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Australian soldier Bayne buried in Belgian WWI grave
In Westhof Farm Cemetery near Nieuwkerke Belgium an Australian family honors Pvt Andrew Bayne who died at Ypres in 1917 after a shell injury. His message to wife Katie and four children in Brisbane frames a global family journey to remember a sacrifice that helped shape world history.
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Nieuwkerke
Belgium
Westhof Farm
Pvt
Andrew Bayne
Flanders Fields
Bayne
Katie
Brisbane
Alps
Europe
Ukraine
Russia
Kaylene Biggs
Misty
Australia
Biggs
Bullecourt
France
Ypres
Messines Ridge
Baynes
Kaylene
Peter
Jaleesa
Westhof Farm Commonwealth Cemetery