THE third volume in the Military History of Rosewood series will soon be underway following the announcement by Federal Member for Blair, Shayne Neumann, that the Rosewood RSL had won a $10,000 Saluting their Service grant.
The grant will support the completion of the book by Rosewood RSL member and Ipswich Military Historian, Eddie Habben.
The Branch Secretary Carmel Luetchford said research had begun for the latest book in the series and it was hoped it would be ready for printing by the end of this year.
“The total cost of producing this book is $17,500 and this grant will go a long way towards offsetting this cost,” she said.
“A further sponsorship of $5000 has been received from the Rosewood and District Financial Services, Bendigo Bank and the remainder of the required funds will be sought from other sources.
“The upcoming book will include biographical details of those men and women from the Rosewood area who served.
“As there is currently no World War II memorial in Rosewood, it is hoped that following the release of this book, an honour board or stone to remember the service of these people will be able to be established.
“The Rosewood RSL Sub Branch will promote this project to other community groups in the area to engender support for a fitting memorial.”
Eddie Habben completed, Volume One of the series in 2018. It contains the military and family biographies of men who sacrificed their lives in World War I.
Volume Two was completed in 2019, and it contains the military and family biographies of all those who survived the Great War and were fortunate enough to have returned to their families.
And now Volume Three will contain the history of those who served in the Boer War, those who were a part of the Anzac Park and the Rosewood Rifle Club, the Militia Units of Rosewood, war trophies and the anti-German attitude that led to the renaming of Marburg.
