A message from the Lithgow & District Family History Society Inc. 2015 YVONNE JENKINS MEMORIAL AWARD The commemoration of the Centenary of Anzac has prompted the title of the 2015 Yvonne Jenkins Memorial Award essay. ‘What my ancestor did during World War I’ (not necessarily a serviceman or woman) will allow scope to write the story of a soldier, or perhaps a parent, sibling or sweetheart, or even a ‘best mate’. There were many young men who were in protected industries or who were deemed medically unfit for service. In Lithgow, for example, young men employed in the coal mines, at the Small Arms Factory and as school teachers were not eligible for enlistment until the latter years of the war. Many young miners enlisted in Sydney as ‘labourers’ rather than attend the local enlistment centre. Following the 2014 publication of the book “A Long March from Lithgow” to honour the men and women from Lithgow & District who served in the First World War, the Lithgow & District Family History Society Inc is confident that many researchers and writers will take up this new challenge. The award honours the Society’s founder and local and family historian, Yvonne Jenkins from Rydal, NSW. Entries are not to exceed 1000 words and must be submitted by 30th April 2015. Full details and the entry form are available on the Society’s website lisp.au/~ldfhs, Facebook page, by email ([email protected]) or by post. Write to: The Secretary, PO Box 516, Lithgow, NSW 2790.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 23:59:52 +0000
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