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Photos of the Seattle Leather Contingent at the 2015 Seattle Pride Parade. Courtesy of Ryan Dixon (The American Lens) and gifted on behalf of Seattle girls of Leather.
Groups photographed include: Seattle Men in Leather, Seattle Women in Leather, Seattle boys of Leather, Seattle girls of Leather, Seattle Pups and Handlers, Washington State Mr and Ms Leather Organization, Ponies of Washington, South Sound Leather Alliance, 2015 International Ms. Leather, and more!
Photos of the Seattle Leather Contingent at the 2015 Seattle Pride Parade. Courtesy of Ryan Dixon (The American Lens) and gifted on behalf of Seattle girls of Leather.
Groups photographed include: Seattle Men in Leather, Seattle Women in Leather, Seattle boys of Leather, Seattle girls of Leather, Seattle Pups and Handlers, Washington State Mr and Ms Leather Organization, Ponies of Washington, South Sound Leather Alliance, 2015 International Ms. Leather, and more!
Jeudi 19 juin 2014, un détachement du contingent estonien de l'EUFOR, patrouillait dans les rues de bangui, plus précisemment dans le 5e et le 3e arrondissement, théâtre de tensions entre musulmans et chrétiens. Après avoir effectuer un epatrouille en véhicule, et des points de contrôles fixes sur les grands axes, les soldats estoniens on teffectués à pied une refconnaissance de zone dans ces quartiers qui portent encore les stigmates des violences entre religions. Ces patrouilles montrent la présence de l'EUFOR dans la ville, et permettent de stabiliser la situation sécuritaire de la capitale. A terme, 800 soldats de l'EUFOR seront déployés à Bangui. Des soldats estoniens de l'EUFOR s'entretiennent avec le chef des anti-balaka du 5e arrondissement.
Photos from the Sept 21, 2014 Peoples Climate March, primarily Unitarian Universalist and larger faith contingent.
Media & Other Use: Permission granted to media, bloggers and Unitarian Universalists everywhere to use with photo credit: © Peter Bowden.
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) 2013 Nijmegen contingent get pumped up before they depart for a 40 kilometers march on July 17, 2013, at Camp Heumensoord, Netherlands. The CAF members are in Europe for the 97th annual International Four Days Marches held in Nijmegen, Netherlands..
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Image by Corporal Anthony Laviolette, CFSU(O) Imaging Services.
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Photos of the Seattle Leather Contingent at the 2015 Seattle Pride Parade. Courtesy of Ryan Dixon (The American Lens) and gifted on behalf of Seattle girls of Leather.
Groups photographed include: Seattle Men in Leather, Seattle Women in Leather, Seattle boys of Leather, Seattle girls of Leather, Seattle Pups and Handlers, Washington State Mr and Ms Leather Organization, Ponies of Washington, South Sound Leather Alliance, 2015 International Ms. Leather, and more!
Photos of the Seattle Leather Contingent at the 2015 Seattle Pride Parade. Courtesy of Ryan Dixon (The American Lens) and gifted on behalf of Seattle girls of Leather.
Groups photographed include: Seattle Men in Leather, Seattle Women in Leather, Seattle boys of Leather, Seattle girls of Leather, Seattle Pups and Handlers, Washington State Mr and Ms Leather Organization, Ponies of Washington, South Sound Leather Alliance, 2015 International Ms. Leather, and more!
Czech Tatra 603 saloon fronts an amazing 4000 miles-from-new Polish FSO. These were just two of the cars on the second SALT Rally, pictured here at Orford in Suffolk.
The second SALT (Soviet Auto Luxury Tour) Rally was held in and around Framlingham in Suffolk, over the weekend of June 6-8 2008. This is a rally for classic cars made during the Cold War period - 1945-91. We visit places of Cold-War interest, and enjoy some great touring and comradeship along the way. Although SALT largely features vehicles built under Communism, no political statement is intended or should be implied.
May 1st was a long day in New York, the activities began very early and many were held at various locations throughout the day.
People of the OccupyWallStreet Movement (OWS) met up early in Bryant Park from there, they started to carry out 99 pickets in front of corporations, restaurants, etc.
Later the GuitarArmy contingent left Bryant Park to go to Union Square, where a coalition of immigrants, unions and OWS held an event and then marched to Wall St.
At night OccupyWallStreet held a general assembly and the police evicted them from the square at 10pm, men and women of the Veterans for Peace, were arrested for not leaving the park, as they intended to re-occupy it.
Throughout the day, the police brutally attacked demonstrators, but especially at night when there was less light and fewer people. The NYPD attacked and arrested aribitrarily people who were part of the crowd.
Picture of the March on Wall St Squear Union conducted by the coalition of unions, immigrants and OWS.
Marie Claire. 2020. Anarchy In The UK: A Brief History Of Punk Fashion. [online] Available at: [Accessed 4 May 2020].
27 September 2011. Um Kadada: A UNAMID Egyptian soldier posted in Um Kadada (North Darfur) working at night in his position at the strong points of the fence of the team site.
860 troops from Egypt are posted in Um Kadada where they assume the responsibility of the security. However, since 2010, this area is free of clashes and there is no camps for displaced people. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID - www.albertgonzalez.net
180 casques bleus de la Force de Réaction Rapide du contingent Portugais, ont reçu la médaille des Nations Unies pour leur contribution aux efforts de l’ONU pour la stabilisation en RCA. La cérémonie s'est déroulée le mercredi 20 Février 2019 à la Base militaire Mpoko à Bangui, en présence du commandant de la Force, le General Balla Keita, de l’Adjoint au commandant de la Force, le Lieutenant-général Marco Antonio Mendes Paulino Serronha et de l’officier exécutif du Chef de la Composante Police par interim, Noe Emmanuel Mbock.
Photos: UN/MINUSCA - Herve Serefio
Contingent Number 179: Melbourne Marching Girls.
“We haven’t come this far, to only go this far”
We march to be visible in acknowledging the lives of LGBTQI women. This time, we will be paying tribute to the extraordinary and courageous Anne Lister (1791-1840) (Halifax landowner, diarist) Before The Suffragettes, Gay Liberation, De-criminalisation and Marriage Equality, Lister lived a life uncompromisingly true to herself, even inventing a ‘marriage’ and living with her ‘wife’, the equally courageous Ann Walker.
Photos of the Seattle Leather Contingent at the 2015 Seattle Pride Parade. Courtesy of Ryan Dixon (The American Lens) and gifted on behalf of Seattle girls of Leather.
Groups photographed include: Seattle Men in Leather, Seattle Women in Leather, Seattle boys of Leather, Seattle girls of Leather, Seattle Pups and Handlers, Washington State Mr and Ms Leather Organization, Ponies of Washington, South Sound Leather Alliance, 2015 International Ms. Leather, and more!
In the background the Cotswolds are shrouded in mist while in the foreground is the memorial to Major John Francis Sumption in the churchyard of St Mary's, Prestbury, Cheltenham.
This stone reads:
In loving memory of
John Francis Sumption
Major 14th Batt 1st Canadian Contingent
who died from wounds
October 22nd 1916 aged 38 years.
Buried at Rouen, France.
Whittle was born on 2 August 1882 at Huon Island, Tasmania, to Henry Whittle, a labourer, and his wife Catherine (née Sullivan).[1] He grew up in Hobart, and was living there when he enlisted as a private in the 4th Tasmanian (2nd Imperial Bushman) Contingent during 1899, for service in the Second Boer War.[2][3] The unit embarked for South Africa on 27 March 1901,[4] and arrived four weeks later. The contingent spent the following twelve months on active duty, which included action in the Cape Colony,[1] before returning to Australia on 25 June 1902.[4]
Soon after his return to Australia, Whittle enlisted in the Royal Navy as a stoker. He spent five years as a sailor, during which time he was attached to various ships on the Australia Station,[4] including HMS Challenger and HMS Pioneer. Discharged from the navy in 1907, Whittle joined the Australian Army and was posted to the Army Service Corps; he was to serve in this position for three and a half years.[2] During this time, Whittle married Emily Margaret Roland in a Catholic ceremony at the archbishop's house, Hobart, on 23 July 1909.[1]
Following his marriage, Whittle transferred briefly to the artillery, serving with the 31st Battery, Australian Field Artillery. He was then posted to the Tasmanian Rifle Regiment, and remained with this unit until the outbreak of the First World War.[2]
First World War
Early war service
On 6 August 1915, Whittle transferred to the Australian Imperial Force in order to see active service overseas during the war. Allotted as a reinforcement to the 26th Battalion as a private, he embarked from Melbourne on 27 October aboard HMAT Ulysses bound for Egypt.[5] Appointed acting corporal soon after arrival,[1] he was reallocated to the 12th Battalion with the rank of private on 1 March 1916, following a period of divisional reorganisation and expansion to the Australian forces which were now stationed in Egypt.[2] Whittle was promoted to the substantive rank of corporal two weeks later.[6]
Embarking for the Western Front, the 12th Battalion joined the British Expeditionary Force upon arrival in France on 7 April 1916. Eight days later, Whittle was promoted to lance sergeant.[6] Posted to the Fleurbaix sector of France,[7] the 12th Battalion was engaged in minor operations until July.[8] During this time, Whittle was wounded on 18 June,[1] suffering a gunshot wound to his right arm. Initially admitted to the 3rd Field Ambulance, the injury necessitated treatment in England and Whittle was transferred to the 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield. He rejoined the 12th Battalion on 16 September following recuperation.[6]
Following its involvement at Pozières in July–September 1916, the 12th Battalion moved to the Ypres sector in Belgium, where Whittle was promoted to sergeant on 14 October.[4][8] In late November, Whittle was admitted to hospital suffering from an illness; on 18 December, he rejoined his unit,[6] which had returned to action on the Somme.[8]
During the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line, Whittle took part in the 12th Battalion's attack on the villages of La Barque and Ligny-Thilloy as a member of Captain James Newland's A Company on 26–27 February 1917.[1] At Bark Trench, a position on the north side of the centre of La Barque,[9] the company encountered a German strongpoint and Newland was wounded.[4][10] Rallying his men, Whittle rushed the post and started bombing the occupants with grenades. He then chased the Germans as they began to retreat down the trench line, before they were forced from the position.[9] For his efforts during the assault, Whittle was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, the recommendation of which cited his "... conspicuous gallantry in the presence of the enemy".[10] The announcement of the award was published in a supplement to the London Gazette on 26 April 1917.[11]
Victoria Cross
By early April 1917, three German-held outpost villages remained between the area to the south of the I Anzac Corps position and the Hindenburg Line.[12] An attack to capture the villages of Boursies, Demicourt and Hermies by the 1st Australian Division was formulated to commence on 9 April, the day the British offensive opened at Arras.[13] For his gallantry in two separate actions during this engagement, Whittle was awarded the Victoria Cross.[14]
A man in military uniform standing under a wooden structure that has icicles hanging off it
Sergeant J. W. Whittle in France, 1916
On 8 April, the 12th Battalion was tasked with the capture of the village of Boursies.[12] The attack was to act as a feint in order to mislead the German forces on the direction from which Hermies was to be assaulted. Whittle had been placed in command of the left platoon in Newland's A Company for the attack, which commenced at 03:00. Advancing, the company was subjected to heavy machine gun fire from a derelict mill approximately 400 metres (440 yd) short of the village and began to suffer heavy casualties. Gathering a party of men, Newland led a bombing attack which was able to dislodge the Germans from the position and secure the area. Continuing their advance, the company was able to reach its objectives,[13] where Whittle was placed in command of a post just beyond the mill.[4]
Throughout the day, the Australians came under heavy shellfire from the Germans. At 22:00,[13] the German forces launched a severe counter-attack against the mill under the cover of an intense barrage of artillery and bombs.[14] Advancing down the main road, they managed to enter the trench Whittle was holding.[12] Gathering all available men, Whittle charged the Germans and was able to restabilise the position. Newland arrived soon after, and the two men worked together until the position was re-established.[4] The 12th Battalion was relieved on 10 April by the 11th Battalion, having succeeded in capturing Boursies at the cost of 240 casualties, of which 70 were killed or missing.[15]
Following a four-day reprieve away from the frontline, the 12th Battalion relieved the 9th Battalion at Lagnicourt on 14 April. Around dawn the following day, the Germans launched a fierce counter-attack against the 1st Australian Division's line.[16] Breaking through the Australian line, the Germans forced back the 12th Battalion's D Company, which was to the left of Newland's A Company.[4] Soon surrounded and under attack on three sides,[17] Newland withdrew the company to a sunken road which had been held by Captain Percy Cherry during the capture of the village three weeks earlier, and lined the depleted company out in a defensive position on both banks.[13] Establishing his platoon in position, Whittle noticed a group of Germans moving a machine gun into position to enfilade the road. As the gunners began to set up the weapon, Whittle, under heavy rifle fire, jumped from the road and single-handedly rushed the crew. Using his bombs, he succeeded in killing the entire group before collecting the gun and taking it back to A Company's position.[14]
As reinforcements from the 9th Battalion began to arrive, Newland was able to repulse a third attack by the Germans. Reorganising the 9th and 12th Battalions, a combined counter-attack was able to be launched and the line recaptured by approximately 11:00.[13] The 12th Battalion had suffered 125 casualties during the engagement, with 66 killed or missing.[17] Whittle and Newland were both subsequently awarded a Victoria Cross for their actions that day; the pair were the only two permanent members of the Australian military to receive the decoration during the war.[13]
The full citation for Whittle's Victoria Cross appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette on 8 June 1917, reading:[18]
War Office, 8th June, 1917.
His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to approve of the award of the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned Officers, Non-commissioned Officers and Men: —
No. 2902 Sjt. John Woods Whittle, Inf. Bn., Aus. Imp. Force.
For conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty on two occasions.
When in command of a platoon the enemy, under cover of an intense artillery barrage, attacked the small trench he was holding. Owing to weight of numbers the enemy succeeded in entering the trench, and it was owing to Sjt. Whittle personally collecting all available men and charging the enemy that the position was regained.
On a second occasion when the enemy broke through the left of our line Sjt. Whittle's own splendid example was the means of keeping the men well in hand. His platoon were suffering heavy casualties and the enemy endeavoured to bring up a machine gun to enfilade the position. Grasping the situation he rushed alone across the fire-swept ground and attacked the hostile gun crew with bombs before the gun could be got into action.
He succeeded in killing the whole crew and in bringing back the machine gun to our position.
Later war service
A group portrait of ten soldiers and three sailors on board a ship
The group of ten Australian Victoria Cross recipients repatriated to Australia to assist in recruitment pictured on HMAT Medic with three naval officers. Whittle is in the centre of the back row.
In late April 1917, Whittle spent three days in a field hospital receiving treatment for psoriasis, before embarking for England on attachment to a training battalion. Joining the unit on 6 May, he once again underwent an eight-day furlough in a military hospital later in the month.[6] During this time, Whittle attended an investiture ceremony in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace on 21 July, where he was decorated by King George V with his Victoria Cross and Distinguished Conduct Medal.[2]
Re-embarking for France on 25 August,[6] Whittle rejoined the 12th Battalion which had subsequently moved to Belgium in preparation for another offensive at Ypres.[8] On 1 October, he was the subject of a General Court Martial in the field, charged with two offences committed on 27 September: 1. Drunkenness while on active service; 2. Conduct to the prejudice of good order and Military Discipline while on active service, in that when the commanding officer was addressing a parade he called out words to the effect of: "But we are good soldiers though". He was found guilty of both offences, and sentenced to be reduced to the rank of corporal. Following four days detention during the trial, Whittle re-joined the 12th Battalion on 8 October.[6][19]
An informal, half-length portrait of a man in military uniform
Sergeant John Whittle c. 1918
The 12th Battalion spent the next two months engaged in minor operations in Belgium, before once again transferring to the trenches in France during December.[20] During this time, Whittle was re-promoted to the rank of sergeant.[19] With the commencement of the German Spring Offensive of 1918, the 12th Battalion assisted in repulsing the assault in the months of March and April.[8] While engaged in this operation, Whittle was wounded on 19 March and admitted to a field hospital suffering shrapnel wounds to his right hand. Recovering from the wound, he returned to the 12th Battalion in April. Later that month, Whittle was charged with conduct to the prejudice of good order and Military Discipline a second time for mutilating his pay book; he was reprimanded by the battalion's commanding officer as a result.[6]
In June, Whittle was posted to the 2nd Army Central School for a five-week stint. Returning to the 12th Battalion in mid-July, Whittle was wounded in action for the third time; suffering shrapnel wounds to his right elbow, he was admitted to the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance on 25 July. Evacuated to England, he was admitted to the Central Military Hospital, Eastbourne, before transferring to the 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, two weeks later.[6] During this time, Australian Prime Minister, Billy Hughes, invited several of Australia's Victoria Cross recipients of the war to return to Australia and assist in a recruiting drive; Whittle was among a group of ten who accepted the offer.[4] The party embarked aboard HMAT Medic on 24 August,[4] bound for Melbourne. Arriving seven weeks later,[6] Whittle returned to Tasmania and assisted with recruiting on the island during the last few weeks of the war. Following the Armistice, he was discharged from the Australian Imperial Force on 15 December 1918.[4]
Later life
John Whittle's medals at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.
After his discharge from the Australian Imperial Force, Whittle re-settled in Hobart with his family. He briefly re-enlisted in the 40th Battalion during 1921, before moving to Sydney, New South Wales, where he gained employment as an inspector on the staff of an insurance company.[4] Whittle later worked in several other jobs, including a period of service with Tooth's Brewery in Sydney. On 11 November 1929, he attended the New South Wales Dinner for recipients of the Victoria Cross in Sydney, before briefly re-enlisting in the Australian Army once again the following year.[9]
On 7 February 1934,[1] Whittle was walking through University Park when he was accosted by a small boy who said that his younger brother had fallen into the lake. Rushing to the area, Whittle dived into the weed-choked lake and began searching for the boy. Finding him unconscious, Whittle brought the boy to the bank and applied artificial respiration for approximately half an hour; the child later came around and was taken to hospital. Whittle left the scene and proceeded home in a taxi without leaving his name, but his identity was subsequently discovered and he was presented with a Certificate of Merit by the Royal Life Saving Society. Whittle himself was ill for a fortnight due to swallowing some of the foul water in the ornamental lake.[9]
During the Second World War, Whittle's son, Ivan Ernest, served as a private in the 2/33rd Australian Infantry Battalion. He was killed when the B-24 Liberator aircraft he was travelling in crashed into a marshalling yard at Port Moresby, New Guinea, on 7 September 1943.[9][21] At his home in Glebe on 2 March 1946, John Whittle died of a cerebral haemorrhage at the age of 63. Survived by his wife, a son and three daughters, he was buried in Rookwood Cemetery
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces contingent attend the International Military Pilgrimage sports challenge in Lourdes, France from 16 to 21 May 2018. Photo Credit: Sgt DG Janes, Directorate of Army Public Affairs
27 September 2011. Um Kadada: Egyptian soldiers, members of the UNAMID troops posted in Um Kadada (North Darfur), patrol inside in an APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) in Nazaha (East Um Kadada).
860 troops from Egypt are posted in Um Kadada where they assume the responsibility of the security. However, since 2010, this area is free of clashes and there is no camps for displaced people. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID - www.albertgonzalez.net
The incoming commander of the Uganda contingent serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) at the handover ceremony in Mogadishu, Somalia, on 17 December 2021.
AMISOM Photo / Mukhtar Nuur
May 1st was a long day in New York, the activities began very early and many were held at various locations throughout the day.
People of the OccupyWallStreet Movement (OWS) met up early in Bryant Park from there, they started to carry out 99 pickets in front of corporations, restaurants, etc.
Later the GuitarArmy contingent left Bryant Park to go to Union Square, where a coalition of immigrants, unions and OWS held an event and then marched to Wall St.
At night OccupyWallStreet held a general assembly and the police evicted them from the square at 10pm, men and women of the Veterans for Peace, were arrested for not leaving the park, as they intended to re-occupy it.
Throughout the day, the police brutally attacked demonstrators, but especially at night when there was less light and fewer people. The NYPD attacked and arrested aribitrarily people who were part of the crowd.
Picture of the March on Wall St Squear Union conducted by the coalition of unions, immigrants and OWS.
27 September 2011. Um Kadada: Egyptian soldiers, members of the UNAMID troops posted in Um Kadada (North Darfur), patrol in the morning on an APC (Armored Personnel Carrier).
860 troops from Egypt are posted in Um Kadada where they assume the responsibility of the security. However, since 2010, this area is free of clashes and there is no camps for displaced people. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID - www.albertgonzalez.net
27 September 2011. Um Kadada: Egyptian soldiers, members of the UNAMID troops posted in Um Kadada (North Darfur), patrol in the morning.
860 troops from Egypt are posted in Um Kadada where they assume the responsibility of the security. However, since 2010, this area is free of clashes and there is no camps for displaced people. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID - www.albertgonzalez.net
2 August 2010. Kutum: South African contingent based in UNAMID Kutum camp site. In the picture, peacekeepers patrolling the way that IDPs from Fata Burno walk twice per week to go to Kutum market. They are usually threatened by janjaweees and peacekeepers give them security. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran / Unamid
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April 8, 2012
Ypres, Belgium
The Canadian Forces and Veterans Affairs Canada Vimy Contingent at the St. Julien Memorial.
From April 7 to 11, 2012, a contingent of 105 CF members took part in ceremonies in Europe commemorating the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. The contingent was composed mainly of personnel from historical regiments, branches and corps that participated in the 1917 battle, a flag party and the Royal 22e Régiment Band.
The CF Vimy Contingent supported Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC). In particular, the Contingent participated in a private wreath-laying ceremony at the St. Julien Memorial in Belgium, a Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate Memorial (also in Belgium), and a VAC-led anniversary ceremony at the foot of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial. The Contingent thus sought to ensure that the courage and devotion of our Canadian heroes will never be forgotten.
Image by Master Corporal Pierre Thériault, Imaging Services, Ottawa
© 2012 DND-MDN Canada
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Ypres, Belgique
Le contingent des Forces canadienne et des Anciens Combattants Canada au mémorial de Saint-Julien.
Un contingent compose de 105 membres des FC participent aux Cérémonies entourant la commémoration du 95e anniversaire de la Bataille de la crête de Vimy du 7 au 11 avril 2012 en Europe. Le contingent est formé principalement de militaires appartenant à des régiments, des branches et des corps historiques ayant participé à la bataille en 1917, d’une garde de drapeau et de la Musique du Royal 22e Régiment.
Le contingent des FC offre son soutien à Anciens combattants Canada (ACC) et participe notamment une cérémonie privée de dépôt de couronne au mémorial de Saint-Julien (Belgique), une cérémonie de la Dernière sonnerie au monument commémoratif de la Porte de Menin (Belgique), une cérémonie anniversaire dirigée par ACC au pied du monument commémoratif du Canada à Vimy afin de s’assurer que le courage et le dévouement de nos héros canadiens ne seront jamais oubliés.
Image par Caporal-chef Pierre Thériault, Imaging Services (Ottawa)
© 2012 DND-MDN Canada
28 September 2011. Um Kadada: UNAMID Egyptian troops, posted in Um Kadada (North Darfur), training at the team site.
860 troops from Egypt are posted in Um Kadada where they assume the responsibility of the security. However, since 2010, this area is free of clashes and there is no camps for displaced people. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID - www.albertgonzalez.net
The Nijmegen Contingent prepare to pay their respects during the Vimy Memorial service held in memory of veterans who faught and died during the Second World War, on July 13, 2013. .
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Image by Corporal Anthony Laviolette, CFSU(O) Imaging Services.
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Jeudi 19 juin 2014, un détachement du contingent estonien de l'EUFOR, patrouillait dans les rues de bangui, plus précisemment dans le 5e et le 3e arrondissement, théâtre de tensions entre musulmans et chrétiens. Après avoir effectuer un epatrouille en véhicule, et des points de contrôles fixes sur les grands axes, les soldats estoniens on teffectués à pied une refconnaissance de zone dans ces quartiers qui portent encore les stigmates des violences entre religions. Ces patrouilles montrent la présence de l'EUFOR dans la ville, et permettent de stabiliser la situation sécuritaire de la capitale. A terme, 800 soldats de l'EUFOR seront déployés à Bangui. Le détachement estonien est relevé sur sa position par des éléments français de l'EUFOR.
10 November 2011. El Fasher: Gambian soldiers during lunch time at the Gambian base, in UNAMID Supercamp in El Fasher (North Darfur).
196 troops of the Gambian contingent are tasked with providing security at serveral UNAMID bases in El Fasher and escort to visitors.
Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID
Photos of the Seattle Leather Contingent at the 2015 Seattle Pride Parade. Courtesy of Ryan Dixon (The American Lens) and gifted on behalf of Seattle girls of Leather.
Groups photographed include: Seattle Men in Leather, Seattle Women in Leather, Seattle boys of Leather, Seattle girls of Leather, Seattle Pups and Handlers, Washington State Mr and Ms Leather Organization, Ponies of Washington, South Sound Leather Alliance, 2015 International Ms. Leather, and more!
26 September 2011. Um Kadada: Left to right, Egyptian soldiers Sami Mohamed and Ahmed Mahmoud, members of the UNAMID troops posted in Um Kadada (North Darfur), patrol at night in Hali Mussa (North-West of Um Kadada).
860 troops from Egypt are posted in Um Kadada where they assume the responsibility of the security. However, since 2010, this area is free of clashes and there is no camps for displaced people. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID - www.albertgonzalez.net
Title: HQ ARRC US contingent celebrate their Independence Day
INNSWORTH – The US contingent celebrated Independence Day at the Officer’s Mess July 3, 2014.
Independence Day is commonly known as the 4tth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemoration the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. It is also a reminder for those who have been deployed of just how important freedom is.
More than 190 guests came out to celebrate with Headquarters Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (HQ ARRC) US contingent to enjoy games, food and fun. Everyone got a tutoring session on some US history and some enjoyed watching the 50 states appear across the screen and the things that represented them.
There was entertainment all around for everyone to enjoy, with two bouncy castles for the kids, and entertainment room for movies and even a mechanical bronco for anyone who wanted to give it a go. To add to the US flavor there was lots and lots of dancing.
In Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser’s, DCOS OPS welcoming speech he made a comment referring to the “melting pot”
The “melting pot is a metaphor, used in the 1780’s for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements “melting together into a harmonious whole with a common culture.
During the 4th of July celebration you could understand how it was the perfect use of the word. The close working relationships between the nations tend to over flow into personal relationships and cultural differences, however that is what is so unique and interesting for nations to come out and see some of each other’s history and cultures.
Please credit photographer.
10 November 2011. El Fasher: Two soldiers are getting ready for their three-hours-assignment warding the fence at the Gambian base, in UNAMID Supercamp in El Fasher (North Darfur).
196 troops of the Gambian contingent are tasked with providing security at serveral UNAMID bases in El Fasher and escort to visitors.
Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID
Photographed 10 August 2013
Tahitian Contingent
French Colonial Forces
Died 8 September 1918
Aged 31
Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 67, 16 September 1918, Page 3
Noted as ex New Zealander serving with an overseas force and dying of sickness. Forename given as Tetiamona and next of kin Mrs. Mihi A. Uraru, Tahiti.[1]
Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 303, 11 September 1918, Page 4
A full military funeral was yesterday morning accorded to the Franco-Tahitian reservist, Tetiamana-a-Atea, who died in the Victoria Hospital on Sunday. Those present included the General Officer Commanding (Sir Alfred Robin) and Staff.; Surgeon-General Henderson (Director of Medical Services), Mr. James Macintosh (French Consular Agent), Captain R. W. Smith, of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (who represented the Defence Department), and Captain Gentry (who was in charge of the draft of reservists). The firing party and band were from Trentham Camp, the gun-carriage was supplied by D Battery, and the horses and drivers by the New Zealand Garrison Artillery. Chaplain Taylor officiated at the graveside. As the coffin was being placed on the gun-carriage the band played the "Marseillaise. The body was interred in the soldiers cemetery at Karori. [2]
ArchivesNZ hold information on him. They have his forename as Tetiamana:
archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=8650
Researching him I came across this facebook page with his grave on it!
Souvenir Français de Nouvelle Zélande
www.facebook.com/dg.sf.nz/photos_stream
In response to a post I left for them:
Souvenir Français de Nouvelle Zélande
Dear Sandy, thank you for your interest in our Face-book page. For your information, the tombstone of Tetiamana ATEA will soon be replaced by a new in order to correct the spelling of his last name and add the words "Mort pour la France " in French (died for France in English). You will find much more information on the site of our delegation: www.souvenir-francais.nz/
Update:
Stuff website 17 September 2018:
www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/107082753/commemoratio...
SOURCES:
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Photos of the Seattle Leather Contingent at the 2015 Seattle Pride Parade. Courtesy of Ryan Dixon (The American Lens) and gifted on behalf of Seattle girls of Leather.
Groups photographed include: Seattle Men in Leather, Seattle Women in Leather, Seattle boys of Leather, Seattle girls of Leather, Seattle Pups and Handlers, Washington State Mr and Ms Leather Organization, Ponies of Washington, South Sound Leather Alliance, 2015 International Ms. Leather, and more!
El contingente A/T XVII asume la continuidad de la operación de la OTAN con el compromiso de continuar con la defensa antiaérea de la ciudad turca de Adana.
PROVINCIA DE PETORCA.- Martes 27 de Marzo de 2012.- En el marco de la declaración de zona de catástrofe y a fin de brindar mayor seguridad y tranquilidad a la población que se ha visto afectada por la sequía, el Intendente Regional Raúl Celis presidió tres ceremonias en las comunas de La Ligua y Cabildo, en las que entregó estanques de hasta 500 litros de capacidad, inauguró un nuevo tranque captador de aguas y traspasó bonos de contingencia a 183 campesinos.
La primera actividad tuvo lugar en la localidad de Valle Hermoso de La Ligua, donde el Intendente junto al Gobernador Provincial de Petorca, Andrés Leiva, el alcalde Rodrigo Sánchez y los parlamentarios Andrea Molina y Eduardo Cerda hicieron entrega de 35 estanques concentradores de agua de 200 y 500 litros de un total de 160, que se completarán en el corto tiempo a igual número de familias.
La inversión de ONEMI alcanzó los 150 millones de pesos y la solución por esta vía, es que 500 familias dispongan de estos medios para contar con el vital elemento, ya que el beneficio se extenderá a las localidades de Quebrada El Cepo, Quebrada El Pobre y Cuatro Esquinas, incluyendo las plantas de agua potable rural.
Acogiendo las demandas de la comunidad el Intendente anunció que actualmente abastecen a los sectores poblaciones 12 camiones aljibes, número que se aumentará a 24 para asegurar la normalidad de este servicio en todas las localidades.
INAUGURACION TRANQUE LA MORA
Posteriormente el Intendente se trasladó a la localidad de La Mora, comuna de Cabildo, donde inauguró un tranque de cuatro mil cúbicos de capacidad de agua, que se alimenta durante las noches, permitiendo que 48 familias puedan disponer de este recurso para los sistemas de riego, cubriendo alrededor de 50 hectáreas productivas.
La inversión alcanzó a los 40 millones de pesos los que fueron aportados en su mayor parte por Indap, ya que también colaboró la Empresa Minera La Ceniza.
Este adelanto fue recibido con satisfacción por los agricultores lo que quedó de manifiesto en un acto público que tuvo lugar en la escuela municipal del sector G 46 Los Angeles.
BONOS DE INCENTIVO
Finalmente en la sede del Club Deportivo La Vega, de Cabildo la máxima autoridad regional presidió la entrega de cheques a 183 agricultores, correspondientes a bonos compensatorios, de libre disponibilidad para enfrentar las carencias derivadas de la sequía.
Los usuarios del Programa de Desarrollo Local recibieron 100 mil pesos cada uno.
En total, los beneficiados llegarán a 763 pequeños agricultores de las comunas de La Ligua, Cabildo y Petorca por un total de 76 millones 300 mil pesos.
28 September 2011. Um Kadada: UNAMID Egyptian troops, posted in Um Kadada (North Darfur), training at the team site.
860 troops from Egypt are posted in Um Kadada where they assume the responsibility of the security. However, since 2010, this area is free of clashes and there is no camps for displaced people. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran - UNAMID - www.albertgonzalez.net
Lieutenant Vivian Harold POTTER 17938
Auckland Regiment
Died 19 November 1968
Aged 90
Also served in the Boer war Reg No. 4045 7th Contingent; Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant
Born 23 October 1878, Hamilton
Married Lillah COLEMAN at Waihi In Jan 1904
Occupation before enlist for WW1: Bullion smelter
Last employer: Waihi Grand Junction
March 1918 - Granted leave indefinitely due to Sciatica
Photographs of Vivian:
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“He was favourably reported …on the 23rd August 1917 …as painstaking in the manner in which he carried out all transport duties allotted him, and that he was most efficient as an instructor.”
Letters In his military file show he was applying to move to Ranfurly soldiers home in Auckland around 1967
His Cenotaph database record:
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His military records for are online:
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Vivian at one time had a good singing voice
Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 92, 19 April 1900, Page 3
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Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9644, 22 May 1900, Page 3
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Member of the Waihi Literary and Debating Society
Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 171, 20 July 1900, Page 6
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Vivian on Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Harold_Potter
Candidate for the Roskill seat in politics:
Observer, Volume XL, Issue 16, 20 December 1919, Page 9
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Mentioned again as M.P.
Observer, Volume XL, Issue 25, 21 February 1920, Page 10
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An acquaintance has done a blogpost on Vivians father Albert’s life which gives more information on Vivian:
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Con: Carolina Ponce de León y Óscar Roldán Alzáte.
Mayo 21 al 24 de 2014
Más información:
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Photos of the Seattle Leather Contingent at the 2015 Seattle Pride Parade. Courtesy of Ryan Dixon (The American Lens) and gifted on behalf of Seattle girls of Leather.
Groups photographed include: Seattle Men in Leather, Seattle Women in Leather, Seattle boys of Leather, Seattle girls of Leather, Seattle Pups and Handlers, Washington State Mr and Ms Leather Organization, Ponies of Washington, South Sound Leather Alliance, 2015 International Ms. Leather, and more!