{"id":13908,"date":"2021-04-24T21:36:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T11:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=13908"},"modified":"2021-04-24T21:36:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T11:36:20","slug":"digger-72","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=13908","title":{"rendered":"DIGGER 72"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DIGGER_Front_pages\/digger-72-sep-2020-Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13901\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DIGGER_Front_pages\/digger-72-sep-2020-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"793\" height=\"1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DIGGER_Front_pages\/digger-72-sep-2020-Cover.jpg 793w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DIGGER_Front_pages\/digger-72-sep-2020-Cover-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DIGGER_Front_pages\/digger-72-sep-2020-Cover-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DIGGER_Front_pages\/digger-72-sep-2020-Cover-768x1087.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cpl 4633 Marcus Anderson, 11th Bn\/2nd FSC RE, <em>Andrew Pittaway<\/em> 3-15<\/p>\n<p>Pte 44 George Bonney, 32nd Bn, contrib. by <em>Reg Bonney <\/em>16<\/p>\n<p>Armistice Day 1918 memories, <em>Pte 813 Jack White, 4th MG Bn<\/em> 17<\/p>\n<p>The work of the Australian Base Post Office, <em>unknown AIF author<\/em> 17<\/p>\n<p>Pte 1104 Ralf Young, 4th Fld Amb, <em>Evan Evans<\/em> 18-20<\/p>\n<p>L\/Cpl 757 Carl Janssen &amp; Pte 359 Ernek Janssen, 5th Bn, <em>Brett Arnfield<\/em> 20<\/p>\n<p>Red Dust (memoirs of a light horseman), Chapter 3, <em>Tpr 3073 John Gray, 6th LHR<\/em> 21-26<\/p>\n<p>Letter from Pte 6514 Clifford Hall, 13th Fld Amb, <em>found on Trove<\/em> 26<\/p>\n<p>Pte 2833 Clarence Bluhdorn, Home Service, <em>Francis Bluhdorn<\/em> 27-31<\/p>\n<p>Letter from Pte 2509 Cameron Stansfield, 12th Bn\/3rd LTMB, <em>found on Trove<\/em> 31<\/p>\n<p>Sgt 4439 Donald Bock MM &amp; Pte 712 Bertie Bowman, 7th LHR\/10th FAB, <em>Keith Bowman<\/em> 32-37<\/p>\n<p>Pte 2277 Peter Wilson, 51st Bn &amp; Pte 7812 Frederick Wilson, 11th Bn, <em>Andrew Pittaway<\/em> 38-40<\/p>\n<p>Appendix 1 to Wilson story: Mystery of the groundsheet, <em>Graeme Hosken, Tim Lycett, Peter <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Benson, Andrew Pittaway 4<\/em>0-41<\/p>\n<p>Appendix 2 to Wilson story: Mystery of the date of death of 3644 Bernard Wilson, 59th Bn,<\/p>\n<p><em>Graeme Hosken, Tim Lycett, Andrew Pittaway and Peter Benson<\/em> 41-42<\/p>\n<p>Pte 2842 Robert Wilson [real name AR Coulson], <em>Graeme Hosken<\/em> 43<\/p>\n<p>Sgt 3694 Robert Bertie Dugan, 18th Bn\/5th LTMB, <em>Geoff Lewis<\/em> 44-46<\/p>\n<p>Mersa Mutrah: story of The Western Frontier Force, <em>Tpr 1243 Hugh Gilman, 1st LHR<\/em> 47-48<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Pte Jim Lawson\u2019: Pte 1984 Aubrey Marsh, 15th Bn, <em>Cpl 543 John Montgomery, 2nd LHR\/15th<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Bn; additional research by Graeme Hosken <\/em>49-65<\/p>\n<p>Letter from Pte 1825 Stuart Sendall, 1st Bn, <em>found on Trove<\/em> 65<\/p>\n<p>L\/Cpl 1838 Hercules Johnston, 34th Bn, <em>unknown 34th Bn author<\/em> 66-67<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s biggest soldier: Pte 2721 Patrick O\u2019Connor, 56th Bn, <em>Graeme Hosken<\/em> 68-71<\/p>\n<p>Sgt 98 John Boles, 5th Pnr Bn, <em>Andrew Pittaway<\/em> 72-73<\/p>\n<p>Letter to Miss Beatrice O\u2019Connor of Grenfell, Pte 1951<em> Joseph Milliken, 56th Bn<\/em> 74<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regular features<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trench Talk and Contact\/Membership details 2<\/p>\n<p>AIF anecdotes:<em> The World\u2019s News &amp; Smith\u2019s Weekly 15, 20,43, 73<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Etched in Stone, <em>Russell Curley and Jim Corkery 75<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contents Articles Cpl 4633 Marcus Anderson, 11th Bn\/2nd FSC RE, Andrew Pittaway 3-15 Pte 44 George Bonney, 32nd Bn, contrib. by Reg Bonney 16 Armistice Day 1918 memories, Pte 813 Jack White, 4th MG Bn 17 The work of the &hellip; 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