Ross Coulthart is a Gold Walkley-winning TV journalist. His role with Channel 7's Sunday Night led him to France with Peter Burness of the Australian War Memorial in search of a rumoured collection of long-lost photographs from the First World War.
In an ancient iron chest in the attic of an old farmhouse, they found them - thousands of photographic plates of Allied troops, taken in the village of Vignacourt, where soldiers were given a brief respite from the horrors of the front line.
But discovering the photographs was only the first half of the story. The photographs were published online, and through the power of social media, many of the soldiers were identified and their stories told to Coulthart by their living relatives. The Lost Diggers is a compilation of these photos and stories.
Meet Ross and have your copy of The Lost Diggers signed on Wednesday, 21st November.
If you plan to attend the signing, you can order online now and pick your copy up from Boffins on the day. If you can't make it, Ross will be happy to sign your copy before we post it to you - just let us know in the notes field when you place your order.
