Most people interested in WW1 would know the story of Fromelles. A poorely planned joint Australian/British attack, it resulted in literally a wholesale slaughter of AIF troops. On the 19th to 20th July 1916, the AIF suffered 5500 casulaties. To read the story of the battle, click on this link
The Germans buried the Australian and some British dead in huge open pits after transferring the corpses via light railway. After the war all these pits were supposedly accounted for by the War Graves Comission.
An Australian amateur historian, Lambis Engelos, in recent years alerted authorities to his theory of an undiscovered mass grave. His claims were initially ignored and it took him several years to be taken seriously. Eventually an archeological dig was made...and found the remains of the missing men.
An extremely rare photo album sold on ebay yesterday. It contained photos taken by a german soldier of the aftermath showing dead Australian and British bodies, and even the light railway train. I hope it went to a good home, it really should have been purchased by the Australian War Memorial.
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