Saturday, April 25, 2015

 

Remembering our Ancestors who represented Australia during World Wars.

We do remember them.
 24 Family Ancestors and two long time family friends.
We have not forgotten the sacrifices you made to protect our Country and our families
and your descendants still to come.


AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM
Australians all let us rejoice,
For we are young and free;
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil;
Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts
Of beauty rich and rare;
In history’s page, let every stage
Advance Australia Fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.
Beneath our radiant Southern Cross
We’ll toil with hearts and hands;
To make this Commonwealth of ours
Renowned of all the lands;
For those who’ve come across the seas
We’ve boundless plains to share;
With courage let us all combine
To Advance Australia Fair.
In joyful strains then let us sing,
Advance Australia Fair.

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Remembering our Ancestors who represented Australia during World Wars.

Alexander William Griffiths (David's paternal Grandfather)
 Served at home during WW1.


Edward James Griffiths (David's Great Uncle)
 Served at Gallipoli during WW1.


Robert Wright Griffiths (David's Great Uncle)
Turkish POW at Gallipoli during WW1.

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Friday, April 24, 2015

 

Remembering our Ancestors who represented Australia during World Wars.

Ripley Clements Rodd (my father)
Lieutenant stationed in Egypt, fought the Battle of El Alamein.


Mervyn Edward Griffiths (David's father)

Merpy on far right, joined the Australian Air Force in Canada but was called home because he was a Scientist and needed to help eradicate Mosquitoes causing Malaria in Darwin.

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Thursday, April 23, 2015

 

Remembering our Ancestors who represented Australia in World Wars.

John Dudley Evans (David's maternal Uncle)
 Served in the Air Force during WW2 in the Middle East.

 Keith Baldwin Evans (David's maternal Uncle, older brother to John)
Served at home in the American Army during WW2.

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

 

Remembering our Ancestors who represented Australia in World Wars.

Clements Ripley Rodd (my Paternal Grandfather)

Served and wounded in France during WW1.


Brent Burnell Rodd (my Great Grandfather older brother to Clem)
Served in France as an Officer during WW1.

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

 

Remembering our Ancestors who represented Australia in World Wars.

 Harrie Cleveland Cobcroft (my maternal Grandfather)

 ANZAC Day march 1950's.

Samuel Alexander Long (my maternal Great Grandfather)
Alex also served in the Boer War.

James Hadden Hogarth (married to my Great Aunt Caroline Cobcroft)
 The last digger home from WW1.

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Monday, April 20, 2015

 

Remembering our Ancestors who represented Australia in World Wars.

World War 1.

Harold Mackay Bishop (my second cousin)

 Died in Action in France, buried at the Bancourt British Cemetry, France.


Raymond Charles Bishop (brother to Harold, my second cousin).

 Died in battle at Fromelles, body found and identified, (using Rosie's DNA) and buried at the Pheasant Wood Cemetry, Fromelles in 2010.

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Sunday, April 19, 2015

 

Remembering our Ancestors who represented Australia in World Wars.

Nurses and Ambulance Drivers WW1 and WW2.

Millicent Sylvia Armstrong (Wollogorang Family)

    
 Nursed in France, Awarded the Croix de Guerre.

Ella Janet Rodd (my Great Aunt)
 Nursed in Australia.


Helena Sydney Watson (Wollogorang Family)


Drove Ambulances in Australia.


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Saturday, April 18, 2015

 

Remembering our Ancestors who represented Australia in World Wars.

World War 1 -  1914 - 1918.

Captain Frank Amphlett (David's Great Uncle).

Died in battle at Passchendaele, body never found assumed blown up, name on the Menin Gate.


William McLean Amphlett (brother of Frank, Great Uncle of David)


Returned home and lived to the age of 84.

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Friday, April 17, 2015

 

Remembering our Ancestors who have Represented Australia in World Wars.

Boer War 1899-1902.

Samuel Alexander Long (my Great Grandfather).

Returned home and represented Australia once again in Egypt during WW2

Tremayne Robertson Rodd (my Great Uncle).

Tremayne with my Grandfather, a young Clements who is wearing a boys brigade uniform.

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