The Friends of Willow Court will be holding their Annual General Meeting this Friday and today have released a Press Statement about a new exciting event. Along with Hamish Maxwell-Stewart who is a Professor of Social History there will be a return of the 4th Light Horse Brigade medal to the family of origin.
Press Release:
12/09/2018
Friends of Willow Court locate family of 4th Light Horse Brigade medal
Friends of Willow Court were handed a 4th Light Horse Brigade medal during their Heritage Month event in May 2018. As part of the event FoWC called for artifacts to be brought to the site to be photographed and recorded.
By coincidence a friend of FoWC Chairperson, Anne Salt, mentioned he had found the medal forty years previously in ashes somewhere in the bush, but only this year recalled having the medal and mentioned it to Anne, who had been doing research on Willow Court history (formerly Lachlan Park Hospital), and who recognized the name on the medal matched that of a nurse at Willow Court.
A direct link between the medal and nurse was discovered through a service record search on the National Archives Australia website. Amongst the records was a letter written in 1956 by the nurse requesting that his outstanding service medals be sent to Lachlan Park Hospital, New Norfolk.
After much searching the family has been located and the medal will be presented to them at the Friends of Willow Court AGM, 7 pm on 14 September, at the Willow Court Barracks.
Anne Salt
Chairperson
Friends of Willow Court
Anne Salt
Chairperson
Friends of Willow Court
c/-92 Blair St
New Norfolk 7140
E. friendsofwillowcourt@gmail.com
M. 0419213232
2 Comments
Gosh so wanted to be there BUT work commitments!
Will be there kinda’ in mind & soul!
HI James,
I would’ve liked to have put your apologies in for the meeting as we only had two Councillors attend and considering they are the owners of the site it would have been good to have apology on record. As is you would’ve been amazed by the facts and information that Professor Hamish Maxwell-Stewart was able to give us, which show how important this site is and if this was known before our heritage listing request, the outcome would have been very different.
Cheers
Mark