CONTENTS
Articles
RSM 1 Thomas Selwyn, 40th Bn, Jim Rouse 3-11
The Bartley brothers: Gnr 816 Rupert; Pte 5035 Patrick; Pte 3691 Michael,
Peter Bartley and Christine Unett 12-16
‘An exceptional thing,’ L/Cpl 485 Frederick Gardiner MM & Farr-Sgt 2588 Charles
Curtayne MM, Graeme Hosken 16
Sgt 2237 Arthur Clifford MM, 24th Bn, at Bullecourt, March to May 1917 17-20
1917 letters: Farr-Sgt 2588 Charles Curtayne, 1st FAB, found on Trove 20
They Simply Fade Away (Part 7), Chs 17-19, Pte 2759A John Williamson, 48th Bn, found on Trove. This part has John being wounded and sent to England for treatment and recovery. 21-29
Formation of the 61st Bn, 6th Div, in the UK, Paul Simadas 29
1917 letter: L/Sgt 2910A Gordon Hopper, 31st Bn, at Polygon Wood, Peter Nelson 30-32
1916 letters: Pte 4534 James Wallace, 26th Bn, found on Trove 33-34
Farr-Sgt 2588 Charles Curtayne MM, 1st FAB, Graeme Hosken 34
Diaries of L/Cpl William Lycett, 4th Field Ambulance, Vol III (1917), Part 2,
contrib. by Tim Lycett 35-37
Pte 624 James Edward Finneran, 7th LHR, Graeme Hosken 38-40
From Hull to Hell: the West brothers in WWI, Graeme Hosken with Lyndall Dwyer 41-49
Pte 179 Davy Singh, 33rd Bn, Bill Durrant 50
Why no Battle Honour for Fromelles? Part 1 of 2, Geoffrey Benn 51-59
‘Leave my bones in France,’ The Crowley family in WWI, Graeme Hosken 60-70
Dvr 59 Willy Thompson, 30th Bn Transport Section, Part 2 (final), Allan A Murray 71-75
1916 letters: Soldiers from Mildura, Victoria, found on Trove 75
Regular features
Trench Talk and Contact/Membership details 2
AIF anecdotes from Memories of Digger days, ‘The World’s News’ 11, 32, 59