tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8843914670806130043.post6398109287641476522..comments2024-03-29T20:31:31.641+11:00Comments on Aussie Hero Quilts (and laundry bags): Win a car and honour the Fallen at the same time.... Jan Mareehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00458970654045196193noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8843914670806130043.post-20024266962647601372016-02-15T16:22:33.056+11:002016-02-15T16:22:33.056+11:00Barry and Von are really working hard to make this...Barry and Von are really working hard to make this happen Jan-Maree, and it seems that they are running into a number of brick walls from some quarters which would surprise you.<br /><br />As at Tuesday morning 9th February Barry (President of the Pozieres Remembrance Assn.) will have written to every Politician in Australia both State and Federal. <br /><br />He has asked them to purchase a brick in the Memorial Park to help protect the land in which our Soldiers lie.<br /><br />These Men came from every electorate in Australia and their descendants are the constituents of today’s Politicians<br />Check out his web page on this link http://www.pozieresremembered.com.au/pozieres-memorial-park/politicians/ over the next few weeks to see if your local Member (Federal and State) are prepared to help.<br /><br />As you indicate above, in the fighting at Pozières, around the Windmill, and northwards along the ridge towards Mouquet Farm, the AIF suffered more than 23,000 casualties in little more than six weeks, between 23 July and 5 September 1916.<br /><br />On 11 November 1993, soil from the Windmill site was cast over the coffin of Australia’s Unknown Soldier during his funeral at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra<br /><br />It seems appropriate for the Australian Government to facilitate the extension of the site of the initial purchase of the Windmill site in 1932. <br /><br />There is no doubt that some of the 4,000 who died during this battle and who have no known grave, lie beneath those fields, and Barry has made presentations to state and local government representatives in most states, of bayonets and various items that have been recovered from these fields.<br /><br />Pennie and I will be traveling to France in July to attend the centenary commemorations at Fromelles and PozieresGranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089210089280580878noreply@blogger.com