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Fromelles and Pozi—êres: In the Trenches of Hell
September 4, 2016 @ 3:30 am - 5:30 am
On 19 July 1916, 7,000 Australian soldiers – in the first major action of the AIF on the Western Front – attacked entrenched German positions at Fromelles in northern France.
By the next day, there were over 5,500 casualties, including nearly 2,000 dead.
Yet the sad truth is that, nearly a century on from those battles, Australians know only a fraction of what occurred.
With his extraordinary vigour and commitment to research, Peter FitzSimons shows why this is a story about which all Australians can be proud. And angry.
Date: Wednesday 9 March, 5.30pm arrival for 6pm start
Location: Auditorium, Shrine of Remembrance
Cost: FREE, gold coin donation welcome
