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Dr Colin Bale has an unusual research interest: WWI war graves.

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Dr Colin Bale has an unusual research interest: WWI war graves.

The Rev Dr Colin Bale is Vice Principal, Academic Dean, and Head of the Department of Church History at Moore Theological College in Sydney. He has a very particular research interest: war graves. In this interview with Simon Smart, Colin reflects on what the headstones of Australian soldiers from WWI tell us about the spirituality of the time