The Empire Called and I Answered
Friday, July 26, 2013
The horsewhisperer
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Private George Paton Wilson, circa 1917 George Wilson, a woolclasser from Essendon, was only 18 ½ when he enlisted on 8 January 1917. A...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
A bit of a lad
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SS Makarini at Port Melbourne, 1915, with troops abord. AWM PB0537. In his latest story Rod Martin describes Private George Roy Lancas...
Monday, July 15, 2013
A mention in the Top 50 Blogs for 2013
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From Inside History Magazine : "Blogs have provided many research breakthroughs and Eureka moments for family historians, so it’s o...
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Sunday, July 14, 2013
Lieut R G Casey's WW1 Photo Album
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Emden sailors leaving the 'Orvieto' at Port Said to go aboard the 'Hampshire', 2 Dec 1914. National Archives of Australia....
Monday, May 27, 2013
Staff Nurse Lilian Rutherford
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Staff Nurse Lilian Rutherford Lilian Rutherford joined her sister Linda in Salonika in 1917. Authorities would not approve leave to t...
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Sister Linda Rutherford of Essendon
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The sisters' quarters at No 66 British General Hospital on Hortiach Plateau, Salonika. The British and Australian soldiers who serve...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Pte Rudel O'Dowd of the Vet Section
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The son of noted poet Bernard O'Dowd, Rudel was a veterinary student at the outbreak of war, and in February 1915 joined the Veterinar...
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