Joan’s father William Montgomery (far right)

Joan’s father William Montgomery (far right)

Joan’s father William Montgomery (far right) enlisted with the First AIF and was twice wounded. He wrote of his experience during a battle at Estrees, north of Hamel — “I felt a kick in my right arm and it became limp as a rag with no power in the hand … Stuck my rifle into the ground, butt up—the wounded signal—in case I should fade right out.” 

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