You may recall the quilt that I made for the “Identity” theme for the Twelve by Twelve challenge - Lost & Found at Fromelles:

At 11:00 am today there will be a ceremony to rebury the first of the 250 Australian and British soldiers recovered from Pheasant Wood at the new Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery, which is currently under construction by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The reburials of the remaining soldiers, which will be carried out in exactly the same way, will then continue throughout February (weather permitting) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays starting at 9:00 am each day. Each reburial will take the form of a standard military funeral, with hearse, bearer party and padre in attendance.

The last soldier’s remains will be buried at the final commemorative event and dedication of the new cemetery on 19 July 2010 – the 94th anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles. Each soldier will be buried initially without a permanent headstone awaiting identification if possible. In March 2010, a specially convened identification board will consider evidence to determine what, if any, level of identity can be attributed to each soldier. Evidence will include historical, anthropological, archaeological and DNA information.