I received an email the other day from the grandson of Frederick Leopold Terrell (and great nephew of Eric Gordon Terrell whose name I already had on the list) of Cherry Gardens. Another one to add to the list (now 233 names). Apparently the family have Frederick's diary and some other memorabilia...
It is great to get these emails. I can write a good chronology of a soldier's service history from the various records, but there is nothing quite like personal stories and pictures from the family!
The Oarsmen: The Remarkable Story of the Men Who Rowed from the Great War
to Peace
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*Available from libraries and bookstores.*
At the end of the Great War the Department of Defence was faced with the
problem of repatriating tens of thousa...
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