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Treloar Roses raising funds for AWAMO with the Charles De Gaulle Rose

 

 

The beautiful Charles De Gaulle rose – the official ‘Australian War Animal Rose’ is available potted now by mail order. They make a beautiful gift for someone, or simply for a bit of colour in your own garden, either way, you will be helping to raise funds for AWAMO!

Our friends at Treloar Roses are kindly donating $1.50 from the sale of each Charles De Gaulle bush rose to AWAMO. To purchase your Charles De Gaulle rose, simply give them a call on 03 5529 2367 to place your order or follow the link http://www.treloarroses.com.au/index.php?route=product/category&path=131_152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Purple Poppies for Pozieres, France!

Over 9 million animals died during WWI including many thousands of Australian war horses, mules, donkeys, pigeons and dogs and no Australian war animals were returned home due to quarantine restrictions.

On the 21st of July 2017 we will be opening Australia’s official war animal memorial in Pozieres, France.

How can you help?

AWAMO hopes to display handmade purple poppies at the ceremony.  We invite people young and old to participate by:

  • drawing a war animal;
  • colouring in a purple poppy; and/or
  • crochet or knit your own purple poppy

All purple poppies will be taken to Pozieres and displayed at the ceremony.

Post your poppy or poppies to:

AWAMO HQ
13 Primrose Street
South Toowoomba   Qld  4350

 

 

 

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Pozieres

AWAMO is proud to release our new product pavers, these will be used to raise funds for Australia’s first war animal memorial in Pozieres, France next year.

Pozieres is a small village in the Somme valley in France and endured some of the most bitter and costly fighting for Australian troops in 1916.

Pozieres was also the place of untold losses in animal life:

“It is estimated that over 8,000,000 perished or were wounded in the great war, however this figure is low as records from Asian countries and the fledgling Soviet Union were either non-existent or restricted” Extract from the book, Animals At War – Nigel Allsopp.

Your support in buying a paver will enable the establishment of a permanent animal memorial on the grounds of the Australian memorial currently being erected in Pozieres, FRANCE.

The establishment of an animal memorial at the Pozieres Memorial site has only been made possible through the support of www.pozieresremembered.com.au

Please show your support.  For a donation of $50 your family’s name will be forever displayed in the War Animal Memorial and Garden at Pozieres, FRANCE.

Please order click on the link:  http://purplepoppies.com.au/pozieres/

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New Release! A Centenary of Australian Animals at War

Nigel Allsopp’s Australian War Animals 100 years on pays tribute to animals enlisted involuntarily to serve in war.

This book tells the untold history of Australia’s animal warriors, 100 years ago, their continued use in warfare in present day operations, and the fight to get their deeds officially recognised; a struggle that still goes on today.

Australian War Animals CatalogueListing

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Acknowledging Our Animals

By Senior Constable Nigel Allsop

The Queensland Police Service memorial is a focal point for our fallen comrades and an inspiration and grieving point for many, especially on Remembrance Day each year on 29 September. To recognise the sacrifices of our comrades, We rightly honour them by displaying their individual names on our Service’s memorial.