The Lost Diggers of Fromelles

A Joint Project by St Clare's College and St Mary's Cathedral College

December 2015 Blog Posts (1)

William Wass MM and Richard Alfred Yardy

Hi everyone,

I am wanting to say that I am so pleased to have found this site. The battle of Fromelles was particularly poignant for my family on both sides. We lost two boys, William WASS "54th Battalion" and Richard Yardy "53rd Battalion" during this operation.

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From what I understand William Wass was an Englishman, a veteran of both the Boer War and Boxer Rebellion. William was a relative of my Great Grandfather and came to Australia following the Boer War with the…

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Added by Peter Kennedy on December 13, 2015 at 19:45 — No Comments

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