Missing Soldiers of Fromelles
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  ¤ Call For Government Action
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  ¤ Rights Of War Dead
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  ¤ Unending Vigil
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  ¤ Government Complicity
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  ¤ Cobbers Remembered at Shrine
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      & Disposal

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Books of Interest

The books recommended below are subject specific. They are included to help those interested in the missing soldiers of Fromelles and the recovery of their remains undertake further research. Consequently it is not meant to be exhaustive, but rather a starting point from which to delve more deeply into the role of the Australian Diggers during this infamous episode in Australia’s military history.

Fromelles: The Story Of Australia’s Darkest Day~The Search For Our Fallen Heroes in World War One
by Patrick Lindsay, Published by Hardie Grant Books, Prahran, Victoria, 2007.

Fromelles 1916
by Paul Cobb, Published by Tempus Publishing, Stroud, U.K., 2007.

Don’t Forget Me Cobber: The Battle of Fromelles-An Inquiry
by Robyn Corfield, Published by the Author in 2000 under the auspices of Corfield & Company, Rosanna, Victoria.

The Great War
by Les Carlyon, Published by Pan MacMillan Australia Pty. Ltd., Sydney, 2006.

Guide to Australian Battlefields of the Western Front 1916-1918
by John Laffin, Published by Kangaroo Press and the Australian War Memorial, Penthurst, N. S. W., 1992.

The Story of the Fifth Division
by Captain A. D. Ellis MC, Published by the Naval and Military Press Ltd, East Sussex, U.K. 2002.

Where Australians Fought: The Encyclopaedia of Australia’s Battles
by Chris Coulthard-Clark, Published by Allen & Unwin, 1998.

Before Endeavours Fade
by Rose E. B. Coombs MBE, an After The Battle Publication produced by Battle of Britain Prints International Ltd., London, 1994.

Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918,
Edited by C. E. W. Bean. This 12 volume set was published between 1920 and 1942. Of particular interest is Volume III—The Australian Imperial Force in France, 1916. The 12th Edition was published by Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1941 and like other subtitles in the series, is reproduced on the Australian War Memorial website.

The Missing Of The Somme ,
by Geoff Dyer, First Edition, published by Hamish Hamilton Ltd, Great Britain, 1994 although this book was reprinted in 1994 and subsequently as a Paperback several times in 1995, 2001, and 2007.