Dr John Yiannakis in Melbourne

Dr John Yiannakis at the Foote Street Albert Park proposed site of our new Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial. Albert Park Secondary College on the left.

Recently the Committee was honoured to be visited by Dr John Yiannakis. Dr Yiannakis is a WA academic and member of the Committee. He has made numerous presentations on the link between Lemnos and Gallipoli, including at our recent Anzac Conference on Lemnos in July 2013.
While in Melbourne, Dr Yiannakis was able to have a meeting with our President, Lee Tarlamis, MP, myself as Secretary and the Hon John Pandazopoulos MP. He was able to inform us of developments concerning the new proposed Anzac Interpretive Centre at Albany in Western Australia. He has held discussions with the museum director, emphasising the need to include the Lemnos story in the proposed museum displays. Information on the proposed Albany Centenary events are contained are the following link.
He has also been working on an article on Lemnos and Gallipoli proposed to be published next year.
While in Melbourne, I took Dr Yiannakis on a tour of the proposed site for our Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial at Foote Street Albert Park.
Jim Claven
Secretary Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee