12 June 2008
War graves
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Today on Australia Talks: war graves. The government has just confirmed the discovery of a mass grave in Fromelles in northern France. 170 Australian soldiers are believed to lie there, casualties of one of the fiercest battles of 1916. So what should happen with the place now? And why do we still care?
Guests
Warren Snowdon, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel
Major General Paul Stevens, Director of the Office of Australian War Graves
Judith Keene, European Studies Centre, The University of Sydney
Chris Hall, Director of the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
Further Information
Link to Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement
Link to Commonwealth War Grave Commission
Link to Office of Australian War Graves
Link to Australian War Memorial
Link to Operation Aussies Home
Presenter
Paul Barclay
Story Researcher and Producer
Karin Zsivanovits
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