Archive pour janvier, 2011
Research of mass graves at Bullecourt
Posté par durandclaude dans News le 22 janvier 2011
During the battles of Bullecourt more of 2400 Australian soldiers K.I.A have no know grave.According to some letters of soldiers who were witnesses of the death of their mates like the one below,writed by l/cpl Peachey,Lambis Englezos and some other friends of the 15th Brigade are searching for mass graves in the
area
.They found some places where soldiers were buried just after they were killed .These graves concern the second battle of Bullecourt and these places will be inspect soon.Perhaps the bodies were exhumed after the war or not!
Above the map with the position of the supposed temporary graves.
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Posté par durandclaude dans Archives le 20 janvier 2011
Sad New
We learnt that Victor Grieve has passed away on the 9th December,2009.Everyone in the area of Bullecourt knew him very well.Victor was the Director of music of “The Golden Kangaroos“.
This band was playing at Bullecourt and Hendecourt very often .Victor founded the”Hornsby concert band” in 1970.The list of achievments of this great band is enormous;National Champions Senior & Junior(many times),competing World Championships,Show band Championships Japan,World Music championships
Victor Grieve with his wife Louise at Fromelles July 2007
Holland’twice),World Expo Nagoya International Festival,Chinese New Year-Hong Kong,Besana International Music Festival-Italy,performances at all 3 Disneylands,Sydney,London ,Arc de Triomphe,….
Victor was a good friend ,we will remember him
RIP
For more news about Victor see the website:www.goldenroos.com
Other Sad New
Other sad new , we learned of the death of Judi, the wife of Ian Watson.
Ian was with Ambassador John Rowland and all defense office of the
Australian Embassy in Paris, one of the initiators of everything which
has been done at Bullecourt in the years 1980.Without them certainly
nothing atBullecourt for remembering those Australians who died at
Bullecourt in 1917.We present Ian and all his family our deepest sympathy .
Ceremony at Riencourt Chapel
On Sunday 16 May we attend a small ceremony at the chapel of Riencourt for the end of 2nd battle of Bullecour