A distinguished Australian writer, historian and academic of Greek descent, Dr Maria Hill will be giving a special Anzac Day lecture as part of the Greek History and Culture Seminars by the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria (GOCMV).
The lecture ‘ANZACS and the Salonica Campaign of 1915′ will focus on Dr Hill’s large body of research on the relatively unknown role the Greek city of Thessaloniki played in the Allied Forces’ WWI campaign.
More than 450 Australian men and women served in a variety of capacities in northern Greece between 1914 to 1918, yet little is known about their experiences.
Australian women in particular played a significant part in the conflict, with over 360 serving in British army hospitals near Salonika and on the island of Lemnos. As Australian troops were embedded in British units, nothing has been written thus far about their war experience in the malaria-infested marshes of northern Greece.
Dr Hill will discuss what her research in Australia, Britain and Greece has revealed about the nature of the campaign.
She is currently conducting research for a new book on the Anzacs in Salonika 1915-1918.
When: Thursday 23 April 2015, 7.00 pm
Where: Greek Centre, Mezzanine Level, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.