{"id":5008,"date":"2009-07-22T03:22:39","date_gmt":"2009-07-21T16:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fffaif.wordpress.com\/?p=5008"},"modified":"2009-07-22T03:22:39","modified_gmt":"2009-07-21T16:22:39","slug":"in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=5008","title":{"rendered":":in France"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

<\/a>Commemorations at Fromelles<\/strong>
\n93rd Anniversary The Battle of Fromelles<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Sunday 19th<\/sup> July 2008<\/em><\/p>\n

The village of Fromelles in northern France once again commemorated the anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles. Separate commemorations were held at VC Corner Military Cemetery, the Australian Memorial Park and at Pheasant Wood with villagers, dignitaries, guests and visitors gathering for wreath laying ceremonies.<\/p>\n

\"19th<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: Some of the dignitaries at the Australian Memorial Park Commemoration<\/strong>
\nMr Chris Perrin, State Secretary of The Returned and Services League of Australia (New South Wales Branch), who represented the State Government of New South Wales, Captain Philip Stoner, UK Assistant Defence Attach\u00e9, Sam Rossato from the Australian Embassy, Colonel Elmut Frietzche, German Air Force attach\u00e9 and Colonel Skowronski, Australian Military Attach\u00e9 .<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"19th<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: Dignitaries welcomed at the Australian Memorial Park Commemoration by the Mayor of Fromelles, Hubert Huchette
\n<\/strong>From left to right: Captain Philip Stoner, UK Assistant Defence Attach\u00e9, Colonel Elmut Frietzche, German Air Force attach\u00e9 and Colonel Skowronski, Australian Military Attach\u00e9, not identified, not identified, Mr. Harry Jenkins, MP, Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Australian Parliament, His Excellency David Ritchie Australian Ambassador and other dignitaries.<\/p>\n

\"Fromelles<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: Wreath laying at the Australian Memorial Park Commemoration
\n<\/strong>Carole Laignel lays a wreath on behalf of the Families and Friends of the First AIF.<\/p>\n

\"Fromelles<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: French flag bearers stand behind the Cross of Sacrifice at VC Corner Military Cemetery during the wreath laying by representatives of British and Australian families of the fallen in the Battle of Fromelles.\u00a0 Master of Ceremonies, Martial Delbarre AO is to the left of FFFAIF member Carole Laignel, who laid a wreath on behalf of the Families and Friends of the First AIF.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"Fromelles<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: At Pheasant Wood, in front of the marque covering the burial pits, Victoria Burbidge lays a wreath on behalf of British families and FFFAIF member Carole Laignel, lays a wreath on behalf of the Families and Friends of the First AIF, watched by the French flag bearers.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\"19th<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: FFFAIF member & Secretary FWTM14-18\u00a0Carole Laignel with Mr Chris Perrin, State Secretary of The Returned and Services League of Australia (New South Wales Branch), who represented the State Government of New South Wales.<\/p>\n

The official party members present at the service were:
\nMr. Harry Jenkins, MP, Pr\u00e9sident de la Chambre Australienne des Repr\u00e9sentants (Speaker of the House of Representatives in the Australian Parliament)
\nHis Excellence David Ritchie \u2013 ambassadeur d\u2019Australie en France (Australian Ambassador)
\nMr Chris Perrin, Le Secr\u00e9taire de la Ligue des services de retour et de l’Australie (Nouvelle-Galles du Sud), en repr\u00e9sentant le gouvernement de l’Etat de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud (Secretary of The Returned and Services League of Australia (New South Wales Branch), representing the State Government of New South Wales)<\/p>\n

Captain Philip Stoner, Attach\u00e9 de Defense Adjoint de l’ambassade d’u Royaume Uni (Assistant Defense Attach\u00e9 of the Embassy of the Unitied Kingdom)
\nLe Colonel Skowronski \u2013 Attach\u00e9 militaire \u00e0 l\u2019ambassade d\u2019Australie (military attach\u00e9 at the Embassy of Australia)
\nLe Colonel Elmut Frietzche \u2013 Attach\u00e9 de l\u2019Armee de l\u2019air de \u00e0 l\u2019ambassade d\u2019Allemagne (Air Force attach\u00e9 at the German Embassy)<\/p>\n

M. Marc Chappuis \u2013 Director de Cabinet Repr\u00e9sentant Morriscare le Prefect de la Region Nord Pas de Calais Prefect du Nord (Director of Cabinet, representing the North Prefect of the Nord Pas de Calais Region)<\/p>\n

M. Hubert Huchette \u2013Maire de Fromelles (Mayor of Fromelles)
\nM. Francis Delattre \u2013 Pr\u00e9sident de l\u2019 UNC (de l’Union nationale des combatants)<\/p>\n

M. Tim Reeves \u2013 Director General Adjoint de la CWGC (Deputy Director General, Commonwealth War Graves Commission)
\nMadame Liz Milward \u2013 Royal British Legion, Secteur de Ypres (Ypres Branch)
\nM. Rod Bedford \u2013 Royal British Legion, Secteur de la Somme (Chairman, Somme Branch)<\/p>\n

Mme Victoria Burbidge \u2013 D\u00e9l\u00e9gu\u00e9e de FWTM en Grande Bretagne (UK representative on FWTM)
\nMme Carole Laignel \u2013 Secr\u00e9taire de la FWTM14-18 and Member FFFAIF representing the Families and Friends of the First AIF
\nM. Mike Bemrose \u2013 Repr\u00e9sentant les familles britanniques (representing the Families of Britain)<\/p>\n

Mme Louise Loe representing Oxford Archaeology, accompanied by Georgina Slater, Victoria Wilkinson and Zoe vi Chilieain<\/p>\n

M. Jean Marie Bailleul \u2013 Vice Pr\u00e9sident de FWTM14-18
\nM. Frank Fremaux \u2013 Vice Pr\u00e9sident de FWTM14-18<\/p>\n

[Photos for this posting were supplied by Carole Laignel – thanks Carole]<\/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\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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