Soldiers pay their respects at Fromelles cemetery dedication
19 July 2010: A carriage carrying the coffin of an unknown Australian soldier arrives at the British Australian cemetery in Fromelles, northern FrancePhotograph: Remy De La Mauviniere/AP19 July: British and Australian soldiers carry the unknown soldier's coffinPhotograph: Remy De La Mauviniere/AP19 July: The coffin of the final soldier found in a mass grave for those who died at Fromelles in 1916 is carried to its resting place in the village's new cemeteryPhotograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
19 July: Soldiers hold rifles as they pay their respects at the military ceremonyPhotograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images19 July: A military band plays during the Fromelles ceremonyPhotograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images19 July: Prince Charles and Camilla Duchess of Cornwall lay flowers at the gravePhotograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty ImagesSoldiers from D Company, 31st Battalion, Australian army, many of whom were buried at FromellesPhotograph: Collect1916: A soldier is helped during the battle of FromellesPhotograph: Rex FeaturesAugust 2008: Archaeologists at the site of a mass grave containing the bodies of Australian and British troops killed at Fromelles during the first world war Martin Argles/The GuardianAugust 2008: Archaeologists start work on the excavation of a possible mass grave containing the bodies of Australian and British troops killed during the battle of Fromelles Martin Argles/The GuardianAn archaeologist holds buttons from a soldier's uniform recovered from the Fromelles area in May 2009Photograph: Chris Radburn/PAThe inauguration and blessing of Pheasant Wood, a first world war mass burial site at Fromelles, by British and Australian army officials in May 2009Photograph: Chris Radburn/PAObjects and remains are recorded by specialists at the Oxford Archaeology Institute in August 2009 after being recovered from mass graves in FromellesPhotograph: Mikael Libert/EPA/CorbisSpecialists from the Oxford Archaeology institute work on the recording of objectsPhotograph: Mikael Libert/EPA/CorbisAn unknown first world war soldier is buried at Pheasant Wood military cemetery in Fromelles in JanuaryPhotograph: David Rose/Rex Features
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