gathering dust

Yesterday was Remembrance day or Armistice day, commemorating the end of the First World War. I have a quite a few soldiers in my tree one of whom is Reginald Faithful Muffett, the youngest brother of my Great Grandfather James. Rex was a member of the 6th Light Horse and his service included time at Gallipoli. He was also a conscientious correspondent writing often to his brothers and sisters. One such letter was extracted in the  Goulburn Evening Penny Post. "LETTERS FROM THE FRONT."  Goulburn Evening Penny Post  (NSW : 1881 - 1940) 21 Aug 1915: 2 Edition: EVENING. Web. 12 Nov 2013 < http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98846448 > You can find all the #TroveTuesday posts over at  Branches, Leaves & Pollen  or search the hashtag on twitter

Having worked in the same department as specialists on military history and being, in general, interested in history that makes the news; I was peripherally aware of the Fromelles Project  and the attempts to identify the remains of the soldiers from this WWI battlefield. Today however, it became rather visible to me. An elderly lady I visit received a phone call yesterday asking for her help (via DNA sample) in the possible identification of her Uncle as one of the unknown soldiers. She is rather pleased that he will (if identified) finally have a proper resting place and cannot wait to share this news with the rest of her family. I do hope for her sake that they manage to make a match.