Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The International Encyclopedia of Biological Anthropology |
Editors | W Trevathan, M Cartmill, D Dufour, C Larsen, DO Rourke, K Rosenberg , K Strier |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
Pages | 978-982 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118584538 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781118584422 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Abstract
With an estimated 20,000 Australian Army, Navy, and Air Force personnel missing from twentieth‐century conflicts, the task of locating, identifying, and providing a burial for those that gave their lives for their country is a daunting task. A small group of specialists, trained in a diverse range of disciplines, from military history through to human osteology, work with the Australian Unrecovered War Casualties–Army unit to undertake this task. Case studies from a range of conflicts and situations illustrate the nature of the work.