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In 2009, the bodies of these 250 soldiers were excavated by Oxford Archaeology. Among them were the Wilson brothers who, with their comrades were subsequently reburied in individual marked graves in the new cemetery in Fromelles village.
The Battle of Fromelles needs no introduction, nor do the losses sustained. Here we focus on 166 of the 250 soldiers who were excavated from six mass graves adjacent to Pheasant Wood in 2009 and who have since been identified. Each has his own story to tell as does his family. We explore aspects of these lost lives while telling the story of their recovery and identification.
This is the story of how these lost soldiers were excavated and identified. It is told by the scientists who led the excavation, the anthropological and DNA analyses, and the identification process. It is their story of involvement with and commitment to this fascinating project, in which many combined decades of professional experience were pooled to help achieve a fitting final resting place, names restored, for these brave men, and belated solace for their families.
Much has been written about the Battle of Fromelles, the missing soldiers, their families quests to restore their identities and the discovery and excavation of the graves. This book tells a new story. it is the scientists story behind naming the Fromelles dead.
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DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to the families and friends of Fromelles and the families of unrecovered war casualties everywhere.
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Copyright Professor Margaret Cox PhD, Dr Peter Jones and Oxford Archaeology
First published 2022
This book is copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written permission.
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Authors: Professor Margaret Cox PhD, Dr Peter Jones and Dr Louise Loe, FSA
Title: Fromelles: Naming the Dead The Scientists Story
ISBN: 978-1-922615-26-0
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Top Left: Men of the 53rd Battalion in a trench in their front line a few minutes before the launching of the attack in the battle of Fromelles. (AWM H16396)
Top Right: Part of the German front line after the Battle of Fleurbaix which took place on 19 and 20 July 1916. (AWM A01560)
Bottom Left: Martial Delebarre, CWGC, inspects an artefact in one of the graves during the 2009 excavation. (Copyright Oxford Archaeology)
Bottom Right: Oxford Archaeologys excavation of the graves in progress in 2009. (Copyright Oxford Archaeology)
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The internment of the 250th soldier. (Courtesy of the CWGC)
FROMELLES
NAMING THE DEAD
THE SCIENTISTS STORY
PROFESSOR MARGARET COX PhD,
DR PETER JONES, DR LOUISE LOE, FSA
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List of Figures
| Figure Number and Caption |
| Figure 1. Lambis Englezos at Pheasant Wood on 29 April 2008, before the site evaluation. (Courtesy of Chris Monro) |
| Figure 2. Location map of Fromelles. |
| Figure 3. Waterlogged ground adjacent to Pheasant Wood. |
| Figure 4. Aerial view of Fromelles village and its environs showing new cemetery and excavation sites. (Courtesy of the CWGC) |
| Figure 5. Composite of aerial photographs of the mass graves adjacent to Pheasant Wood. (Courtesy of John Fielding) |
| Figure 6. Headstone of Lieutenant Eric Chinner. (Courtesy of Andrew Guest) |
| Figure 7. Two contemporary images of a mass grave being dug by a German burial party in WWI, one with officers watching, one without. |
| Figure 8. Contemporary image of the German tramway used to transport bodies to burial sites. |
| Figure 9. Elements which contain DNA used for profiling showing the Y chromosome for the male lineage. |
| Figure 10. Elements which contain DNA used for profiling showing the mitochondrial chromosome for female lineage. |
| Figure 11. Private Frederick Rawlings lost bible. (Courtesy of Stephen Holding) |
| Figure 12. Schematic showing a diverse family tree. |
| Figure 13. Portrait in profile of Lieutenant Albert Pratt in uniform. (Courtesy of Kris Jacobsen) |
| Figure 14. Portrait of Private Alfred (Victor) Momphlait. (Courtesy of Roger Marchant) |
| Figure 15. Contemporary map showing the position of the two lines. |
| Figure 16. Contemporary photograph of the destruction of Fromelles village. |
| Figure 17. Lieutenant Berrol Mendelsohn in Egypt. (Courtesy of Thea Mendelsohn) |
| Figure 18. Lieutenant Eric Chinner photographed with his mother before leaving for Flanders. (Courtesy of Andrew Guest) |
| Figure 19. Contemporary image of the destruction of the Fromelles church. |
| Figure 20. Postcard to his sisters from Private Fred Rawlings, describing his experiences and feelings. (Courtesy of Stephen Holding) |
| Figure 21. Lieutenant Eric Chinners fianc Gladys Dunn wearing a locket containing his photograph. (Courtesy of Andrew Guest) |
| Figure 22. Gladys Dunns locket open to show the photograph of Lieutenant Eric Chinner. (Courtesy of Andrew Guest) |
| Figure 23. Photograph taken by the Germans of Commonwealth dead after Fromelles, printed on postcards. |
| Figure 24. Photograph taken by the Germans of Commonwealth dead after Fromelles. |
| Figure 25. Bodies being removed for reburial after the war had ended. |
| Figure 26. Plan of the site showing the compound and the graves. |
| Figure 27. Plan of the compound showing the workflow. |
| Figure 28. Briefing in the media suite. |
| Figure 29. The inauguration on 5 May 2009. |
| Figure 30. Roland Wessling being interviewed. |
| Figure 31. Audrey Charvet being interviewed. |
| Figure 32. Grave supervisor Ambika Flavel taking tooth samples for DNA analysis. |
| Figure 33. A small intricately carved monkey made of resin or wood, with a small suspension hole in the top of the head. |
| Figure 34. Grave 3 pedestalled and ready for excavation. |
| Figure 35. Grave 4 pedestalled and ready for excavation but covered with a non-permeable membrane to protect the human remains and artefacts overnight. |
| Figure 36. Radiograph showing metal items including a rising sun badge embedded in soil. |
| Figure 37. Archaeologists excavating the graves from above, lying on planks. |
| Figure 38. Restoring the field surface. |
| Figure 39. The field some years later; the position of graves indicated by the different plants growing on them. |
| Figure 40. X-ray of cigarette lighter showing absence of any inscription. |
| Figure 41. The lighter after cleaning. |
| Figure 42. Cleaning the bones and artefacts. |
| Figure 43. Return half of a Perth to Fremantle railway ticket. |
| Figure 44. The anthropology laboratory. |
| Figure 45. Set up for overhead photograph to summarise estimated age at death (a replica skeleton has been used for illustrative purposes). |
| Figure 46. The spinner in use to create a rotatable image of the skull and face against which to compare photographs (replica skull used). |
| Figure 47. Anthropologists examining the skeletons. |
| Figure 48. Left femur with the cancerous defect only showing on the x-ray. |
| Figure 49. A sophisticated gold denture showing the surface pattern of the owners palate. |
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