GRAVES SCANDAL
CAUSED BY . GERMAN'S FAULT! 1
RECORDS.
(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.—COPTRIGHT.)
(AUBTiUiiIAH - NBW ESAL/JID CA.DLE ASSOCIATION.)
LONDON, 26th May. Australia House is investigating a complaint arising out of alleged obstruction by officers of the Graves Section, in order to prevent a relative from Australia from attending the exhumation of tlio body of a- ■ soldier who died in. captivity. "It. is understood Hint the Australian, authorities accepted »' Herman report regarding Uiu grave, but the relative made inquiries during a visit to France, and became suspicious that the report was inaccurate. He applied for leave to attend when, -in accordance with practice, the body was exhumed preparatory to,burial in an Australian cemetery. The relative " complains that obstacles were placed in his way, but finally, by British intervention, he. sa-w the grave opened. It then transpired that the grave contained the bodies of. six British soldiers, but no Australian. The mistake obviously was due to faulty German records.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 126, 28 May 1920, Page 7
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