for Monday case I forget !
I took this pic a few years ago at the Springvale Crem.
lovely picture of the Springvale War Cemetery there thee. Are they Lily Marlene roses there?
pain master said:
lovely picture of the Springvale War Cemetery there thee. Are they Lily Marlene roses there?
I can’t see any pic.
roughbarked said:
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pain master said:
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bubba louie said:Wont open for me.
That’s weird.
very weird.
But interesting. lol
bubba louie said:
pain master said:
bubba louie said:That’s weird.
very weird.
But interesting. lol
I’ve broken it.
Thee’s Estate said:
for Monday case I forget !
it is a nice shot of the flowery resting place – but – 25th isn’t it? monday?
roughbarked said:
Just men fighting over a bit of desert.
!!http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v62/jonosterman/Trenches_Tobruk-s.jpg!!
bluegreen said:
roughbarked said:Just men fighting over a bit of desert.
!!http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v62/jonosterman/Trenches_Tobruk-s.jpg!!
MrBL’s Grandfather took part in the charge at Beersheba.
my father was a rat of Tobruk, was at El Alemein, took Syria back and would have chased the Germans to Greece but was sent home injured from a dive bomber attack. Partially recuperated, he was sent straight to Kokoda with a dislodged kidney to ot only complete the trek but to take a 25 pounder field gun with him, the latter which turned the Japs back.
These photos are from Tobruk.
roughbarked said:
These photos are from Tobruk.
We will remember them.
This is the dead man’s penny. Issued by the British government in 1920 to all next of kin who lost a loved one enlisted in the services during World War I..
The penny shows Britannia and a lion on the front, surrounded by the inscription – He died for freedom and honour.
The full name of the deceased soldier is also engraved on the plaque.
Apparently they made one million, two hundred thousand of them.
wonderful piccies everyone, :)
roughbarked said:
This is the dead man’s penny. Issued by the British government in 1920 to all next of kin who lost a loved one enlisted in the services during World War I..
The penny shows Britannia and a lion on the front, surrounded by the inscription – He died for freedom and honour.The full name of the deceased soldier is also engraved on the plaque.
Apparently they made one million, two hundred thousand of them.
I have seen these on graves, weathered by time.
We will remember them.
Wonderful photos, thanks. We will always remember them.
Australian History
Sunday, April 25, 1915. : ANZAC troops land at Gallipoli during World War I.
ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. Every year Australians and New Zealanders celebrate ANZAC Day to commemorate the troops landing on 25 April 1915 at Gallipoli on the Turkish Aegean coast. Because of a navigational error, the ANZACs came ashore about a mile north of the intended landing point. Instead of facing the expected beach and gentle slope they found themselves at the bottom of steep cliffs, offering the few Turkish defenders an ideal defensive position. Of the 1500 men who waded ashore that first day, 755 remained in active service at the end of the day. The remainder were killed or wounded. Establishing a foothold, the ANZACs found an advance to be impossible. After eight months of stalemate, the Allies withdrew from the peninsula, leaving about 8700 dead amongst the troops.From 1916 onwards, in both Australia and New Zealand, ANZAC services were held on or about April 25, mainly organised by returned servicemen and school children in cooperation with local authorities. ANZAC Day was gazetted as a public holiday in New Zealand in 1921. In Australia, it was decided at the 1921 state premiers conference that ANZAC Day be observed on April 25 each year. Initially, it was not observed uniformly in all the states.
In Australia and New Zealand, ANZAC Day commemoration features solemn “dawn services”, a tradition started in Albany, Western Australia on 25 April 1923, and now held at war memorials around both countries. Marches by veterans from all past wars are held in capital cities and towns nationwide. This is usually followed by social gatherings of veterans, hosted either in a pub or in an RSL Club, often including a traditional Australian gambling game called “two-up”, which was an extremely popular past-time with ANZAC soldiers. Although the last ANZAC veteran has now died, the tradition lives on as Australia and New Zealand choose to remember the sacrifice of their young men during WWI.
Remembering them.
Just watched the local parade, the last that any of my children will march in, unless Sonny Joe realises his ambitions and gets into the armed forces…the numbers were incredibly down due to the Easter holidays but the crowd no less in its’ applause of the marchers…
pomolo said:
Remembering them.
the photos remind me that the anzacs were young people – in my life returned soldiers were always of my parents’ generation – old people.
pretty good dawn services everywhere.
‘they grow not old….’
pain master said:
Beautiful. Captures the moment in time.
pain master said:
For our Dead…