Sunday, April 8, 2012

Maitland World War I Digger's remains identified

From the Maitland Mercury report:
The remains of a Maitland World War I Digger buried in a mass grave in northern France have been identified by DNA.
It has been revealed that Private John Cyril Wynn – originally from Largs – is one of nine Australian Diggers among the 250 Australian and British WWI soldiers recovered from Pheasant Wood, France, in 2009.
Full article by Emma Swain available at Maitland Mercury, 2 Apr, 2012.