Anzac Day Stories

Honouring the brave men & women who represented their country during war.

LEST WE FORGET - ANZAC DAY 25 APRIL

Leslie Collins

Leslie Collins, (Great Uncle) WW1,18th Battery,6th F.A.Brigade,A.I.F. Died in France 29/12/1916 Place Heilly...

By Les Phillips
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Brothers, Harold and Percy Speck

This is a photo of my uncle Harold. He was accepted for training in March 1917 and was transferred overseas in October 1917 and killed in action 6 months later. He was killed in one of the battles of the Somme on 05/04/1918, just before the 1st world war ended...

By Colleen Wheeler
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Brothers, Eric Wheeler and Neville Wheeler

These are 2 of my uncles...Eric Wheeler and Neville Wheeler (Neville is the one in uniform). They are brothers and both fought...

By Colleen Wheeler
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Peter Lafranchi

Peter Lafranchi Was born 21st June 1888 in the Lafranchi Homestead at Deep Creek in Victoria Australia. Peter was the 9th child of Giulio Battista Lafranchi who travelled from Switzerland for the Gold Rush ...

By Debra Talbot
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