Shrine Lecture - The Real Anzac Girls - 18th June 2013

Committee Members and supporters are encouraged to attend the following lecture concerning the Australian nurses who served on Lemnos to be held at Melbourne Shrine of Remember on 18th June. From photos, emotive diaries and letters, Susanna de Vries AO relates the previously concealed story of the bungled evacuation of the wounded from Gallipoli. Heroic nurses and medical staff saved thousands of lives on the only Australian hospital ship taking wounded ANZACs to Egypt. Once these hospitals overflowed the wounded were sent to the ‘hospital from hell’ on Lemnos. 

After the talk those interested are invited to join Susanna in laying a wreath at the Ex-Servicewomen’s Garden and Memorial Cairn.

From photos, emotive diaries and letters, Susanna de Vries AO relates the previously concealed story of the bungled evacuation of the wounded from Gallipoli. Heroic nurses and medical staff saved thousands of lives on the only Australian hospital ship taking wounded ANZACs to Egypt. Once these hospitals overflowed the wounded were sent to the ‘hospital from hell’ on Lemnos. After the talk those interested are invited to join Susanna in laying a wreath at the Ex-Servicewomen’s Garden and Memorial Cairn. - See more at: http://www.shrine.org.au/Visit-the-Shrine/Talks-and-Events/The-Real-ANZAC-Girls#sthash.RP4uZko3.dpuf

From photos, emotive diaries and letters, Susanna de Vries AO relates the previously concealed story of the bungled evacuation of the wounded from Gallipoli. Heroic nurses and medical staff saved thousands of lives on the only Australian hospital ship taking wounded ANZACs to Egypt. Once these hospitals overflowed the wounded were sent to the ‘hospital from hell’ on Lemnos. After the talk those interested are invited to join Susanna in laying a wreath at the Ex-Servicewomen’s Garden and Memorial Cairn. - See more at: http://www.shrine.org.au/Visit-the-Shrine/Talks-and-Events/The-Real-ANZAC-Girls#sthash.RP4uZko3.dpuf

Presenter: Susanna de Vries AO

Date: Thursday, 18 June, 12.30pm start

Location: Auditorium, Education Centre, Shrine of Remembrance

Cost: FREE, gold coin donation welcome

For more information on this lecture, click here.

Jim Claven
Secretary
Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee