| Basisschool "De Ster"
herdenkt Australische gesneuvelden / Tribute Australian soldiers - Poperinge -
11/11/2008 In het kader van de herdenking van de gesneuvelden van de
1ste Wereldoorlog op 11 november, legden de leerlingen van de basisschool van
het Gemeenschapsonderwijs 'De Ster" kransen neer bij de graven van 10 Australische
soldaten die begraven liggen op het
Poperinge New Military Cemetery - kerkhof in Poperinge. Deze kransen (wreaths)
werden gemaakt door leerlingen van de Strathpine West State School in Australie
en ons bezorgd op kosten van de Australische regering.
On the
90th anniversary of the end of World War One, the children of Basisschool de Ster
in Poperinge in Belgium remember Australian Diggers killed in heavy fighting in
the area and buried in their war cemetery. The wreaths were made by the children
of Strathpine West State school as part of an exchange program involving schools
in Australia, Belgium and France. The organiser is our Media Officer, Allen Callaghan. The
graves are those of 10 members of the 11th Australian Machine Gun Coy who were
all killed on the one day in September 1917. They are amongst the 61,000. Australians
who died in action between 1914 and 1918 and who are buried at Poperinge
New Military Cemetery.
Dank
aan Martine Viaene, Directie BSGO "Het Vroonhof" voor de info en foto's. Deze
rubriek staat open voor iedereen.
Ook jij kunt foto's doorsturen voor
de rubriek "Je was er bij". Ons adres: info@westhoek.be Everyone
can send pictures for the pages "You were there". Our address: info@westhoek.be | 
