Gillies and Judd Family History
Although of very poor quality, I have just discovered the only picture I know exists of my paternal great, great grandfather, Richard Langridge Judd. I found it in a digital copy of a ‘Brighton Southern Cross’ newspaper article from 7 May 1910 which was about Richard’s recent death; on 23 April 1910. THE LATE MR. R....
The Australian War Memorial site is a brilliant repository of pictures and stories of World War 1. https://www.awm.gov.au/
What a joy to find a picture of great Uncle Alfred Quennell at the Australian War Memorial site. Only a single solitary picture of Alfred as a young boy was known to me prior to this discovery! * ‘Forward Undeterred’ is the slogan of Alfred’s 23rd Battalion, 6th Infantry Brigade,...
I’m working on the story of Alfred Quennell (my great, great uncle) who was in the Australian Infantry Force (AIF) in WW1 at Gallipoli and then France. I became a conscientious objector in response to my conscription into the Australian Army for the Vietnam war in 1972. The following quote from...
What an exciting day! Through my mum I’ve had some contact with a relative who I haven’t seen since we were kids and another who I have never met but who is also interested in the history of branches of this family. Both ‘rellies’ have registered as site users – a warm welcome to each...
I have recently researched and downloaded a lot of material relating to family members who enlisted in the AIF or the NZEF for WW1. The list includes 2 Quennell’s, 1 Johnson, 4 Migans and 2 Heslops and the battlefields they endured include Lone Pine at Gallipoli and Pozières and Amiens on...
I’ve now completely ditched the gruelling TNG in favour of the simpler Family Tree Maker /Ancestry.com approach to a database. Spending less time fiddling a hundred parameters trying to make TNG integrate with WordPress now.
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