Anzac Day speech – one family story

My name is Garry Nelmes.

I am the grandson of a WWI ANZAC George John McLennan and the son of a WWII ANZAC Noel Standley Nelmes.

Today I will be sharing for the first time information from my grandfather’s journal of his battle experiences on the western front during WW1 and in particular one of the many battles to capture the strategic Village of Passchendaele in Belgium.