{"id":5006,"date":"2009-07-22T03:22:52","date_gmt":"2009-07-21T16:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fffaif.wordpress.com\/?p=5006"},"modified":"2009-07-22T03:22:52","modified_gmt":"2009-07-21T16:22:52","slug":"in-melbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=5006","title":{"rendered":":in Melbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remembering Fromelles in Melbourne<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Shrine of Remembrance was the site of Melbourne\u2019s Commemorative Service for the 93rd<\/sup> anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles.<\/p>\n

\"DSC02056_web\"<\/a>Photo: Fromelles Commemorative Service
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\nTim Whitford, Lambis Englezos, Guillaume Moreel, Major General Mike O\u2019Brien<\/p>\n

\u2018Friends of the 15th<\/sup> Brigade\u2019 and members of the FFFAIF were present at the service. Special guest at this year’s service was the grandson of Mme Demassiet\u2019s, Guillaume Moreel. It was on the land belonging to Mme Demassiet at Pheasant Wood, Fromelles, that the burial pits of the missing from Fromelles were located.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Tim Whitford addressing Commemorative Service<\/p>\n

FFFAIF member Tim Whitford gave the address during the service. Tim recalled the life of Bert Stiles from Williamstown, one of the young soldiers who was killed in the Battle of Fromelles.<\/p>\n

Following the service over 100 people attended the launch of Robin Corfield\u2019s book Don\u2019t forget me, cobber<\/em><\/strong>. <\/em>The much anticipated\u00a0updated edition of Robin\u2019s book\u00a0was launched by Major General Mike O\u2019Brien, the senior Australian Army officer responsible for the Fromelles Project.<\/p>\n

The above photos were supplied by Tim Whitford. To view\u00a0additional photos of the Commemorative Service and book launch in Melbourne on the Photonet website click here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Publisher of Don\u2019t forget me, cobber<\/em><\/strong> – Melbourne University Publications \u2013 is offering this book at a special price for FFFAIF members and visitors to this website. To find out how to order an autographed copy click here<\/strong> <\/a>for details.<\/p>\n

Lambis Engelzos was interviewed on ABC Radio in Melbourne by Richard Stubbs on Monday’s Afternoon<\/em> program to promote Don’t forget me, cobber <\/em>and tell the story of the Battle of Fromelles.\u00a0Copies of the interview can be downloaded from the ABC website by clicking here<\/a>\u00a0and selecting Monday 20 July 2009.<\/p>\n

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The Families and Friends of the First AIF<\/strong><\/em> thanks the Australian, UK and French governments for affording Australian and British soldiers\u00a0buried in mass graves at Pheasant Wood by\u00a0German soldiers following the Battle of Fromelles\u00a0on 19\/20 July 1916\u00a0dignified individual reburials in a new CWGC cemetery at Fromelles, and applauds\u00a0the 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":"

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