A group of volunteers is hoping to have the burial places of several soldiers in Broadmeadows officially recognised.
The Hume Anzac Centenary Committee believes it has identified three soldiers buried in unmarked plots at Will Rook Pioneer cemetery, and has asked the Office of Australian War Graves to note three plots in the build-up to the 100-year anniversary of the Gallipoli landings.
The first soldier is Private Robert John Bruce ,who enlisted as a horse driver at the age of 28, but contracted tuberculosis while serving in France and died in Australia just 10 days after the end of the war. Private Robert Alan Burkitt enlisted in February 1915, but became ill and died after a typhoid vaccination just a month later.
The last was Private Alfred Ernest Albert Patullo who, according to records, enlisted on three different occasions between the ages of 47 and 50.
Families who are looking to preserve the war history of their ancestors ahead of the anniversary could ask a Print company to produce Copies of photographs and other documents, which could be displayed while the originals are stored in order to protect them.
The committee is searching for relatives of the men in the hope the graves can be properly marked in the future, or a monument can be erected to the group.Get a Free Quote for Print Get a Free Quote for Copies
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