THE STORIES of Ballarat men and women who risked their lives in World War I and were buried or commemorated at Ballarat cemeteries will be remembered in a book.
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The Ballarat Cemetery Trust will release the book to mark next year’s centenary of Australian troops arriving at Gallipoli.
Researcher Garry Snowden, who has researched the lives of 1250 men and women, said the project had taken about two years.
He said the research phase of the book needed to wrap up soon to allow time for editing and publishing.
“We first thought we’d make a heritage walk through the cemetery visiting a few of the graves, but as you research every person concerned they volunteered to put their life on the line – it wouldn’t be right to leave any of them out,” he said.
“So an A5 pamphlet quickly became a book.”
To ensure your relative is in the coming book, email
cac@ballaratcemeteries.com.au
