Headstone Project

John William Edwards, a 32-year-old telephone ftter from Launceston enlisted in the Australian

Edwards served both in Gallipoli and on the Western Front. Prior to leaving Gallipoli he was promoted to the rank of Company Quartermaster Sergeant. In August he sustained a gun shot wound keeping him out of the line until November 1916. Te following year he was promoted to the rank of Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant. He departed England in April 1919 and discharged.

Edwards is one of 25 First World War Veterans who, thanks to the work of Te Headstone Project, have now had their last resting place marked with a memorial at Carr Villa Memorial Park with a special event held in March. In collaboration with the Ofce of Australian War Graves and local staf at Carr Villa, over 100 WWI Veterans now have a headstone that speaks to their service with the Australian Imperial Force or the New Zealand Force.

“Tey served. Tey deserve to be remembered.”

“Tere’s a lot of people who have not been able to access sport and recreation,” Mrs Kitto said.

“So we’re really excited about these programs and that they will also extend into other regions of our state..”

Ofering sport, recreational and social opportunities for Tasmanians with a disability, the club welcomes members with any intellectual, physical, spectrum disorders, mental health issues from ages fve years and up, as well as their families. For more information visit, newhorizonstas.org.au