Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee Inc: Lemnos Remembered

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Our Committee is raising funds to create a lasting legacy telling the story of Lemnos' link to Gallipoli and Australia's Anzac story. Our projects include the Lemnos Gallipoli Memorial in Albert Park, the publication of a major new historical and pictorial publication and more. To make a donation you can also deposit directly by direct debit into the Committee's bank account: Account Name: Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee Inc; Bank: Bendigo Bank; Account No: 188010037; BSB No: 633000; Include your surname in the reference section. For further information on our legacy projects or to make a donation please contact either Lee Tarlamis 0411553009 or Jim Claven 0409402388M

Sunday, 4 January 2015

Lemnos Remembered - Shepparton, Australia

Further to our post on the Pascoe Vale South connection to Lemnos, here are some of the images of the township of Lemnos near Victoria's north-eastern city of Shepparton.
Named Lemnos on the insistence of Digger Ernie Hill, who fought at Gallipoli, a comrade of Albert Jacka VC, recuperated on Lemnos and survived the battlefields of northern France.
The Diggers of 1915 didn't forget and neither should Australia and Greece in this centenary year!
Enjoy.
Thanks to Lee Tarlamis, our President for sharing these images.
Note that the Lemnos Primary School is seeking to link up with Kontias Primary School on Lemnos this year as part of its centenary activities.
Jim Claven
Secretary
Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee