The Committee of the FFFAIF invites you to join them at their second Regional Meeting for 2009. Members and non-members are welcome.<\/p>\n
\u00a0FFFAIF Regional Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Dubbo, Sunday 24th<\/sup> May 2009<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Dubbo RSL Club Resort, Brisbane Street, Dubbo<\/strong><\/p>\n Jacaranda Room <\/strong>(on right at top of stairs)<\/p>\n 11.00am to 3.30pm<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Four guest speakers:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Bob Newton<\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cChasing the memory of a fighting family\u201d. Bob will talk about his search\u00a0 for four brothers and three sons-in-law that served in WWI.<\/p>\n Mary Newton<\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe Miracle of the Three Photos\u201d. Mary will tell how she has been able\u00a0 to \u2018unite\u2019 the families of three Artillery mates.<\/p>\n Andrew Dunkley<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cA boy goes to war: my grandfather in the 18th<\/sup> Btn\u201d. Andrew\u2019s\u00a0investigation of his grandfather\u2019s service has led to him writing a book on\u00a0one man and his battalion in the Great War.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Graeme Hosken:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cThe Australian \u2018invasion\u2019 of Belgium 1918-19\u201d. Graeme will present a\u00a0slideshow to illustrate what the Aussies got up to after the Armistice.\u00a0<\/p>\n RSVP:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n Maurice Campbell (ph 6882 1293; e-mail mhcampbell@aapt.net.au)<\/p>\n or<\/p>\n Graeme Hosken (ph 6882 6270; e-mail ghoskenaif@bigpond.com<\/a>)\u00a0AS SOON AS POSSIBLE<\/strong> to allow catering arrangements to be finalised.<\/p>\n Cost:<\/strong> Entry by Donation<\/p>\n *****<\/p>\n The Families and Friends of the First AIF<\/strong><\/em> thanks the Australian, UK and French governments for affording Australian and British soldiers \u2013 presently buried in mass graves at Pheasant Wood \u2013 dignified individual reburials in a new CWGC cemetery at Fromelles, and applauds Minister Snowdon and his British counterpart, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence and Minister for Veterans, Kevan Jones MP, for their joint decision to DNA test the remains at exhumation and use every reasonable method to attempt identification of each soldier.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Committee of the FFFAIF invites you to join them at their second Regional Meeting for 2009. Members and non-members are welcome. \u00a0FFFAIF Regional Meeting Dubbo, Sunday 24th May 2009 \u00a0Dubbo RSL Club Resort, Brisbane Street, Dubbo Jacaranda Room (on … Continue reading