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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ANZAC Research"><U>ANZAC  Research</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id289.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About this Site"><U>About this Site</U></A>   |   <A HREF="dedication.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dedication"><U>Dedication</U></A>   |   <A HREF="whats_new_on_the_anzac_research_site.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats New"><U>Whats New</U></A>   |   <A HREF="f_a_q_s.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Frequently Asked Questions"><U>Frequently Asked Questions</U></A>   |   <A HREF="poppies_and_poetry_of_the_first_world_war.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Poppies and Poetry"><U>Poppies and Poetry</U></A>   |   <A HREF="_the_battles.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" The Battles"><U> The Battles</U></A>   |   <B>Guestbook</B>   |   <A HREF="boer_war_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Boer War Links"><U>Boer War Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="ww1_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WW1 Links"><U>WW1 Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="a_new_website_about_the_37th_battalion.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The 37th Battalion"><U>The 37th Battalion</U></A>   |   <A HREF="aif_battalion_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AIF Battalion Links"><U>AIF Battalion Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="ww2_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WW2 Links"><U>WW2  Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="vietnam_links.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vietnam Links"><U>Vietnam Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="books_of_interest_battalion_histories__ww1_books.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books Of Interest"><U>Books Of Interest</U></A>   |   <A HREF="learn_about_anzac_day__what_it_means___why_do_we_have_it.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Anzac Day "><U>Anzac Day </U></A>   |   <A HREF="remembrance_day_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Remembrance Day "><U>Remembrance Day </U></A>   |   <A HREF="indexc4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photograph Index"><U>Photograph Index</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Peoples Research Interests"><U>Peoples Research Interests</U></A>   |   <A HREF="the_cooee_march.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Cooee Ma"><U>The Cooee Ma</U></A>   |   <A HREF="simpson_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Simpson and his donkey"><U>Simpson and his donkey</U></A>   |   <A HREF="fffaif.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FFFAIF"><U>FFFAIF</U></A>   |   <A HREF="the_ligh_horse_ww1_leaving_behind_the_horses.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Horses"><U>The Horses</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id254.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Aussies Attack Peronne"><U>The 'Aussies ' Attack Peronne</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id261.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The 39th Battalion Xmas 1918"><U>The 39th Battalion - Xmas 1918</U></A>   |   <A HREF="map_of_entire_anzac_research_site.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Site Map"><U>Site   Map</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id281.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Key Dates"><U>The Key Dates</U></A>   |   <A HREF="gallipoli.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Post Traumatic Stress"><U>Post Traumatic Stress</U></A>   |   <A HREF="medals.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WW1 Medals"><U>WW1 Medals</U></A>   |   <A HREF="palestine.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Light Horse"><U>Light Horse</U></A>   |   <A HREF="songs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="songs"><U>songs</U></A>   |   <A HREF="settlement.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="settlement"><U>settlement</U></A>   |   <A HREF="uniforms.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Uniforms"><U>Uniforms</U></A>   |   <A HREF="homefront.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Homefront"><U>Homefront</U></A>   |   <A HREF="_the_battles146.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" The Battles"><U> The Battles</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> <STYLE>  </STYLE>  </B></FONT></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B>About the Site Owner</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7918cbf0.jpg" border=0 width="140" height="191" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> My name is Kate Blake. My interest in World War One began  when studying for my V.C.E .</div> <div> I had to review a book called Men who March Away - An Anthology of poems of the First World War. Never before had I been interested in the subject of war. Whilst studying this book - the full horror of WW1 set in.As I stood before the class giving my review  -  reading out the horrific  statistics - tears began pouring down my face - embarrasing though  it was - I knew I had been touched by something that wouldn't go away. I began asking questions about my own family. I learnt of my great Uncles that were killed on the Western Front -   of the one brother  who returned home - a shattered shell of the man that had left to go to war. I also learnt that two of these brothers were awarded Military Medals for Gallantry in Action.It was hard to believe that in the course of two generations these brave young men had been forgotten - I felt that I  had been robbed of my heritage . All the times on Anzac Day and Remembrance Day I had stood at the service at school wishing I was amongst those who proudly wore their family medals. Little did I know the huge sacrifice that our family had paid - when I did find out  - I made a vow  that my own children would know of their heritage - and be as proud of it as I am. This site was created with this in mind. I hope it will help others to learn about the Anzacs and in doing so keep their legacy alive  </div> <div> <B>Lest We Forget</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:anzacresearch@iinet.net.au" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:anzacresearch@iinet.net.au"><U> <img src="HTMLobj-3272/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="150" height="60">  </U></A><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div>  <script language=JavaScript>  </script>  </div> <div>  <style>  </style>  </div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> Guestbook & Contact </div> <div>                                           <div align="center"> <a href="http://pub2.bravenet.com/guestbook/show.php?usernum=134660229&cpv=2" target="_blank"> <img src="http://images.bravenet.com/bravenet/images/guestbook/copypaste/1_1.gif" border="0" /></a><br /> <img src="http://images.bravenet.com/bravenet/images/poweredby.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0" align="absmiddle" alt="Powered by Bravenet" /><a style="font: 10px tahoma,arial; text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.bravenet.com/" target="_top">Powered by Bravenet</a> </div>      </div> <div>                                           <div align="center"><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="window.open('http://pub2.bravenet.com/guestmap/show.php?usernum=134660229&lightmap=0&icons=0&&entrylist=0&zoom=0&welcome=1','bnetguestmap','toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=0,width=720,height=470,top=110,left=110')"> <img src="http://images.bravenet.com/bravenet/images/guestmap/copypaste/1_1.gif" border="0" /></a> <br /> <img src="http://images.bravenet.com/bravenet/images/poweredby.gif" width="15" height="15" border="0" align="absmiddle" alt="Powered by Bravenet" /><a style="font: 10px tahoma,arial; text-decoration: none;" href="http://www.bravenet.com/" target="_new">Powered by Bravenet</a> </div>   </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>    </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="348" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#660000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#000066" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#660000 HEIGHT= 158 ><NOBR><div>  <img src="HTMLobj-1619/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="75" height="58">                                   <img src="HTMLobj-1623/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="75" height="58">  </div> <div> As the stars that shall be bright when </div> <div> we are dust,</div> <div> Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain,</div> <div> As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,</div> <div> To the end, to the end, they remain.</div> <div> <I>Laurence Binyon (1869-1943</I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><I>)</I></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#660000 HEIGHT= 847 WIDTH="336"><div> <IMG SRC="858d94e0.png" border=0 width="217" height="334" ALT="Sonny (Donald) Robertson. 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