 In 2008 , an exploratory excavation discovered mass graves on the edge of Pheasant Wood outside of Fromelles . Two @-@ hundred and fifty British and Australian bodies were excavated from five mass graves which were interred in the newly constructed Fromelles ( Pheasant Wood ) Military Cemetery . This was the first new Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in more than 50 years , the last such cemeteries having been built after the Second World War . 
 In 2008 , an exploratory excavation discovered mass graves on the edge of Pheasant Wood outside of Fromelles . Two @-@ hundred and fifty British and Australian bodies <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> excavated from five mass graves which <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> interred in the newly constructed Fromelles ( Pheasant Wood ) Military Cemetery . This was the first new Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in more than 50 years , the last such cemeteries <a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>having</mark></a> been built after the Second World War . 
In 2008 , an exploratory excavation discovered mass graves on da edge of Pheasant Wood outside of Fromelles . 2 @-@ hundred and fifty British and Australian bodies was excavated from five mass graves which was interred in tdanewly constructed Fromelles ( Pheasant Wood ) Military Cemetery . This was thdairst new Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery in more den 50 yrs , the last such cemeteries done been built after the Second World War .