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trish1 · Post by **trish1** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:54 am

No worries - I wish I did have easy access to the Ipswich Cemetery list - some of my folks are there

good luck with the searching

Trish

iluvu2 · Post by **iluvu2** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:36 pm

Trish I searched the Brisbane burials but never found any of my lot, but did find other stuff from the Ozzie war memorial site ,I had dreams he may have been a famous Anzac then discovered he was court martialled .....aaaahh these relatives....good luck with yours

Currie · Post by **Currie** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:25 am

Don’t worry about the Court Martial. A Court Martial was almost as good as, if not better than, a medal. See this page.

http://www.greatwar.nl/downunder/aussies.html

Trouble with the Australians
In 1918 an average of 9 per 1,000 Australian soldiers in Europe resided in prison.
Among Canadians, New Zealanders and South Africans there was an average of 1.6 per 1,000 men behind bars.
Field-Marshall Douglas Haig was convinced this was due to the low standard of discipline among the Australian divisions.

Alan

trish1 · Post by **trish1** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:08 am

I also have a memory (from somewhere but I cannot recall where) - it was noted when UK soldiers left without permission they were shot for desertion - Australian soldiers were charged with being AWOL docked 5 days pay & sent back to the front.

The court marshall could have been for any small (or large) thing. One of mine that I got a copy of was for falling asleep on guard duty

Trish

iluvu2 · Post by **iluvu2** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:30 pm

Thanks Yes I wonder what he did ,he had been in the thick of things in ww1 he was with the 9th mostly guys from Queensland in that battallion,I m still finding out things about my Shank,s in Ipswich and its wonderful.I would like to thank everyone connected with TalkingScot for this great opportunity...WELL DONE YOU ...

karenmcc · Post by **karenmcc** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 12:45 am

Hi Iluvu2 and everyone else,

This site http://www.chapelhill.homeip.net/Family ... tions.html Has a lot of head stone photos for Queensland. I did a site search and there was only one Shanks listed. I grew up in Brisbane (not far from Ipswich in Australian terms) and there were a couple of Shanks at school with me.

Karen

trish1 · Post by **trish1** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:09 pm

Sherwood Cemetery is in this list as well - probably slightly easier to navigate
http://cemindex.arkangles.com/cemeteries.php

I hope to be at the State Library next week so will check if they have the CD/Fiche for Ipswich cemetery & if so, see if any Shanks are there

Trish

iluvu2 · Post by **iluvu2** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:59 pm

Thank you for that, well my ancestor Margaret Rankine Shanks had 11 children I bet the ones at school with you were related somehow.I would like to find out which cemetary you would likely be buried in if you were a Bundamba resident, Good Luck from Christine in Larbert

iluvu2 · Post by **iluvu2** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:02 pm

Trish you are an angel a BIG thanks is on its way to you from Larbert,it would be wonderful if you find anything on the Shanks,s thank you for looking for me

trish1 · Post by **trish1** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:53 am

Bundamba is a suburb of Ipswich - it would depend on the time and whether cremated or buried.

http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/residents ... /index.php

Many of our Ipswich family members were cremated at the Mt Thompson Crematorium Holland Park - I don't think they have an online site but are very helpful if you call/write to them.

http://www.interment.net/data/aus/qld/b ... ompson.htm

I don't think there is a crematorium at Ipswich - but I could be wrong.

Trish

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