Patsy Adam-Smith in ANZACS discusses 'Simpson'. It appears that time has 'glorified' this man and detracted from his natural character of who he was which is a shame really. Bright Blessings, Sandra. Fremantle W. Aust. Vision Splendid Family History - http://tinyurl.com/o3mad FFFIAF Member - http://www.diggerz.org/~anzacs/fffaif.htm Perth Dead Person's Society - http://members.iinet.net.au/~perthdps/default.html Reciprocal Research - http://www.londonancestor.com/recip/recip.htm ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~* Knowledge speaks and wisdom listens. ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~* >From: AUS-MILITARY-D-request@rootsweb.com >Reply-To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com >To: AUS-MILITARY-D@rootsweb.com >Subject: AUS-MILITARY-D Digest V06 #147 >Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 11:00:00 -0600 > >Content-Type: text/plain > >AUS-MILITARY-D Digest Volume 06 : Issue 147 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Re: Anzac Cove painting by Moore-J ["Ted HARRIS" ><tedharris@ozemail.co] > #2 RE: Have a grin ["Peter Gibson" ><peter_gibson_2@msn] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from AUS-MILITARY-D, send a message to > > AUS-MILITARY-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >To contact the List-admin, e-mail AUS-MILITARY-admin@Rootsweb.com > > > >______________________________ >X-Message: #1 >Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 08:55:12 +1000 >From: "Ted HARRIS" <tedharris@ozemail.com.au> >To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <004201c6b362$0d8dc6c0$0301010a@ted> >Subject: Re: Anzac Cove painting by Moore-Jones >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >The inspiration behind the painting was the good work done by two Anzacs, >one a New Zealander and the other an Australian. On the night of 25th >April, >1915 the Australian, Pte John Simpson Kirkpatrick, D.C.M., of the 3rd >Australian Field Ambulance, hit upon the idea of using a donkey to move men >wounded about the legs. Pte. Kirpatrick, better known to the Anzacs as >Simpson or "Murphy", moved a great number of men in this way from the head >of Monash valley to the beach before he was killed on 19th May, 1915. The >task of evacuating wounded by donkey was then continued by a New Zealander, >Pte. R.A. Henderson. Spr. Moore-Jones based his paintings upon a photograph >of Pte. Henderson and a donkey taken by a fellow New Zealander, Mr I.G. >Jackson. > >is a quote from > >http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/warrants/f4anzacmedallion.html > > >To the best of my knowledge Simpson never was awarded a DCM. He also served >as Simpson not Kirkpatrick as his death plaque attests. The idea of calling >him Kirkpatrick is a recent innovation and that name if used should be in >brackets IMO. > >Refer > >www.diggerhistory3.info/simpson for his full life story > >I am will to stand corrected but I have been told by usually reliable >sources that Henderson was a Lieutenant. Can anyone say with 100% accuracy? > > > > >Cheers, >Ted Harris >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John Wilson" <hugo@actrix.gen.nz> >To: <AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 12:09 AM >Subject: Anzac Cove painting by Moore-Jones > > > > Hi All: > > > > A postcard-sized 1915 watercolour painting of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli by > > Horace Moore-Jones sold to a local man for $NZ55,000 (=$A44,600) at an > > auction at Auckland on Friday 28 July, or five times what was expected. >It > > had > > been expected to bring between $NZ 8000-12,000. > > > > Sapper Moore-Jones died in Hamilton in 1922, trying to help people >trapped > > in a burning hotel. > > > > >http://www.nzherald.co.nz/search/story.cfm?storyid=00033D33-B7C9-14C9-B50D83 > > 027AF1010E > > > > Here is more on Moore-Jones: > > http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/anzacday-moorejones > > http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/warrants/f4anzacmedallion.html > > > > Yours, John Wilson (Wellington) > > > > ______________________________ > >______________________________ >X-Message: #2 >Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 11:54:47 +1000 >From: "Peter Gibson" <peter_gibson_2@msn.com.au> >To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <001401c6b37b$238b7850$1d718690@FAMILY> >Subject: RE: Have a grin >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="US-ASCII" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Ted > >Too true. However, it is interesting to know "warts and all" what our >ancestors were up to ! - Let's face it, we can't change it now. > >I have come across a couple of interesting relations whose World War 1 >dossiers indicated that their war record was far from exemplary. One who >claimed to have won the Military Medal (he didn't) and who went AWOL for a >month; another who seemed to have spent most of his time inhabiting the >brothels of Cairo while he seemed to spend his time doing nothing much in >particular ! > > >Cheers > > > >Peter Gibson > >-----Original Message----- >From: Ted HARRIS [mailto:tedharris@ozemail.com.au] >Sent: Saturday, 29 July 2006 2:40 PM >To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Have a grin > >OMISSION OF SINS > >(By George Makin) > >There are certain rules you must observe >When writing a history, >You have to forget the "truth as was" >For fear of disharmony. >If the Ponsonby-Jones' grandfather >Ate yams and kangaroo rat, >As you know for gospel truth he did >Well, you'd better not mention that. > >Oh, the very best historians >Should never do things by halves >But if the "Mi-whisper-it's" wealth began >With somebody else's calves >'Tis better not even to hint at it >Or all too soon you may find >You've a note from his solicitors >With a libel case in mind. > >Oh! highly rated as pioneers >Were grandfather and spouse >Who didn't bother the parson when >Deciding to set up house. >There's a line between where scandal ends >And history begins. >Remember, by all means, the pioneers, >But forget to mention their sins! > >Cheers, >Ted Harris _________________________________________________________________ Be the one of the first to try the NEW Windows Live Mail. http://ideas.live.com/programPage.aspx?versionId=5d21c51a-b161-4314-9b0e-4911fb2b2e6d