After a reasonable wake up call to be on the road by 8.30, we were all very interested about the sites we were going to be visiting today. We began with Cobbers where there was a large statue of Sergeant Fraser carrying a wounded man - there was a significant story behind this man which Bruce explained to us.
We then moved onto VC Corner where Rachel and Kristy spoke of their adopted diggers. Kristy’s digger Private Thomas Henry Phillip Shephard was a touching story. She had a personal connection to this man and spoke of him fondly. When Rachel spoke of her digger Private Frederick Giffen Holst, I felt captured by his story. It was very powerful.
Rachel prepares to remember her adopted digger |
Kristy remembers her digger at VC Corner |
Aisling pays tribute to Pte Cosgriff |
Our next stop was Bullecourt, where Bruce explained the infamous events of this battle site. It’s extremely painful to hear of such horrors not only at this site but all of the others, however I believe we all took something significant from it. It had a gorgeous blossom tree out the front where we all took some great photos!
Nearing the end of our day, we headed off to Mont St Quentin where Nick had his adopted digger Private Gervase Edgeworth. He gave a thorough discussion of his life and sacrifice, which was very fascinating, in particular how Private Edgeworth went to the same school Nick now teaches at.
Nick pays tribute to his digger, a student at Xavier |
Laura remembers her great-great-grandfather |
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