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The silent soldiers of Naours : messages from beneath the Somme / Gilles Prilaux, Matthieu Beuvin, Michael Fiechtner, Donna Fiechtner.

The silent soldiers of Naours : messages from beneath the Somme / Gilles Prilaux, Matthieu Beuvin, Michael Fiechtner, Donna Fiechtner.
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ISBN 9781742579719
Author Prilaux, Gilles (author.)
Title The silent soldiers of Naours : messages from beneath the Somme / Gilles Prilaux, Matthieu Beuvin, Michael Fiechtner, Donna Fiechtner.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Chatswood, NSW New Holland Publishers, 2017.
©2017
Description 208 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimiles, photographs ; 23 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 203 - 207)
Summary "The signatures and graffiti of French, English and Australian soldiers tell a story of lives long lost but now found. The Silent Soldiers of Naours is the story of how French and Australian researchers rediscovered the incredible stories of what happened to these men. A large group of French archaeologists have been exploring more than 250 World War I sites since 2001. Having been involved in the Lost Diggers of Vignacourt project, an Australian group of researchers became involved with Gilles Prilaux and his team working in a small village near Vignacourt that was once behind the lines during WW1. Beneath a small village named Naours, over 3000 signatures are recorded on the walls of a network of ancient underground caves. Most of the signatures were left by ‘Aussie’ soldiers while on leave or training for combat in Vignacourt and surrounding areas. Michael and Donna Fiechtner have been involved in the investigation of these signatures and a French archaeological team headed by Gilles Prilaux has been matching the signatures with the names and biographies of past soldiers. After leaving their names etched in history many went off to WWI battlefields, never to return. Here is a military book with a heart … images of signatures and graffiti (drawings) matched to the names of Australian soldiers with full biographies and accompanying pictures and documentation. It is a unique story that offers something new to readers interested in the history of World War I"--Publisher's website.
Language In English; introduction also in French.
Subjects Australia. -- Army. -- Australian and New Zealand Army Corps -- History
World War, 1914-1918 -- Graffiti -- France
Soldiers -- Australia -- Biography
Archaeology -- France -- Naours
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Australian
Other Authors &/or Associated Persons Beuvin, Matthieu (author.)
Fiechtner, Michael (author.)
Fiechtner, Donna (author.)
Other Corporate Bodies Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (France)
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A00874726 2017.117
General Collection   . Available to Museum Staff .  
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