| Accession Number | P07023.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Bennett, Peter |
| Place made | Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres, Zonnebeke |
| Date made | October 2007 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
The headstone of 1868 Sergeant (Sgt) George Calder, 51st Battalion of Boulder, WA, at Buttes ...
Description
The headstone of 1868 Sergeant (Sgt) George Calder, 51st Battalion of Boulder, WA, at Buttes Military Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Belgium. The bodies of five Australian soldiers were discovered in 2006 during a pipeline excavation near Westhoek, Belgium. The Australian Government and Australian Army History Unit worked with Belgian authorities to identify the remains. Two of the soldiers - 1868 Sgt George Calder, 51st Battalion, and Private (Pte) John Hunter, 49th Battalion, were identified in 2007 through DNA analysis. A third soldier, 2488 Pte George Richard Storey, 51st Battalion, was identified from further DNA testing in 2008.