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Anzac Centenary

Maurice Corigliano, nephew and namesake of Australian soldier Private Maurice Corigliano, who lost his life in the battle of Fromelles, France, during World War 1 in 1916.
National

Lost WW1 soldier found using DNA

HE WAS killed during a counter-attack at Fromelles in 1915 and feared lost forever but DNA technology has helped Maurice Corigliano’s family solve this puzzle of his WW1 journey.

Douglas Morcom of The Gap was a radio operator onboard the HMAS Australia. Picture: Peter Cronin
Local

War memories live on

NOT even the stories beheadings and bayoneting were enough to stop this local hero from joining the Royal Australian Navy when he was just 18.

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