2020 has been a particularly difficult year for all of us. The COVID19 pandemic has impacted on all of our lives to a greater or lesser extent. On the commemorative front, we were unable to participate physically in commemorative events in Greece this year as many of us have been able to. Many of us have learnt to use Zoom and other platforms to show our continuing commitment to honour those who served in war. Nevertheless we have much to be thankful for, most importantly our health.
On behalf of our Committee, we wish all of our supporters and friends across the globe, a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. We wish you all a great festive season and look forward to working with you all again soon.
The photographs on this years Committee Xmas Card are of the small northern bay on Lemnos' Turks Head Peninsula, with the causeway leading to Turks Head Island and the Chapel of St Nikolaos - an appropriate site for Xmas. It was to this bay that the Australian nurses landed in August 1915, as well as many of the 50,000 other Australian service personnel whose service brought them to Lemnos. The photograph at right is from the Savage Collection, State Library of NSW, depicting nurses and soldiers watching troops arrive, that on the left was taken by Jim Claven in 2018. Enjoy.
Yours sincerely
Lee Tarlamis OAM MP, President
Jim Claven, Secretary
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