The race to find the diggers' DNA

By Katelyn Catanzariti
Updated November 28 2021 - 9:03am, first published 9:00am
A mass grave of 250 Australian soldiers lost at the Battle of Fromelles was discovered in 2007.
A mass grave of 250 Australian soldiers lost at the Battle of Fromelles was discovered in 2007.

When Pat Shannon was contacted by the Australian army to ask if he was related to Peter Shannon, a shearer-turned-soldier who died in the trenches during World War I, he was absolutely positive he couldn't be.

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