Agony persists for MH17 families

A service has marked a national day of mourning for the victims of the MH17 disaster.

THREE weeks after the horrific downing of Malaysia Flight MH 17 the agony of the families continues as none of the remains of the 38 Australian victims have been identified.

The latest batch of identifications from the Hilversum military base where the team of nearly 200 forensic experts have been painstakingly confirming the the identities of the body parts repatriated to The Netherlands did not include any Australian nationals.

The forensic team has identified a total of 23 of the 298 on board, fewer than 10 per cent, highlighting the difficulties of the identification process and the care authorities are taking to ensure the correct return of remains.

Crash site ... Dr Jezy Dyczynski and Angela Rudhart-Dyczynski have been on a rollercoaster of extreme emotions since news their daughter Fatima was on flight MH17. Picture: Corinne Seminoff Source: Supplied

Last night the Dutch national forensic investigation team confirmed that in addition to the two Dutch people they had identified in the early days, they had identified a further 21 victims.

They are 16 Dutch nationals, two Malaysians, one German, one Canadian and one British.

Officials wouldn't confirm if the German national was either of the two women who were Australian residents.

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Scientist Fatima Dyczynski, 24, had been travelling on a German passport, but had been in the process of obtaining Australian residency. Dyczynski's parents Jezy and Angela have been on a rollercoaster of extreme emotions as they wrestle with the loss of their beautiful smart daughter, and had travelled to the crash site in Eastern Ukraine before returning back to Australia for the national service on Thursday.

Respects ... Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove (second left), Prime Minister Tony Abbott (centre) and opposition leader Bill Shorten (right) attend a national memorial service for MH17 victims. Picture: Mark Dadswell Source: AP

Another German woman Gaby Lauschet, 48, was a kindergarten teacher at the German International School in Sydney.

Officials said that the next of kin had been informed of the identities.

Scotland Yard Detective Inspector Howard Way said all of the 227 coffins repatriated to The Netherlands had been opened and a total of 703 post mortem files had been established.

Inspector Way, who is part of the 43 strong forensic team working at Hilversum Military Base, said there were 176 complete human remains in the 703 files, with the rest being fragments that required DNA matching for identification.

Committed to the task ... international experts observe a minute of silence during a ceremony in memory of the victims of the MH17 crash in the Ukrainian city of Soledar. Picture: Anatolii Stepanov Source: AFP

"We have a substantial amount of human remains and we now have to see if we can match them to everyone who died,'' he said. "It may be that some remains may never been recovered.''

The Australian Federal Police chief scientist Simon Walsh said he understood the desperate state of the victims families.

He told News Corporation "I just ask them to be patient, there is a team of international experts with the most sophisticated equipment and capability and the identifications are being made. Be reassured they are doing everything they can to ensure Australians can be returned.''

Devoted ... Dr Jezy Dyczynski and Angela Rudhart-Dyczynski leave a national memorial service at St Patrick's Cathedral in Melbourne. Picture: Scott Barbour Source: Getty Images

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