Good on them. "KUALA LUMPUR: They trek for days through crocodile-infested swamps and up rain-lashed mountain jungles, but the members of the Malaya Historical Group are not seeking treasure or ancient artefacts. Instead, they're after rusty wreckage. Over the past decade, the six amateur Malaysian military historians have helped locate the confirmed or suspected crash sites of 30 World War II aircraft - helping bring closure for the families of more than 40 missing British and American air crews. Nearly 70 years after the end of the war, at least 100 British and American aircraft wrecks are believed scattered across the jungles of India, Thailand and Malaysia, along with the remains of their crews. In addition to the battles for the Pacific Islands, allied forces waged war against Japanese forces whose regional conquests included previously British-held Singapore and Malaysia - known then as Malaya. "What we do is to find whichever wrecks are in Malaysia and help identify them so that relatives can get closure after waiting for more than six decades," says the group's leader Shaharom Ahmad." Malaysian jungle adventurers solve WWII mysteries - Channel NewsAsia
I think it's sad that after the work these people put into locating the crash sites governments can be so disinterested in seeing that their remains be afforded a proper burial , the least they could do is provide some financial assistance to the ones doing all the work...
Australia hasnt got so much as a thanks from the French...and we died for their liberty twice last century...as did many awesome countires and their countrymen...so i wouldnt hold my breath mate...Lucky we dont do it for gratitude isnt it?
Wrong .... Blame your media for not mentionning it, not the French. Enjoy the links both WWI and WW2. There are even museums dedicated to the Australians. http://www.picardie1418.com/fr/approfondir/musee-franco-australien.php http://www.somme-tourisme.com/cdt80/somme_tourisme/decouvrez/grande_guerre/memorial_national_australien http://www.flickr.com/photos/flo59/5345224181/ http://www.cheminsdememoire-nordpasdecalais.fr/visiter-les-sites/le-front/parc-memorial-australien-de-bullecourt.html Pozières, Mémorial de la Première Division australienneRAAF pilot's remains found in France - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) http://www.ozatwar.com/460sqdn/nd586.htm http://www.militaryhistorytours.com.au/site/RAAF_UK.asp http://olivier.housseaux.free.fr/AVIONS/PD215/recit.htm
View attachment 15749 I can't help but think if someone famous or the relative of someone with some political influance was found that the money and means to recover them would magically appear. I have an uncle that was killed in action in Northern France , he is buried in The Pas de Calais cemetary my brother and sister have visited his grave. Although we never knew him at least he has a grave. It would be awful if his remains were found in a deep forest someplace that the Government of the country he gave his life for would be so mean as to tell the ones that found him their not interested in recovery and to just leave his bones where they are ...
well....thats all right then... Do we have a sheepeish face i can add...Possibly my media, possibly just me and my friend ignorance... Force Impériale Australienne - How cool do we sound!?
