Tag: DNA samples

• Tuesday, November 16th 2021 - 19:39 UTC

  Positive DNA match found for Australian WWII fallen sailor

  

  One of the greatest mysteries of World War II in the Pacific Ocean is about to come to an end as the only body found from an Australian Navy ship sunk by German forces has been identified through DNA testing, it was announced.

• Thursday, September 3rd 2020 - 19:02 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government continue to uphold humanitarian principles

  

  Since the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) first began DNA work in 2017 to identify unknown Argentine soldiers buried in the islands, the Falkland Islands Government has continued to uphold both its humanitarian principles and commitment to the Geneva Convention.

• Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 - 09:08 UTC

  “Significant advance” in identifying the last ten combatants buried in Falklands

  

  Scientific investigations into the ten body remains that are still pending of identification are advancing significantly, announced on Tuesday Argentina's Human Rights and Cultural Pluralism Secretary, Claudio Avruj in reference to the unmarked graves of combatants buried at the Argentine military cemetery in the Falkland Islands, a legacy of the 1982 South Atlantic conflict.