It
is difficult to comprehend how many war graves are
spread around this area. Our focus was on Australian war cemeteries
but there are cemeteries everywhere, large and small, spread
throughout the farming areas.
Our
particular focus today was the Australian War Memorial at Villers
Brettoneux and the John Monash Centre attached thereto. My great
uncle Brian Higgins, my mother's father's brother, has his name on
the wall as somebody who was killed in action on the western front
with no known grave.
He is known to have been killed on 29th July 1916 but his body was never recovered. My grandfather had another brother, Tom, who was killed at Gallipoli.
He is known to have been killed on 29th July 1916 but his body was never recovered. My grandfather had another brother, Tom, who was killed at Gallipoli.
Bernie
also found the name of his great uncle on the wall.
We
spent this afternoon finding and visiting many more memorials as
shown below. 
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