Tag: Gallipoli
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Lest we forget
As Armistice Day approaches I want to remember my Great Uncle William Haswell Shelton who was killed in action on the 25th April 1915 at Gallipoli. He is one of 3,200 Australians who died at Gallipoli and was only 22 years old. Several young men from the same area in rural Queensland signed up together…
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An Australian family history
Inspired by AndThen’s recent post about his family history, I thought I’d write a bit about my own. My family history is quite colourful. My great-great-great-great-grandfather was some kind of representative for Germany in a trade dispute in Cape Town, South Africa. His name was Maximilian Thalwitzer and he was born in Germany but later…
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