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Private Edward Attfield’s great-niece, Beverley Warren, holds a photo featuring Private Attfield, who is believed to be the digger lying down. Photo by Able Seaman Bonny Gassner.
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‘AWOL’ Digger’s identity and reputation restored

18/02/202222/02/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2592 Views 5 Comments 5th, WWI

For more than a century, Private Edward Attfield’s family knew Army had it wrong about their ancestor who fought at

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