A seminar with three presentations by grandsons and descendants of Australian servicemen and a nurse who served at Gallipoli and elsewhere in the Great War.
"Service at Gallipoli and Afterwards in the Great War, commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Campaign.”
A seminar with three presentations by grandsons and descendants of Australian servicemen and a nurse who served at Gallipoli and elsewhere in the Great War.
Date: 3rd of May 2025
Where: The Auditorium of the Anzac Memorial. Nil charge.
Time: 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm.
This is a joint meeting convened by the Gallipoli Association in Australia, the NSW branch of the Western Front Association, and the Families and Friends of the First AIF, all kindred groups of the Anzac Memorial.
RSVP or inquiries to the organiser Paul at paul.simadasfffaif@gmail.com by the 28th of April.
Programme:
12:30 pm: Arrival, registration and welcome. Refreshments on arrival.
1:00 pm: First talk. “The Cook Brothers at War”, Ian Faulconbridge. PowerPoint + show and tell. Followed by Q&A.
2:00 pm: Tribute to Nellie Pike, an AANS nurse at Lemnos in 1915, and the very first full-woman member of the Gallipoli Association in 1980. A grandson of Nellie has been invited to attend and speak. Paul Simadas will describe Nellie’s service.
2:15 pm: Break and afternoon tea. Gold coin donation with raffle prizes.
2:45 pm: Second talk. “Clement York Varley, ASC to AFC 1914-1919”, Andrew Dunlop. PowerPoint + show and tell. Followed by Q&A.
3:30 pm: Thanks and close.
With the co-operation of the Gallipoli Association in the UK and our friends at the Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney.
