Missing in Action

At the end of WWI 45,000 Australians had died on the Western Front. Some bodies had been hastily buried mid-battle in massed graves; some were mutilated beyond recognition. In some cases their next of kin had been informed of the death of their loved ones; but in most instances men were listed as 'Missing in Action', because nobody knew for sure.

Now that the guns were silent, a loud clamour arose from Australia for information and for the dead to be buried respectfully. But the men put in...