The remains of 12,000 World War I diggers are believed to be buried in unmarked graves — not at Gallipoli or the fields of Flanders, but in suburban cemeteries across Australia.
World War I maintains the central role in Anzac Day commemorations, but many of those who served Australia during that conflict — and made it home — died with very little recognition.It is expanding throughout Australia as it seeks to find and honour themThousands of veterans were buried in unmarked graves across Australia, not because they were shunned or stigmatised, but simply because their families could not afford expensive headstones.
The group estimates there could be 12,000 soldiers nationally who should be honoured with headstones — a huge task, but one they feel compelled to continue.
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