TRAGEDY OF A SOLDIER.
DEATH WHILE IN CAPTIVITY. FAULTY GERMAN RECORDS. By MltmtA.—Prui Aim CopjrrlsM, Received May 27, 9.S p.m. London, May 28. Australia House !b investigating a complaint arising out of the alleged obstruction by officers of the Graves Section in ordW to prevent a relative from Auetnt.Uafrom attending the exhumation of the body of a soldier who died in captivity. It Is understood that the Australian authorities accepted the German report regarding the grave, but the relative made Inquiries during a visit to France, and became suspicious that the report was Inaccurate. He applied for leave to atUtd, when, in accordance with practice, the body was exhumed preparatory to burial in an Australian cemetery. The relative complains that obstacles were plated in the way, but finally, by British intervention, he saw the grave and opened it, It then transpired that the grave contained six British soldiers, but no Australian. The mistake was obviously due to faulty German records. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aasn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 28 May 1920, Page 5
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163TRAGEDY OF A SOLDIER. Taranaki Daily News, 28 May 1920, Page 5
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