🎖️Fallen Diggers, who we are and what we did

Who is Fallen Diggers?
Fallen Diggers is a registered not-for-profit volunteer charity which have been researching
missing Australian servicemen and women since 2013. Our charity specialises in conflict
archaeology and battlefield archaeology and is dedicated to researching missing WW1 and
WW2 Australian Military Personnel, with the objective of affording them the dignified and
honourable burial that they deserve.
Fallen Diggers works collaboratively and cooperatively with many key stakeholders including,
the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (https://www.cwgc.org/ ), Australian Army’s

Unrecovered War Causalities-Army (UWC-A) (https://www.army.gov.au/our-work/recovering-
lost-soldiers ) and the Australian War Memorial (https://www.awm.gov.au/ ).

Vision: All fallen Australian Service men and woman will have their name and a known

burial.

Mission: To research, locate and identify our missing service men and woman.
Objective: To ensure that all these brave souls are afforded a dignified and honorable
burial, and that their families get the opportunity to say goodbye.

Since 2013, Fallen Diggers have positively located 47 missing soldiers. Our charity currently
holds approximately 100 submissions for assessment and finalisation.