney, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,106,83],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diggers-of-first-aif","category-fromelles","category-members-first-aif"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10498"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10593,"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10498\/revisions\/10593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}