Brass fittings from a Pattern 37 Haversack found with the remains of an Australian soldier who died in West Timor in February 1942. (Credits: Australian Department of Defence)

Unknown Australian WWII soldier laid to rest in Indonesia

Assistant Minister for Defence, Stuart Robert, has led tributes for an Australian soldier, who has been farewelled in Indonesia more than 70 years after giving his life in World War Two. The remains of the unknown soldier were buried with military honours in an Australian Army ceremony at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Ambon, …

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