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Soldiers' Help Society

SOLDIERS’ HELP SOCIETY. THE regular meeting of the Soldiers’ Church of England Help Society was held in The ANZAC Club on Tuesday afternoon [ 12 March 1918 ]. Mrs. W.H. Campbell [ Mary Simmonds Campbell, neé Powell ] presided, and Bishop Le Fanu (acting director) [ Henry Frewen Le Fanu ] and Lady Morgan [ Alice

Our Soldier Boys

ABOVE: Canon Garland was instrumental in the formation of The Soldiers’ Church of England Help Society. This article appeared in the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane's monthly newspaper, “Focus”, for June-July 2012 (page five). OUR SOLDIER BOYS.‘Nothing is too goodfor our Soldiers.’ This month we wish to tell

Church on the frontline

ABOVE: A humorous take on what would have been a terrifying event, this cartoon appeared on the front page of the August 1917 issue the Church of England's “The Church Army Review”. The caption read: “A Church Army Recreation Hut demolished by Shell-Fire”. AT THE FRONT.THE WORK

Church at the Front

CHURCH WORK AT THE FRONT ADDRESS BY CANON GARLAND. The monthly churchmen's luncheon, under the auspices of the Anglican Social Questions Committee was held at the Bon Ton Cafe, Hay-street, on Friday last, when Canon Garland, of Brisbane, spoke on "What the Church is doing at the

Off to the Front

CHAPLAIN LIEUTENANT- COLONEL GARLAND. A FAREWELL GATHERING. AT the Coo-ee Cafe yesterday morning [ 12 October 1917 ] occasion was taken to bid farewell to Chaplain Lieutenant Colonel Garland [ David John Garland ], who is shortly leaving Australia on a visit to the troops. Mr A. Leney (Town Clerk of South Brisbane) [ Alfred

Correct designation of chaplains

ABOVE: Wearing the rank insignia and chaplaincy uniform of a Lieutenant-Colonel, Canon Garland was a honorary “Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class”. In this image, Canon Garland (front right) poses beside a military Chaplain drawn from the ranks of the Salvation Army. Note the difference in denominational insignia. Standing in

Lavender Day success

ABOVE: The only child of Canon David John Garland and his second wife, Mary Garland (formerly Hawkins, neé Hadfield) – Sapper David James Garland (1896-1970) – No. 15983, 1 Australian Wireless Squadron of the First AIF, pictured circa 1916-1918. He re-enlisted in the 2nd AIF and had a distinguished career in the

Nurse honour board

Army Nursing Service. Honour Board Unveiled. A SPIRIT of deep devotion characterised the gathering held in St. Luke’s War Chapel on Monday [ 18 June 1917 ], when the honour board erected by The Soldiers’ Church of England Help Society, in memory of those members of the Australian Army Nursing Service

Recruiting at Rockhampton

ABOVE: Despite being subjected to relentless social, family and peer pressure to enlist in the First AIF during the darkest days of World War I – with stalemate on the Western Front and reams of casualty lists appearing in newspapers every day – perhaps some of these Central Queensland enlistees were persuaded

ANZAC Day No.2

TO: Lieut. J.A. Collum [ John (“Jack”) Athelstan Collum* ], Army Service Corps, c/o. Rev. W.W. Williams, Vicarage, Midsomer Norton, England.Box 47, Brisbane.24th April 1917. “My dear Mr. Collum, “Your lengthy letter received and is of great interest to me. “I do not quite know what to