In memory of-

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Boogieman

In Flanders fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place: and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead.
Short days ago we lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
John McCrae (1872–1918)

In memory of Private John Robert Swaysland 2905, Lewis gun section, D. Company, 9th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces (my Great great Uncle).
Killed in Action- 23 July 1916 at the battle of the Somme.
He was wounded by bomb shrapnel and left as a hopeless case. His I.D. tags were recovered the following day.
He lays unaccounted for with 72 090 Commonwealth troops that paid the ultimate price and never came home.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Lest we forget
 
I hope it's ok that I post mine here Ben, my grandparents were my 'rock' of stability when I was younger and I always remember my Grandmother talking about her big brother that didn't come back with sadness, my Grandmother was awarded a B.E.M. (British Empire Medal) for services to the community so it seems that my great grandparents were good people and taught their children well.

In memory of Sergeant John McGregor 4881 57th Battalian A.I.F. killed in action "in the fields" 24/3/17 France. I'll let this pic of a Red Cross report tell the 'story'.

 
3 Purnell-Webb brothers in 3 countrys uniforms.
From left to right Dick, (Canadian) Jack (English)and Lewis.(Australian)
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Dick and Lewis left home emigrating to different countrys 4-5 years before the war.
They met up somewhere enroute to the western front, and the battle of the Somme.
All 3 survived that but Lewis was wounded.
Captain Jack was killed fighting in Egypt not long after.

Lewis was my Grandfather.
 
A rare sight John.

I'm guessing that Dick and Lewis were the younger brothers to Jack, hence they had to make their own way in the world, as it was in those days.
 
I am watching the memorial service for those that fell in the Gallipoli Campaign. I am a retired navy man who served for 35 years in the SA Navy so these ceremonies are very important and so moving to me. I am also a member of the MOTH Order (Memorable Order of Tin Hats) which was established by an Australian who was living in South Africa after World War 1. He wanted an organisation that would remember and honour all those who fell. There are a number of "Shellholes" in all the cities in SA and we meet once a month to remember those lest we forget.
We will remember them!
Cheers
Mel
 
All are welcome to post here, hence the open title.
I've had an awesome day catching up with mates that I was in with. I'm s proud ex-serving member of the ARA's Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME) and have an ex-serving wife. Both served in Iraq.



Thank you to all past, present and future members of the ADF.
 
On that other Den of Vice and Bastardry forum I frequent (Bikeme) I was able to have great success (in the words of Borat) at supplying copies of war records to interested descendants. With the Centenary of WW1 it has become a lot easier to access stuff. So if you have any ancestors who served in Commonwealth forces in WW1 or WW2 drop me a line and I will see what I can find.

Name / rank / service number / battalion / date of death (if died) / next of kin / place of birth or residence. All these help in the search.

I was at the Somme / Albert / Arras 6 months ago. Walking the Western Front today is a life changing thing.

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