DIGGER 47

DIGGER 47 Contents

Articles

 New Patron-in-Chief for FFFAIF

History, high ranks and the 40^th Bn of 1918 at Heilly Cemetery, Brett Arnfield

Death of Major James McManamey 19^th Bn, John Mulford

Memoirs of Corporal Eric Churches, 17^th Bn, Part 4, Eric Churches (courtesy Peter Benson)

Code for cables, Graeme Hosken

Bud the Monkey: The lamb that got too fat, Lin MacDonald (courtesy of Russell Curley)

The Coronation Cadets, Sue Tongue

Coming home: Bert Bishop, 55^th Bn, and George Mitchell, 48^th Bn, courtesy Sean McManus

Lieutenant Charles Manning, AN&MEF/24^th Bn, Greg Knight

The Pearce brothers, Stephen Brooks

Football team identified, Graeme Hosken with Stephen Brooks and Paul Stenhouse

The Turner and Benham brothers, Stephen Ager CSM

A visit to the Western Front, Louise Coman

Provos and swords, Trevor Munro

The APM, ‘Centurion’, courtesy Ray Black

Lieutenant John Lee, 24^th and 21^st Bns, Margo Piggott

Message to the Third Division, November 1916, John Monash

Narrative by Cpl Len Jones, 3^rd Bn, Part 9, Len Jones (courtesy the Mannells)

Homeward bound, Cpl Arthur Kelly, 5^th FAB, courtesy Ray Black

Private Bert Vandenbergh, 3^rd Bn, Judith Green

Poppy tile released, courtesy Graham Hutchinson

Private Cecil Smyth, 17^th Bn, Greg Smyth

Anzac uniforms, AAP, SBS News article

Private Robert Holl, 3^rd Bn/1^st MG Coy, Graeme Hosken

Interview with Marc le Moal, Graeme Hosken

Lieutenant Alan Maney-Lake, 7^th LHR, Trevor Munro

Lance Corporal John Carroll VC, 33^rd Bn, Andrew Pittaway

Photo taken at Strazeele 1918, courtesy Sean McManus

Privates Amor Mundy, 1^st Bn, and George Mundy, 3^rd Bn, ‘The Advertiser’, Barrie Brewer

Extract from ‘Snowy to the Somme’, Tim Cook

‘Digger’ (poem), unknown author, courtesy Ray Black

Private William Irwin DCM, 33^rd Bn, Rod Carpenter

Corporal William Ryan, 31^st Bn, courtesy Geoffrey Benn

‘The Eleventh Hour’ (poem), Lieutenant FS Tall, 6^th (Army) FAB, courtesy Ray Black