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LEGACY AUSTRALIA was
represented at the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain
concert held at Chartwell, the home of Sir Winston
Churchill. Sept 2010.
Legatee President Lindsay Birrell London Legacy, and his
partner Jenny DUNN, who are volunteers at Chartwell, took
part in the function dressing up in 1940's clothes.
Lindsay was playing the part of Bill Thompson, Churchill's
only police detective bodyguard during the War, Jenny was
playing the part of a staff secretary at the Cabinet War
Room during the war.
The RAF Band played all the old war time music, a big screen
showed many war time film clips, Churchill speeches, London
being bombed etc.
A spitfire and a hurricane put on a display over Chartwell
and the night ended with fireworks.
Guests included Dame Vera Lynn and Randolf Churchill, great
grand son, who closed the evening with a speech thanking
everyone for their presence. |
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| 2010
Christmas party held at the Frankston Naval Memorial Club.
(71) |
Melbourne
Cup day function 2010 held at the Frankston Naval Memorial
Club. (28) |
Independence Day 2010 function held at the Frankston Naval
Memorial Club. (30) |
Anzac Day
March in Melbourne 2010. (25) |
Anzac Day
2010 Reunion (24) |
Photos
courtesy of Alan Porter (54) |
Sydney II
Service - Photos courtesy of Mick Hooper nephew of AB Edgar
Norman Hooper - HMAS SYDNEY II (56) |
Sydney II
and other photos courtesy Charles (Tug) Wilson. (19) |
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| Sydney II
Service aboard Sydney IV. Photos courtesy Laurie Williams
(6) |
Vietnam
Veterans Day Melbourne 2009 (7) |
Finding
Sydney II Book Launch (7) |
Anzac Day
2009 Seaford & Melbourne (19) |
Photographs courtesy of ex-POCK, Des (DJ) Corrigan (Voyager
survivor). (17) |
2008
Christmas party at Frankston Naval Memorial Club (70) |
Setting
up the 645 crosses at the Melbourne Shrine 2008 (21) |
London
2008 Commemoration Service for HMAS Sydney II (54) |
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| Sydney IV
visits Melbourne (64) |
Anzac Day
2006
Photos courtesy of Carl Sorensen JP (65) |
First
photos of our Senior Vice President, Marty Grogan, receiving
his OAM at Government House.
Photos by Vicki Jones Photography ©
2006 (9) |
Photos of
Anzac Day 2007 in Ipswich with Marty Grogan, Darren Grogan
and SMNCIS Sully Sullivan. (9) |
Photos from Herman Van
Der Hoek on his trip to Malaysia which shows the Tasmanian
contingent - Navy, Army & Air Force, at a wreath laying
ceremony at Batu Gajah cemetery. (4) |
Photos from
John (Slug) Gurr,
ex POCK
ex CPOCOX (subs) (25) |
Photos from
Brigham Young (3) |
Photos of the good old
days from
John Carroll (4) |
