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Welcome to our April Newsletter It is hard to believe that we have reached April already and for those of you who have been with us since the start, the first anniversary of our newsletter. We are delighted that so many of you now receive this newsletter. Do encourage your friends to sign up and of course, keep us informed of anything you would like included. Please note, for a pdf version of this newsletter, see RELATED LINKS> 
Final ceremony in Fromelles Updated information The final soldier will be reinterred in a commemorative event to be held at the new Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery on 19 July 2010. If you are planning on attending the Commemorative Event on 19 July 2010, Please tell us by registering your interest on this webpage. This information will be used to assist us with planning the event. Further information can be found on the Fromelles Website here. We will continue to update the information. Please check back reguarly. Visiting Fromelles? If you are visiting Fromelles during the next few months, you will find a small covered visitor’s area at the cemetery, where members of the public can sign the visitor’s book, find literature on the new cemetery and the wider aspects of the Fromelles project and leave floral tributes and wreaths. First soldiers identified On 17 March, the British and Australian governments announced that 75 of the soldiers recovered from Pheasant Wood have been positively identified. For further information, about the names of the soldiers please visit the Fromelles website. 
Kent based RAF students and staff from the Defence Fire Training & Development Centre Manston, had a busy weekend raising money and elevating the RAF profile in the Thanet Community. As part of the weekend, the Commission was delighted that the students were able to assist the Commission with headstone maintenance at Minster (Thanet) Cemetery. Students washed over 70 head stones in the bitter coastal winds. AC Lawson said ‘we are all shocked and can’t believe how young the troops were when they died sacrificing themselves for their country, it makes you proud to serve’. 
In our recent newsletter survey many of you requested information on the work of the Commission and what goes on behind the scenes. Why not read more about the work currently being handled by our Archives Team, to ensure that those who gave their lives are never forgotten. The Commission and South Africa 
The Commission has a number of regional or area offices who are responsible for the maintenance of the cemeteries in their area. The South African Agency, based in Centurion, is one such regional office with responsibility in South Africa and the Republic of Namibia. The Secretary of the South African Agency recently wrote an article for the African Armed Forces Journal, outlining the work of the Commission within South Africa and its responsibility; including information on the major role of South Africa within the two world wars. Why not read the article and find out more here..... Photo of Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, with almost 1000 casualties commemorated. 
'Remember Me' exhibition at the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 If you are visiting Belgium why not visit the Memorial Museum, Zonnebeke, where a joint exhibition with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission will be on display every day from 24 April to 30 November 2010 (09.00 to 17.00) Fromelles Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum - Coming Soon! The Imperial War Museum in London will play host to Remembering Fromelles – a brand new exhibition, mounted by the CWGC, which celebrates the first new war cemetery to be built in more than half a century. The exhibition will also offer a look at how the dead of the First World War were honoured then and now – with artefacts and fascinating information on the Fromelles operation. The exhibition opens to the public on 1 July 2010 and will run until January 2011. Once again we visit countries around the world, focussing on some of the more unusual places where we have a commitment This month we focus on Japan Responsibility for the war graves in Japan rests with the Commission's Outer Area office which is based in Maidenhead, United Kingdom. Information Leaflets Don't forget..... The Commission publishes a series of free information sheets illustrating aspects of its work and major cemeteries and memorials. These can be downloaded from our website, or copies are available from our Enquiries Section. 
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April 2010 NewsletterIn this Issue
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