By Feliks Skowronski CSC

former Australian Defence Attaché in Paris.

The Battle of Fromelles in northern France on 19 July 1916 was the bloodiest single day of battle in Australia's history. Over 5,500 Australians became casualties including almost 2,000 killed. Many of the dead were not recovered. Remarkably, nearly 90 years later, 250 were found.

In 2010 they were re-interred with full ceremony at a new cemetery near Pheasant Wood at Fromelles.

Feliks Skowronski was the Defence Attaché in Paris at the time of their discovery and recovery and will talk about this significant event in our history.