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7 Soldiers identified at Pheasant Wood

April 25, 2024 • Fromelles Association of Australia

Breaking News: 7 Soldiers Named at Pheasant Wood The Honourable Minister for Veteran Affair’s and Minister for Defence Personnel, Matt Keogh MP, has announced that 7 soldiers will be officiall...

ABC Article on the search for Throsby Yabesly

"DNA test could help match WWI Battle of Fromelles fallen soldier with living relatives" ABC Riverland / By Sophie Holder 26-2-2024

Feb. 29, 2024 • Fromelles Association of Australia

Thorsby Yabsley with a nephew c 1915 source https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1243317

Major Arthur White, MC, 32nd Battalion Report

Medically Discharged from Active Service, Story by Battlefield Cycling

Feb. 28, 2024 • Fromelles Association of Australia

Major A R White source MAJOR A. R. WHITE, WHO HAS BEEN AWARDED THE MILITARY CROSS. (1916, October 6). Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), p. 27. Re...

July 2023 Newsletter

Our Latest Newsletter - July 2023

July 26, 2023 • Fromelles Association of Australia

In this Edition: Pheasant Wood - Honour for 7 new soldiers A new Fromelles Mosaic Wall at Broadford has been unveiled July 19th Ceremonies, Melbourne, Sydney, Ipswich and Fromelles. New Sold...

FROMELLES COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE, IPSWICH

THe 31st Battalion Memorial Association have advised of their upcoming service on 19 July. If you are likely to be in Brisbane/Ipswich at the time, please contact Michael James: mickj60@iinet.net.au for any information required.

June 26, 2023 • Fromelles Association of Australia

IDENTIFYING THE FALLEN OF FROMELLES

Geoffrey Benn willbe speaking at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne on 19 July 2023, together with Major Cameron Clarke of Unrecovered War Casualties

June 26, 2023 • Fromelles Association of Australia

"The Missing of Fromelles" by Tim Whitford and Patrick Lindsay AM

15th July 2023 at 1:30 pm at the Broadford RSL

June 26, 2023 • Fromelles Association of Australia

Anzac Day 2023

Radio Interview with Geoffrey Benn on ABC Radio Sydney

June 25, 2023 • Fromelles Association of Australia

Our President, Geoffrey Benn (not pictured!) gave a radio interview with ABC Radio Sydney broadcast over breakfast radio on Anzac Day, although recorded the day before. You can click on the link...

Canal Route will raise the war dead

Published by www.thetimes.co.uk

May 2, 2023 • Fromelles Association of Australia

Many soldiers' remains are to be exhumed in areas of the Somme where soldiers have lain unknown since 1918. None of the area will involve Fromelles, but we can predict the extent of wor...

Musee de la Bataille de fromelles - now Musee de France

April 28, 2023 • Fromelles Association of Australia