DNA proves unearthed remains are those of WA Digger

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Wed Aug-13-08 01:21 PM
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DNA proves unearthed remains are those of WA Digger

The 91-year-old mystery over the final resting place of a missing World War I Digger was solved yesterday, with cutting-edge DNA technology identifying remains found in an unmarked Belgian grave as those of WA soldier George Storey.

A farmhand from Subiaco, 21-year-old Pte Storey was one of 5770 Australian soldiers killed in 1917 during the battle of Polygon Wood.

http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=77&ContentID=90977

http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-conflicts-periods/ww1/1aif/wa-diggers1.htm

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