{"id":272,"date":"2008-05-28T23:16:25","date_gmt":"2008-05-28T12:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fffaif.wordpress.com\/?p=272"},"modified":"2008-05-28T23:16:25","modified_gmt":"2008-05-28T12:16:25","slug":"fromelles-diggers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=272","title":{"rendered":"Fromelles Diggers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/fromelles_dig_1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:11.4pt;text-align:center;\"><span style=\"font-size:8pt;color:#000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/fromelles_lambis-in-field-prior-to-dig.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-300 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/fromelles_lambis-in-field-prior-to-dig.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/fromelles_lambis-in-field-prior-to-dig.jpg 448w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/fromelles_lambis-in-field-prior-to-dig-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:11.4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:8pt;color:#000000;\">Thanks to the work of enthusiastic researcher Lambis Englezos and\u00a0others, including several FFFAIF members,\u00a0work has begun on an archaeological dig at Pheasant Wood outside the French village of Fromelles which could solve the mystery of the missing Australian Diggers from the Battle of Fromelles. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:11.4pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:8pt;color:#000000;\">The photo above shows Lambis walking the field\u00a0at Pheasant Wood (28 April) a month before the dig began.\u00a0For\u00a0pictures of the dig follow the link below to Australian Government Department of Defence website:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:11.4pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defence.gov.au\/fromelles\/images.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.defence.gov.au\/fromelles\/images.htm<\/a>\u00a0and click on &#8216;View Gallery&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:11.4pt;\">To view videos on the dig follow the\u00a0links:<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:11.4pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/video\/2008\/05\/28\/2257917.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/video\/2008\/05\/28\/2257917.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:11.4pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.ninemsn.com.au\/article.aspx?id=570400\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/news.ninemsn.com.au\/article.aspx?id=570400<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:11.4pt;\">To read media reports on the dig follow the\u00a0links:<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:11.4pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/news\/world\/search-for-mass-grave-diggers-remains-found\/2008\/05\/28\/1211654066804.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/news\/world\/search-for-mass-grave-diggers-remains-found\/2008\/05\/28\/1211654066804.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:11.4pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewest.com.au\/default.aspx?MenuID=145&amp;ContentID=75580\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.thewest.com.au\/default.aspx?MenuID=145&amp;ContentID=75580<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:11.4pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/080527\/2\/17197.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/au.news.yahoo.com\/080527\/2\/17197.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:11.4pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.sbs.com.au\/worldnewsaustralia\/human_remains_found_in_wwi_battlefield_547884\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/news.sbs.com.au\/worldnewsaustralia\/human_remains_found_in_wwi_battlefield_547884<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:11.4pt;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanks to the work of enthusiastic researcher Lambis Englezos and\u00a0others, including several FFFAIF members,\u00a0work has begun on an archaeological dig at Pheasant Wood outside the French village of Fromelles which could solve the mystery of the missing Australian Diggers from &hellip; 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