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dc.contributor.authorMacGregor, Donna M
dc.contributor.authorLain, Russell
dc.contributor.authorBernie, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorCooper, Alan
dc.contributor.authorDawe, Tim
dc.contributor.authorDonlon, Denise
dc.contributor.authorFitzmaurice, Terrence
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Grant
dc.contributor.authorHeiman, Scott
dc.contributor.authorLowe, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorManns, Brian
dc.contributor.authorMatic, Ashley
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Natasha
dc.contributor.authorOakley, Dermot
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-18T00:04:46Z
dc.date.available2021-10-18T00:04:46Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn0379-0738
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.111042
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/409147
dc.description.abstractThe Australian Defence Force (ADF) is responsible for the recovery and identification of its historic casualties. With over 30,000 still unrecovered from past conflicts including World War One (WW1) and World War Two (WWII), the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force have teams that research, recover, identify and oversee the burial (or reburial) of the remains of soldiers and airmen who continue to be found each year. The Royal Australian Navy is also responsible for its unrecovered casualties. Collectively the priorities of the various services within the ADF are the respectful recovery and treatment of the dead, thorough forensic identification efforts, resolution for families and honouring the ADF's proud history of service and sacrifice. What is unique about the approach of the ADF is that the respective services retain responsibility for their historic losses, while a joint approach is taken on policies and in the utilisation of the pool of forensic specialists. Section One describes the process undertaken by the Australian Army in the recovery, identification and burial or repatriation of soldiers through its specialised unit Unrecovered War Casualties - Army (UWC-A). Section Two describes the role of the Royal Australian Air Force in the recovery of aircraft and service personnel through their specialised unit Historic Unrecovered War Casualties - Air Force (HUWC-AF). An overview of the operations of each service and case studies is presented for each section.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom111042
dc.relation.ispartofjournalForensic Science International
dc.relation.ispartofvolume328
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHistorical studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchArchaeology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchForensic evaluation, inference and statistics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4303
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4301
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode490504
dc.subject.keywordsAustralian Defence Force (ADF)
dc.subject.keywordsForensic
dc.subject.keywordsHistoric Unrecovered War Casualties – Air Force (HUWC-AF)
dc.subject.keywordsHuman remains
dc.subject.keywordsUnrecovered War Casualties – Army (UWC-A)
dc.title"Lest we forget": An overview of Australia's response to the recovery and identification of unrecovered historic military remains
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMacGregor, DM; Lain, R; Bernie, A; Cooper, A; Dawe, T; Donlon, D; Fitzmaurice, T; Kelly, G; Heiman, S; Lowe, A; Manns, B; Matic, A; Mitchell, N; Oakley, D; et al., "Lest we forget": An overview of Australia's response to the recovery and identification of unrecovered historic military remains, Forensic Science International, 2021, 328, pp. 111042
dc.date.updated2021-10-17T21:09:31Z
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gro.griffith.authorMacGregor, Donna M.


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