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An Old Victorian and a member of Jersey’s Militia who served as a member of the Australian Imperial Forces during the Great War, Sergeant Chester Cecil Church is believed to be one of the (approximately) 400 men whose remains have recently been discovered in a mass grave at Pheasant Wood, Fromelles that was originally dug by the Germans after the Battle of Fromelles on 19th/20th July, 1916. The remains of these men are currently being disinterred, and will be subject to DNA analysis in the hope that some men can be identified. A new cemetery is being constructed for their re-interment which will take place in 2010. It is not currently known whether Chester Church had any relatives. More

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