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