Remembrance Day 2026: eleven missing Anzacs identified after more than a century
Eleven Australian soldiers missing since World War I have been identified. DNA matching gave closure to 11 families.
Eleven soldiers from World War I were listed as missing in action. DNA matching and checking facts formally identified them.
One soldier was Defence Minister Richard Marles' great-uncle, Lieutenant Andrew Anderson. Anderson survived battles at Pozieres and Mouquet Farm.
He was killed at Menin Road near Ypres in 1917. The identification brings closure to 11 families across Australia.
Australian soldiers are identified each year through careful DNA work, much of it done in Scotland. On Remembrance Day today, Australians pause at 11am for a minute's silence.
Today marks 108 years since the armistice that ended World War I on Europe's Western Front. More than 60,000 Australians died there.
- 11
- Soldiers identified
- More than 60,000 on Western Front
- Australian deaths
- 108
- Years since armistice
- 30,000
- Missing Anzacs total
Why it mattersFor 11 families, identifying a loved one missing for a century brings long-awaited closure. It gives them a real way to honour their sacrifice.
AustraliaThese identifications mean Australians can honour their fallen with greater certainty, and families affected finally have answers after a century of loss.
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