{"id":398,"date":"2008-06-18T08:04:47","date_gmt":"2008-06-17T21:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fffaif.wordpress.com\/?p=398"},"modified":"2008-06-18T08:04:47","modified_gmt":"2008-06-17T21:04:47","slug":"our-thanks-go-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=398","title":{"rendered":"Our THANKS go to&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/lambis-at-pheasant-wood.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/john-martial_sml.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/john-lambis-at-pw.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/warren-baker_bullecourt-fromelles-035_sml.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/neville-kidd-chris-bryett_sml.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/6_ceremonie-des-fouilles-de-fromelles-part-1-13062008-039_sml1.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/patrick-lindsay_sml.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/carole-laignel_sml.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/mayor-of-fromelles.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/mayor-of-fromelles.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/tim-whitford-thanking-mde.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/fromelles_lambis-in-field-prior-to-dig.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/tim-whitford-thanking-mde.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/tim-whitford-thanking-mde.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/tim-whitford-thanking-mde-v2.jpg\"><\/a>Our THANKS go to&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lambis Englezos<\/strong> and those who assisted him for their untiring efforts throughout the years to ensure that the recently completed archaeological dig at Pheasant Wood near Fromelles took place.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lambis Englezos<\/strong> was the driving force behind the research and arguments put to the Australian Government to trigger them into action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-282\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/lambis-at-pheasant-wood.jpg\" alt=\"Lambis Englezos at Pheasant Wood\" width=\"315\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/lambis-at-pheasant-wood.jpg 315w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/lambis-at-pheasant-wood-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Photo &#8211; Lambis Englezos at Pheasant\u00a0Wood &#8211; April 2008<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">As Patrick Lindsay in his book <em>FROMELLES<\/em> stated: <em>Without Lambis, the missing Diggers of Fromelles would still be languishing in their unmarked and lonely graves at Pheasant Wood.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Martial Delebarre <\/strong>a Fromelles local with an in-depth of knowledge of the\u00a0battlefields and the men who fought in the Great War. Martial was one of the founders of F.W.T.M. 14-18 (Fromelles Museum) and is in daily contact with the fallen of the Great War in his job with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.\u00a0We are also thankful that the CWGC gave Martial permission to work on the site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-399 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/john-martial_sml.jpg\" alt=\"John Fielding &amp; Martial Delebarre at Fromelles Museum\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Photo -John Fielding &amp; Martial Delebarre at Fromelles Museum\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Fielding, Ward Selby<\/strong> and other members of Lambis&#8217; meticulous team of amateur historians who helped piece together and provide supporting evidence for the case supporting the archaeological dig.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-310\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/john-lambis-at-pw.jpg\" alt=\"Lambis Englezos and John Fielding at Pheasant Wood April 08\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/john-lambis-at-pw.jpg 448w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/john-lambis-at-pw-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Photo &#8211; Lambis Englezos &amp; John Fielding at Pheasant Wood &#8211; April 2008<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robin Corfield<\/strong> author of the book <em>Don&#8217;t Forget Me, Cobber<\/em>\u00a0 which has been Lambis&#8217; constant companion throughout his research.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-400\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/warren-baker_bullecourt-fromelles-035_sml.jpg\" alt=\"\\'Cobbers\\' Statue Australian Memorial Park Fromelles\" width=\"448\" height=\"309\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Photo &#8211; &#8216;Cobbers&#8217; Statue Australian Memorial Park Fromelles &#8211; May 2008<\/p>\n<p><strong>Neville Kidd, <\/strong><em>FFFAIF <\/em>member and author of <em>An Impression Which Will Never Fade<\/em> who is an ardent supporter of the memory of the Battle of Fromelles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-401\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/neville-kidd-chris-bryett_sml.jpg\" alt=\"Neville Kidd &amp; Chris Bryett - December 2007\" width=\"336\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Photo &#8211; Neville Kidd &amp; Chris Bryett &#8211; December 2007\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Bryett<\/strong>, <em>FFFAIF <\/em>member and solicitor and founder of Recovering Overseas Australian Missing Inc. (ROAM). Chris corroborated Lambis&#8217; numbers of Missing at Fromelles and acted as a catalyst in gaining Government interest in the evidence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tim Whitford <\/strong>and other relatives of the missing whose enthusiasm, support and dedication to the search has been unwavering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-402\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/6_ceremonie-des-fouilles-de-fromelles-part-1-13062008-039_sml1.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Whitford with his wife Elizabeth &amp; daughter Alexandra\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Photo &#8211; Tim Whitford with wife Elizabeth\u00a0&amp; daughter Alexandra &#8211; June 2008\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patrick Lindsay<\/strong> author of <em>FROMELLES<\/em> which is a mix of detective story and World War 1 Australian history.\u00a0 The release of Patrick&#8217;s book in November 2007 brought the missing of Fromelles and the search to find them into the public arena.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-403\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/patrick-lindsay_sml.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Lindsay\" width=\"345\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Photo &#8211; Patrick Lindsay &#8211; December 2007\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carole Laignel<\/strong> for her work as Secretary of the F.W.T.M. 14-18 (Fromelles Museum) and generous supply of \u2018on the spot&#8217; coverage including photos of the archaeological dig.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-405\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/carole-laignel_sml.jpg\" alt=\"Carole Laignel\" width=\"336\" height=\"430\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Photo &#8211; Carole Laignel &#8211; June 2008\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Mayor<\/strong>, Mr Hubert Huchette and the villagers of Fromelles including <strong>Francis Delattre<\/strong> and the members of the F.W.T.M 14-18 (Fromelles Museum) for welcoming the many visitors to their village and acknowledgement of the Diggers contribution to their liberty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-407\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/mayor-of-fromelles.jpg\" alt=\"Fromelles Mayor Hubert Huchette\" width=\"336\" height=\"367\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Photo &#8211;\u00a0Mayor Mr Hubert Hutchett at Memorial Service &#8211; June 2008\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Madame Marie Paule Demassiet <\/strong>for her generous gift of the land in which the Missing of Fromelles lie.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-411\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/tim-whitford-thanking-mde-v2.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Whitford thanking Madame Paule  Demassiet\" width=\"388\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Photo &#8211; Tim Whitford thanking Madame Paule\u00a0Demassiet\u00a0&#8211; June 2008<\/p>\n<p>To <strong>Lambis Englezos <\/strong>we say a heartfelt <strong>THANK YOU<\/strong>. You will no longer walk this field alone&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-300\" src=\"http:\/\/fffaif.files.wordpress.com\/2008\/06\/fromelles_lambis-in-field-prior-to-dig.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/fromelles_lambis-in-field-prior-to-dig.jpg 448w, https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/06\/fromelles_lambis-in-field-prior-to-dig-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Photo &#8211; Lambis Englezos in the field at Pheasant Wood &#8211; April 2008<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><span style=\"color:#0000ff;\"><strong>Call back tomorrow for News Updates<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#339966;\"><span style=\"color:#339966;\">FROMELLES is NOT honoured on The Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney. <em>FFFAIF<\/em> supports the recognition of FROMELLES on all state memorials.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our THANKS go to&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. 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