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Imbros Island and its role in Australia's Anzac story revealed in new book

A publication released reveals the role of the Island of Imbros and its Hellenic population in the Gallipoli campaign of 1915-16. The book's author is historian Jim Claven and has been published by the Imvrian Society of Melbourne. The book complements the recent Imbros & Gallipoli Revealed Exhibition – curated by Claven – and launched in June 2023. ....

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A digger's tale from Newport and Brunswick to Lemnos – The Anzac Voyage of Alec Holland


Young Alec Holland from Brunswick – a 23-year-old former apprentice at Melbourne’s Newport Railway Yards – was one of Australia’s soldiers who came to Lemnos during the Gallipoli campaign. He recorded his experiences in an incredible collection of personal diaries, photographs, drawings and memorabilia, which have been treasured by his family ever since. Recently Alec’s granddaughter, Ann, showed me Alec’s amazing images and writings. As I sat in her living room in suburban Melbourne another link between Lemnos and Australia began to unfold before my eyes. This is the story of Alec Holland’s Lemnos
Sapper Alec Frank Holland. Alec Frank Holland Collection. Courtesy of Ann Holland. Photo: Jim Claven 2021 ....

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