Historical information

The department of Veterans Affairs organised for an Australian contingent to attend the 75th anniversary of the Gallipoli landings in April 1990. Legacy was asked to nominate 8 junior legatees to be included. This memo accompanied a copy of the report about the trip to the listed Legacy clubs. The report (item 02335) outlines the itinerary and contains the written accounts of the trip from the 8 junior legatees.
They were Graham Bradford and his twin brother Philip Bradford from Darwin, Naomi Byles from Busselton WA, Declan Deasey from Melbourne, Samantha Falconer from Hobart, Michelle Hall from Brisbane, Stephen Haynes from Canberra and David Taylor from Bathurst.

Significance

Records the importance the Department of Veteran Affairs placed on junior legatees that they were invited to attend the 75th anniversary of Gallipoli landings in 1990.

Physical description

Black and white A4 photocopy of a memo sent from Canberra Legacy to accompany a copy of the report.