Fromelles协会从亲属那里寻找DNA和故事, 以识别70名来自WWI最惨重的单日损失的不明身份的澳大利亚士兵。 The Fromelles Association seeks DNA and stories from relatives to identify 70 unidentified Australian soldiers from WWI’s worst single-day loss.

正在敦促亨特地区各地的家庭帮助查明1916年Fromelles战役中70名澳大利亚士兵的身份,当时有5 500多名澳大利亚人在一天之内死亡,这是第一次世界大战中澳大利亚部队遭受的最惨重的损失。 Families across the Hunter region are being urged to help identify 70 Australian soldiers from the 1916 Battle of Fromelles, where over 5,500 Australians died in a single day—the worst loss for any Australian unit in World War I. 许多青年男子来自纽卡斯尔和周围城镇,在第五师服务。 Many were young men from Newcastle and surrounding towns who served in the 5th Division. 尽管记录了他们的姓名,但直到2008年在法国发现一个乱葬坑之前,他们最后的安息地一直无人知晓,共发现250具遗骸,其中180具是通过DNA确定的。 Though their names are recorded, their final resting places were unknown until a 2008 discovery of a mass grave in France yielded 250 remains, 180 of which have been identified through DNA. 其余70人被称为“最后70人”,包括矿工、办事员和救生员。 The remaining 70, known as the “Final 70,” include miners, clerks, and lifesavers. 澳大利亚Fromelles协会正在呼吁活着的亲属提供DNA样本或家庭故事,以帮助完成身份鉴定。 The Fromelles Association of Australia is calling on living relatives to contribute DNA samples or family stories to help complete identifications. 通过澳大利亚陆军未收复的战争伤亡单位,可提供免费的基因支持。 Free genealogical support is available through the Australian Army’s Unrecovered War Casualties Unit. 随着 11 月 11 日阵亡将士纪念日的临近，纽卡斯尔将在市政公园举行仪式，一架 F-35A 联合攻击战斗机飞越，以纪念阵亡者及其家人。 As Remembrance Day approaches on November 11, Newcastle will hold a ceremony at Civic Park with a flypast of an F-35A Joint Strike Fighter, honoring the fallen and their families.