{"id":11225,"date":"2014-11-30T00:55:24","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T00:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?page_id=11225"},"modified":"2014-12-03T06:11:59","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T06:11:59","slug":"digger-46","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?page_id=11225","title":{"rendered":"DIGGER 46"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/Digger_issues\/DIGGER-46-cover-w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-11226\" alt=\"DIGGER 46 cover w\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/Digger_issues\/DIGGER-46-cover-w-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>DIGGER<\/i><\/b><i> <\/i><b>46 Contents<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Articles<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><b>George, Reginald and Thomas White: Brothers in Arms<\/b><i>, courtesy Max White<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">William Starr, 55<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Battalion<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">, <b>and his family<\/b>,<i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Graeme Hosken<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Narrative by Cpl Len Jones, 3<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">rd<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Bn, Part 8<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">, <i><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Len Jones (courtesy the Mannells)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><b>FFFAIF Patron-in-Chief retires from Office<\/b><i>, Russell Curley<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Letter from Cpl Jack Ison, 3<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">rd<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Bn<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">,<i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> courtesy Lynette Harrison<\/span><\/i><b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Memoirs of Corporal Eric Churches, 17<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Bn, Part 3, <\/span><\/b><i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0Eric Churches (courtesy Peter Benson)<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><b>Colonel Douglas Marks and his father<\/b><i>, courtesy Max White<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Private Edmund Roberts, 52<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">nd<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Bn<\/span><\/b><i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">, Peter Roberts<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Private Aubrey Ewin, 54<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Bn<\/span><\/b><i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">, Margot Piggott<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Sergeant John Spence DCM, MM, RAN\/52<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">nd<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Battalion<\/span><\/b><i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">, Andrew Pittaway<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Private Lionel Grant, 28<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Bn<\/span><\/b><i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">, Yves Fohlen<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Tributes to Captain Frederick Fanning, 56<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Bn<\/span><\/b><i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">, Margaret Clarke<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><b>Supply Commander Eric Kingsford-Smith, RAN<\/b><i>, Greg Swinden<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Private Leonard Holloway, 54<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Bn<\/span><\/b><i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">, Greg Knight<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><b>Statue near Corbie identified [relates to Churches Part 2 in <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>DIGGER<\/i> 45]<\/span><\/b>,<i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Yves Fohlen<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Private Harold Bourke, 30<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Bn, at Fromelles<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">,<i><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Geoff Lewis<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Bert Bishop\u2019s view of Fromelles<\/span><\/b><i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">, Bert Bishop, 55<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Bn, contributed by Sean McManus<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><b>Passing on a tradition of remembrance<\/b><i>, Penny McLintock with Ron and Pam Dures<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><b>Ptes Thomas Dures, George Carpenter and Sidney Carpenter<\/b><i>, Graeme Hosken &amp; the Dures<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Finding \u2018Wack\u2019: Corporal Reuben Allen, 18<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Bn<\/span><\/b><i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">, Ron and Pam Dures<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Private Edgar Williams, 53<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">rd<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Bn, and family<\/span><\/b><i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">, Graeme Hosken<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Major Sydney Middleton, 5<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Brigade<\/span><\/b><i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">, George Franki<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><b>Introduction to the \u2018Damaged Soldiers\u2019<\/b><i>, Carl Johnson<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><b>Captain Charles Tighe (Digger anecdote)<\/b><i>, contributed by Sean McManus<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Lieutenant George Francis, 7<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> LHR\/APC<\/span><\/b><i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">, Trevor Munro<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">Sacred duty at Villers-Bretonneux<\/span><\/b><i><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">, George Mitchell, 48<\/span><sup><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">th<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> Bn, contributed by Sean McManus<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DIGGER 46 Contents &nbsp; Articles \u00a0George, Reginald and Thomas White: Brothers in Arms, courtesy Max White William Starr, 55th Battalion, and his family, Graeme Hosken Narrative by Cpl Len Jones, 3rd Bn, Part 8, Len Jones (courtesy the Mannells) FFFAIF &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?page_id=11225\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":46,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11225","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11225"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11292,"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11225\/revisions\/11292"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}