{"id":9490,"date":"2010-12-07T21:45:55","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T10:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=9490"},"modified":"2010-12-07T21:45:55","modified_gmt":"2010-12-07T10:45:55","slug":"connecting-spirits-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fffaif.org.au\/?p=9490","title":{"rendered":"Connecting Spirits 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

FFFAIF member Julie Reece is once again leading a group of young South Australians across the battlefields of the Western Front. The students come from Meningie Area School and Birdwood High School and are\u00a0members of the Connecting Spirits<\/a><\/em> project.<\/p>\n

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Photo:<\/strong> The group ready for departurre from Adelaide [Julie Reece]<\/p>\n

The group departed from Adelaide on 20th November bound firstly to London with a stopover in Singapore before heading to the Western Front. The group has a daily diary posted on their website where you can follow their travels and share their experiences. Click here<\/a> to read of the diary.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As part of this years’ tour the group visited the new military at Fromelles, France in icy conditions on Friday 3rd December.<\/p>\n

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Photo:<\/strong> The Mayor of Fromelles, M Hubert Huchette AM, meets with the group at the Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Cemetery<\/p>\n

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Photo: <\/strong>The group visit the graves in the recently dedicated cemetery [Juie Reece]<\/p>\n

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Photo:<\/strong> A very special commemoration [Julie Reece]<\/p>\n

Keep up to date with the Connecting Spirits Tour by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Great work Julie in helping to Keep The Memory Alive <\/em><\/strong>(KTMA)<\/p>\n

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The Families and Friends of the First AIF<\/em><\/strong> applauds\u00a0the joint Australian\u2013UK decision,\u00a0to conduct a full DNA testing program on the remains of Australian and British soldiers found in mass graves at Pheasant Wood (Fromelles), and for their continuing commitment to identify as many of the fallen as is possible. We also thank the Australian, UK and French governments for affording dignified individual reburials for these soldiers, buried by\u00a0German soldiers following the Battle of Fromelles\u00a0on 19\/20 July 1916,\u00a0in the new Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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