AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER'S LETTERS TO HIS FAMILY AT HOME IN SYDNEY IN WWII.
PIONEERS IN MELBOURNE – 2009
Posted by nellibell49 on July 3, 2009
Hi There,
A group of us that are descendant of 2/3 Pioneer battalion diggers here in Melbourne march on behalf of the unit every Anzac day. There is a fir tree dedicated to the unit on the main walk to the shrine and we also every 12th of May hold a service there and at the eternal flame to commemorate the life and death of Bluey Mackey VC. We only have a couple of original serving diggers from the unit left and have been trying to build a network of decendants down here.
In September we will be making a pilgramidge to Cowra to try to find the last survivors of the unit and their descendants in the hope that we can keep maintain and preserve the well known passion of the group.
Any help or contact would be much appreciated.
Darryl Wilson, 2/3 Pioneer Battalion Association – Melbourne Branch (or remnants there of).
Peter Kennedy said
Cowra Trip Assistance Required,
I have just stumbled across this web site today 29/07/2009 and am thoroughly impressed. I would like to be an associate member of the 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion Association if that is possible. I would also like to attend the trip to Cowra that Darryl WILSON has spoken about. If anyone has the details it would be very much appreciated if the times and dates can be posted. I assume that this trip will be in September 2009.
Cheers
Peter KENNEDY (Grandson NX46815)
Darryl Wilson said
Hi Peter,
Sorry for the late reply. The trip to Cowra has now been changed to Sydney to catch up with the surviving pioneers there. I will not be attending this time but hope to go early 2010.
Regards,
Darryl.