ELEANOR HALL: But let's head overseas again now, and 100 years ago in a single day in northern France, more young Australians died in war than on any day before or after. Fromelles was the first ...

The tools of his trade range from earthmovers and shovels to the finest brushes, surgical tweezers and dentists' mirrors - and his job is to uncover secrets from beyond the grave. Trained on the ...

Here, 10 World War I veterans describe how thousands of young Australians were killed in one day, in their first Western Front battle, when British generals ordered them to charge in broad daylight ...

Francis gazes in silence at the old battlefield as tears slowly well in his eyes. “I’ve seen the maps where the trenches were but nothing prepares you for actually seeing this place,” he says.

On 19 July 1916, the Australian 5th and British 61st Divisions attacked German positions near Fromelles. In less than 24 hours the 5th had suffered 5533 casualties, making the Battle of Fromelles one ...

On the other side the Australians had no idea this soldier would later lead his country into a second global conflict. It has often been said that if only one of the Australians had better aim, ...

Harold Smith turned 20 as disaster unfolded around him in one of Australia’s worst defeats – and he didn’t make it out alive. But today, his family have reason to celebrate. As a 19-year-old, in ...