8 ANZAC DAY RACE DAY HONOURING THE MISSING Watsonia RSL also supports the remarkable work of Fallen Diggers Incorporated, a volunteer group dedicated to locating and identifying the 30,000 Australian military personnel from the First and Second World Wars who still have no known grave. “These volunteers do everything from archival research to archaeological digs, working with state and federal governments,” Dalakis explains. “We’ve helped fund trips to France and Gallipoli, or contributed to excavation costs – whatever helps give families closure.” She recalls the poignant story of a veteran who spent many years searching for his brother, missing in war. “They finally found his remains, and were able to notify the family. The surviving brother passed away just weeks later, but he finally had the answer he’d waited for.”
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