Private Cohen, from the second Battalion of Stuart Town, was killed in action in September 1918. He was buried in France in an unknown grave.

Thanks to the work of the Fallen Diggers Incorporated, the Australian Army and the Commonwealth Graves Commission, the body of Private Cohen has been located and identified.

Work will now start with his family to give him a formal headstone and resting place in France.

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The Stuart Town Anzac Day committee said they were humbled to be able to share the news with the community and veterans.

The soldier's family still reside in the local area. Private Cohen's name also appears on the Stuart Town Memorial Gates' Roll of Honour.

The fitters labourer enlisted in the war on March 7, 1916. He was 37-years-old when he died.

Private Cohen is one of five previously unidentified soldiers whose identities are now known.

The other soldiers are Private George Thomas Littleboy, Private Henry McIntosh Hopping Mills, Sergeant Edwin Douglas Lillie and Lance Corporal Patrick Joseph O'Neill.

Minister for Veterans' Affairs and Minister for Defence Personnel Darren Chester said notations on original grave records provided some details, however, further investigation had allowed the identity of these men to be conclusively proven.

"I would like to acknowledge the ongoing work of Fallen Diggers who have helped identify 32 Australian First World War soldiers," Mr Chester said.

"In consultation with the men's descendants, the Australian Army, Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Office of Australian War Graves will make arrangements to replace the previously unmarked headstones with new ones, bearing the soldiers' names and service details.

"It is sobering to think that more than 100 years on we are still identifying those who made the ultimate sacrifice as part of the First World War. Lest we forget."

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