WAGS

A big program of events

Jointly prepared by the Western Australian Genealogical Society (WAGS) and the State Library of WA to celebrate National Family History Month. Events are suitable for people with experience and beginners in family history and will have plenty to tickle their interest.

The main events are:

Mini Family History Fair - on Wednesday 13 August at SLWA

3 Days of presentations - on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 19,20 and 21 August at SLWA and

Family History Open Day on Sunday 24 August at WAGS

Maps tell a story - The 11Bn Original Enlistments

We know that the men who made up the original enlistments of the 11th Battalion in Western Australia came from all over the world, but it's not until you see their places of birth on a map that it hits home just how far flung their birth places were.

This is one of 3 maps that we have added to the 11th Battalion website. Makes interesting viewing.

Who do you think they are?

Identify your 11th Battalion soldier in the Cheops photo under their ID number. Send in the details with a contemporay photo along with their story if you have one written, if not we will write one for you and put it on our website. Send details by email to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

We will then make sure they are properly identified in the Cheops photo: 11Btn Cheops website

WAGS 11th Battalion Project Video

Some of the men in this 8 minute video are known to be in the WW1 Cheops Pyramid photo of the 11th Battalion, others are possibly there and not yet identified. Some of the men are known not to be in the photo and joined the 11th Battalion after the photo was taken. Many of these men paid the supreme sacrifice at Gallipoli, and at the Western Front. Lest we forget.  See video below...

The West Australian - Inside Coverup

May the Fourth be with you....

Our friends at The West Australian have given WAGS a couple of free plugs in the recent past, for which we are grateful.

One article in tragic circumstances, when the Fremantle Dockers bombed out of the finals in September last year, was classic (see below). The second article on 22nd April this year was highlighting WAGS success, as opposed to the Dockers lack of same (see below).