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GALS 6th graders spent the night at school reading "The Odyssey" and eating Greek cuisine as part of their studies on Ancient Greece.
Monday - Charles A. Lindbergh House Tour - The girls (Kaitlyn E & Sydney C)are picking up a block of ice like Charles had to do when he was a kid.
The 6th Doctor from Doctor Who, played by Colin Baker.
The torso is from the clown in the collectable minifig series.
Seven Hills 6th graders traveled to Indianapolis, IN recently and toured the Indianapolis Children's Museum and the NCAA Basketball Hall of Fame.
The 6th green at St. Nicholas Golf Club - surrounded by bunkers!! No golf today and I have to wait until Monday afternoon before I'm actually putting for my birdie (!!)
7 Days of Shooting Week #51 - Flags - Shoot Anything Saturday .....
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Monday - Charles A. Lindbergh House Tour - The block of ice the girls picked up (I think the ice block was smaller than a normal ice block they had to pick up).
Just prior to ANZAC Day, 2014, Kiama Library was visited by Sarah Johnston, the great grand niece of Gerringong WW1 soldier, Wallace Sharpe. Sarah very kindly made available to us scans made of Wallace's WW1 photograph albums. These images give a unique view into the life of a Lighthorseman.
Wallace Sharpe did not follow the family tradition of farming. Instead, he worked with his Uncle, Will Nelson in his Gerringong general store. Often riding his horse to outlying parts of the district, Wallace was very popular and likeable, of good moral character, and fine manly qualities. He also played tennis with the Gerringong Tennis Club.
Enlisting on 29th July, 1915, Wally, as he was familiarly called, joined the 6th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement, embarking from Sydney on 3rd May 1916 on HMAT Hymettus, leaving his home, “Aorangi” in Gerringong, forever.
The First Battle of Amman aimed at cutting the Hejaz railway line running south from Damascus. The operation began on 22 March 1918 with the building of bridges across the River Jordan. Rain made going extremely difficult, but by the evening of the 25th, the village of Es Salt had been taken. On the morning of the 27th, the attack began on Amman. About 3,000 Allied soldiers faced 4,000 Turks in well prepared positions, supported by machine-guns and fifteen artillery pieces.
The Turkish resistance, bolstered by the German Asia Corps, proved impossible to overcome. By 2nd April, the Allies had withdrawn. The venture had cost 118 killed and 55 missing from the Mounted Division. (Ency. Of Australia’s Battles. Coulthard-Clark)
According to a Red Cross Report:
“Informant states that on the 28/3/18, the Regiment was in action against the Turks at Amman east of the River Jordan in Palestine. During the advance, Sharpe was hit by machine gun fire, together with two or three others. Informant was about 50 yards away, and saw all the men hit, lying on the
ground. He recognised Sharpe who was still alive.”
“I knew Sergeant Sharpe by sight. He was a tall man standing about 6ft. of big build, dark, clean shaved. He went out with Liet. Ridgway’s party, when they made an unsuccessful attack on Aman. We were in support; Ringrose was the only man of the party who returned. He reported that everyone of them had been hit. This was on the 28th March, 1918. Another attack was made on Amman 6 months after this and the place was taken. Some of us went out to see the place where Liet. Ridgeway’s party had been attacked.The dead bodies were lying there just as they had fallen, and we buried them. Sharpe was identified by some of the men. Sharpe was one of the most popular men in the Regiment – He was a great leader of men.”
Back on the home front, for nearly a year the family lived in anxiety and suspense,
not knowing whether 27 year old Wallace was alive or dead. Finally they received the bad news – previously he was reported missing.
The memorial Service to Sergeant Sharpe was conducted by the Rev. W.T. Hooker in the Gerringong Congregational Church. The rostrum was draped with the Union Jack and Australian flag. In the centre was placed a large wreath of white flowers with streamers of Sergt. Sharpe’s Battalion colours (red and green). The whole service was uplifting, a note of triumph ran through it all, in prayers, readings, anthems, hymns and address from Romans 14:7-8.
Wallace has a memorial inside the Gerringong Uniting Church and a plaque at the Jerusalem Memorial. Panel 58.
Image Courtesy Sarah Johnston.
The 6th Wisconsin, under the leadership of Major Rufus Dawes, led an attack into the railroad cut stopping the flanking movement by the 2nd Mississippi. They were a part of the Iron Brigade and this is their monument at the railroad cut along Reynolds Ave.
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg, PA