Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee Inc: Lemnos' Role Honoured at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital's New Murals

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Sunday, 18 November 2018

Lemnos' Role Honoured at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital's New Murals

On 13th November 2018 Austin Health unveiled a collection of three 5m x 1.2m mosaics in honour of our World War (WW) I and II veterans. The artworks particularly recognise Indigenous soldiers from the Gunditjmara tribe as well as Australian nurses Grace Wilson (WWI) and Lemnos, Vivian Bullwinkel (WWII) who served during the wars. The artworks will add to the significant collection of war artefacts and heritage works on display at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital.

I was honoured to participate in the unveiling of the first mosaic of Grace Wilson and Lemnos on behalf of the Lemnos Gallipoli Commemorative Committee along with family members of Grace Wilson and Melbourne Legacy Community Services Manager Ken Tsirigotis.

It’s wonderful to see the nurses taking pride of place at the entrance and for the role of indigenous soldiers to be acknowledged. It was also a fantastic turnout including by a large number of children from local schools as well as Arlene Bennett from our Committee and the Nurses Memorial Centre, the State Member for Ivanhoe Anthony Carbines MP and Labor Candidate for Jaga Jaga Kate Thwaites.
Congratulations to all those involved in making this permanent tribute a reality including Austin Health - Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and the artist.
Other photos from the unveiling are reproduced below: