Fromelles War Cemetary CWGC

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 cemetery, First World War 1914-1918
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250 British and Australian soldiers whose remains were recovered from a World War I battlefield in northern France has been reburied.
The unidentified soldier, who died in the 1916 Battle of Fromelles, was reburied with full military honours in a special service near the site.
It is the first new cemetery built for World War I or II soldiers in 50 years.
The bodies, which were buried by German forces, were excavated from six mass graves in 2008.
The cemetery, which has been built by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, is currently only 70% complete but due to be finished by July.
The remainder of the military burials there will take place three times a week over the next month, with approximately 30 burials every day
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fromelles_(Pheasant_Wood)_Military_Cemetery
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Coordinates:   50°36'28"N   2°51'3"E

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  • Cemetery officially opened today.Hope Lambis Englezos who started the ball rolling towards the discovery of the mass graves gets the appropriate recognition. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fromelles#Mass_graves_and_new_cemetery
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