Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial - Our Information Sign Installed!

Congratulations to the City of Port Phillip - the new Information Sign for our new Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial has been installed!
All ready for the coming installation of our Memorial! See you all at 11am, Saturday, 8th August, at Foote Street Square, Albert Park - one hundred years to the day the Australian nurses arrived on Lemnos.
Text and images provided by myself.

 

 

 

Jim Claven
Secretary
Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee

Our Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial - More Photographs

Today I visited the foundry again to observe the work of our great sculptor, Peter Corlett, OAM, and Peter Morley of Meridian Sculpture.
Peter Morley, in collaboration with Peter Corlett, has been applying the patination process to our sculptures that will give them their greenish hue finish - reflective of ancient Greek sculpture.
Here are some more of my photographs recording the realisation of Peter's vision. If you wish to reproduce these images, please acknowledge authorship.
Come to our unveiling at 11am, Saturday 8th August 2015, Foote Street Square, Albert Park. All welcome.
Enjoy.

Jim Claven
Secretary
Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee

 

Our Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial emerges - New photos of our sculptures in creation

Photograph Jim Claven 2015

Peter Corlett, OAM, our sculptor, has been working to create our new Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial. Having watched the process of creation, I can say that Peter has created an amazing and original work of art, capturing the various themes that come together around the Lemnos connection to Anzac - our brave diggers, wounded or sick, the nurses who cared for them, the earth of Lemnos and its ancient Hellenic history.
Here are some photographs I took of Peter's work, a work in progress, nearing completion. Enjoy and look forward to joining you all at the unveiling on Saturday 8th August.

Jim Claven
Secretary
Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Lost Diggers of Vignacourt - George Petrou paintings exhibition

Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee member and supporter, George Petrou, has launched an exhibition of some of his great paintings inspired by the famous portrait photographs of diggers found only a few years ago in France by Australian investigative report Ross Coulthart.. The images were found hidden in trunks in the attic of a French farmhouse.

These unique photographs have been subject of a television documentary and have been reproduced in Ross' excellent publication - The Lost Digger's. As General Peter Cosgrove, AC, MC, Former Chief of Defence Force and Governor-General has said:
"It's a treasure trove. It's previously unknown, candid images of troops just out of the line. men with fear and experiences of the battle written on their faces."
For more information on Ross' book, click here.
George has created a series of paintings based on some of the most iconic of these photographs. The exhibition is George's latest interpretation in canvas from this archive of ANZAC images.
The exhibition was beautifully curated and displayed, with Ross Coulthart as guest speaker.
The exhibition is being hosted by Crowe Howarth (part of Findex), Australia's leading financial advisory and accounting group.
Thanks to Terry Paule for his support in making this exhibition a reality.
Below are some of the pages from the exhibition  brochure which explain the stories behind these great paintings:

George Petrou and myself at the exhibition. 2015

George Petrou
George is a well-known Melbourne graphic designer and artist. He has been an active supporter of our Committee and has also created a series of original paintings commemorating Lemnos' role in the Anzac story. Sales of these paintings contribute to our fundraising for our Lemnos Gallipoli projects. If you are interested in contacting George and purchasing any of his paintings, contact me on jimclaven@yahoo.com.au

Jim Claven
Secretary
Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee

Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial Unveiling - Greek Language Report

Neos Kosmos today published our article promoting the unveiling of our Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial at 11am on 8th August in the Greek language.

Jim Claven
Secretary
Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee

RSLHellenic Sub-Branch - Centenary of Anzac Dinner Dance - Lemnos Connection Remembered

The RSL Hellenic Sub-Branch is holding its annual dinner dance at Port Melbourne Town Hall on Saturday, 8th August 2015, from 7pm until late. This is not a fundraiser but a celebration.
Tickets are $75 per head for a three course meal, beer,wine, soft drinks and lots of dancing and fun.
Tickets are limited so book soon.
Contact Terry Kanelos on 0414 209 674 or Steve Kyritsis on 0418 571 800 to book your tickets.

Jim Claven
Secretary
Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee.

Lemnos and the Anzacs - Glen Eira Historical Society Address - Carnegie Library, 8pm, 22nd July 2015

You are all invited to come and hear my presentation to the Glen Eira Historical Society on the theme - Walking in the Footsteps of the Anzacs: Australia comes to Lemnos 1915-2015.
Not only will I be speaking on the important links between Lemnos and Australia's Anzac story but also how this connection reaches into communities across Australia - including the Melbourne community of Glen Eira. These include Private Horace Harton (pictured above, AWM image) of the 23rd Battalion who is buried in Lemnos' East Mudros Military Cemetery and Sister Gertrude Davis (pictured below, AWM image) who served with Matron Grace Wilson at the 3rd Australian General Hospital on Lemnos in 1915 - both connected to the Elsternwick area of Glen Eira.
The address will take place at 8pm on Wednesday, 22nd July 2015, in the Boyd Room, Carnegie Library, Carnegie.
To download the flyer for the address, click  here.

Jim Claven
Secretary
Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee