Saturday, 25 April 2015

ANZAC 100 (1915-2015)


My gratitude for family who served:


Ferres, Sydney Eversly, 6th Batallion AIF, killed during Helles landing, 8th May 1915

Honeyman, Claude Gosford, 1st Batallion, served at Gallipoli & the Western Front, died Sydney June 1940

Selby, Cecil Roy, 2nd Batallion, served on the Western Front, died Gosford September 1982

Cole, Ross Charles, RAN, sunk in North Atlantic, September 1940

Tonkin, Gordon Lewis, 30th Batallion, served PNG, died August 2011,

Tonkin, Laurie William, Fortress Sigs, served PNG, died May 2011, and

Kingsmill, Mildred Olive, served 1/3 Australian General Hospital Sydney, still going strong at 90.


I do not forget.

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9 comments:

  1. JimApril 25, 2015 3:32 pm

    A wonderful tribute, Julie. Lest we forget.

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  2. Joan ElizabethApril 25, 2015 5:07 pm

    Nicely written Julie. And the photo too ... I guess that is your Dad.

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  3. JulieApril 25, 2015 5:13 pm

    Thank you, Joan. Yes, that is my father. I wanted all the "family" to be equal and to be themselves. Not to have my relationship with them to interrupt. It is about them, not about me.

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  4. Bruce CaspersonnApril 25, 2015 7:01 pm

    Neither do I forget, thank you Julie, good on you.

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  5. William KendallApril 26, 2015 2:47 am

    A wonderful tribute to them.

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  6. Luis GomezApril 26, 2015 8:03 am

    So beautiful Julie.

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  7. JoeApril 26, 2015 2:20 pm

    Such and important remembrance.

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  8. diane bApril 26, 2015 9:50 pm

    A courageous family

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  9. GunnApril 27, 2015 12:51 am

    I love the WAY YOU COMPOSED this.

    great posting.

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