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Photograph
The photograph, of an 'unknown' relative, was found in the family collection of Sheila
Mellstrom, John henry's great niece. It was immediately recognised as John henry in his uniform
of the 3rd Division, Australian Imperial Force. The slouched hat, which originated in
Egypt, with the AIF hat badge front and centre was the mark of Lt. Gen. Monash's 3rd
Division. She very kindly gave me the original. Double click on the image for an A5 copy.
Acknowledgements
Thanks are extended to:
- Flanders Battlefield Tours - Ypres
for going out of their way to find Alma Farm.
- Ted Harris who organises the
42nd Battalion AIF web site and who has made available 'The Spirit of the
Forty-Second' on the web.
- Madame Emiel Vanlerberghe of Brigadehof Alma, Albertstraat 22, Zonnebeke, the present
owner of Alma Farm, who showed me great kindness by allowing me to wander over the land
that John Henry fought for. She also donated copies of photographs of the farm in the 1920s.
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in France 1917', Angus & Robertson, Sydney, Chapter XX Third step – Broodseinde,
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Cot Cemetery', Pen and Sword Military, Barnsley, 2007
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11th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Division, Australian Imperial Forces, during the Great War,
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(With thanks to Grey Lynch of Canberra, whose great uncle 2nd.Lt. James Patrick Kelly-Healey,
of ‘D’ Company, 42nd Battalion, was Killed in Action 4 October 1917 on the
reverse slope of Hill 40 and is remembered on the Menin Gate.
