{"id":13913,"date":"2021-04-24T22:38:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-24T12:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=13913"},"modified":"2021-04-24T22:38:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T12:38:40","slug":"digger-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=13913","title":{"rendered":"DIGGER 74"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DIGGER_Front_pages\/digger-74-mar-2021-Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13903\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DIGGER_Front_pages\/digger-74-mar-2021-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"793\" height=\"1122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DIGGER_Front_pages\/digger-74-mar-2021-Cover.jpg 793w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DIGGER_Front_pages\/digger-74-mar-2021-Cover-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DIGGER_Front_pages\/digger-74-mar-2021-Cover-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/DIGGER_Front_pages\/digger-74-mar-2021-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>L\/Cpl 9641 Edward McCoy, AASC\/43rd Bn, <em>Peter Bartley<\/em> 3-5<\/p>\n<p>1918 letter: Pte 7444 George Parry, 42nd Bn, <em>found on Trove<\/em> 6-7<\/p>\n<p>WWI poems of Spr NX6925 Herbert Beros, 2\/6 FC RAE, <em>Greg Knight<\/em> 8-10<\/p>\n<p>The Manly War Memorial, <em>John Ramsland<\/em> 11-16<\/p>\n<p>A meeting with the Demassiets at Fromelles, <em>Patrick Lindsay, sourced by Lambis Englezos<\/em> 17-18<\/p>\n<p>1917 letter: A\/Cpl 550 Francis Gilfedder, 3rd Sqn AFC, <em>found on Trove<\/em> 18<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018missing\u2019 Diggers of Ivanhoe, NSW, <em>Graeme Hosken and Tony Nardi<\/em> 19-21<\/p>\n<p>A German in the AIF: Pte 6904A Gustav Mahle, 23rd Bn, <em>Bill Durrant<\/em> 22<\/p>\n<p>Colour patches of the AIF, \u2018Weekly Times\u2019, 1919, <em>found on Trove<\/em> 23-24<\/p>\n<p>Red Dust (memoirs of a light horseman), Chapter 5, <em>Tpr 3073 John Gray, 6th LHR<\/em> 25-29<\/p>\n<p>1916 letter: Pte 576 George Howard MM, 20th Bn, <em>found on Trove<\/em> 29<\/p>\n<p>The MacCulloch brothers of Yeoval, NSW, <em>Peter Tremain<\/em> 30-35<\/p>\n<p>1915 letter: Gnr 1609 Wilfred Stenner, 3rd FAB, <em>found on Trove<\/em> 35<\/p>\n<p>The capture of \u2018Mephisto\u2019 by the 26th Battalion, <em>contrib. by Lynora Conley\/Barry Stevenson<\/em> 36-37<\/p>\n<p>Colour centrespread: \u2018Mephisto\u2019, Provos, CWGC stonemasons at work, three AIF officers 38-39<\/p>\n<p>Pte 2030 Victor Arandale, 33rd Bn, <em>Bill Durrant<\/em> 40-41<\/p>\n<p>No. 1 Australian General Hospital, <em>Paul Simadas<\/em> 41<\/p>\n<p>Monash and Dame Nellie Melba, <em>Sue Tongue<\/em> 42-43<\/p>\n<p>AIF Divisional Memorials on the Western Front, <em>John Skene<\/em> 44-45<\/p>\n<p>2nd Lieut John Cranswick, 12th &amp; 40th Bns, <em>Jim Rouse<\/em> 46-50<\/p>\n<p>Pte 2698 Alfred Wheate, 1st Pnr Bn, <em>Graeme Hosken<\/em> 51-52<\/p>\n<p>Pte 6807 Walter Grono, 35th Bn, <em>Bill Durrant<\/em> 53<\/p>\n<p>Pte 1044A Arthur Hecker, 7th Bn, <em>Graeme Hosken with Patrick Wilson<\/em> 54-56<\/p>\n<p>1916 letter: Pte 1723 Charles Harris, 14th Bn, <em>found on Trove<\/em> 57-58<\/p>\n<p>1917 letter: Pte 2440 John Jefferyes, 46th Bn, <em>found on Trove<\/em> 59-62<\/p>\n<p>Pte 6069 Charles Palfrey, 15th Bn, <em>Graeme Hosken and Barry Stevenson<\/em> 63-68<\/p>\n<p>Diaries of L\/Cpl William Lycett, 4th Fld Amb, Vol II (1916) , Part 1, <em>contrib. by Tim Lycett<\/em> 69-72<\/p>\n<p>1916 and 1917 letters: CSM 2080 William Parry, 48th Bn, <em>found on Trove<\/em> 73-74<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regular features<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trench Talk and Contact\/Membership details 2<\/p>\n<p>Digger humour, <em>\u2018Smiths Weekly\u2019 &amp; \u2018Glen Innes Examiner\u2019, found on Trove <\/em>7, 16, 22, 43, 72<\/p>\n<p>Etched in Stone, <em>Russell Curley and Jim Corkery<\/em> 75<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contents Articles L\/Cpl 9641 Edward McCoy, AASC\/43rd Bn, Peter Bartley 3-5 1918 letter: Pte 7444 George Parry, 42nd Bn, found on Trove 6-7 WWI poems of Spr NX6925 Herbert Beros, 2\/6 FC RAE, Greg Knight 8-10 The Manly War Memorial, &hellip; 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