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MEDIA ALERT
18 May 2008 (Australian time)
EVENT:
AUSTRALIAN FIREFIGHTERS RUN INTO LONDON:
HISTORIC ANZAC COVE TO LONDON MEMORIAL RUN
When:
Sunday, 18 May -- 4pm London Time
Where:
Australian War Memorial Hyde Park
Contact:
Terry Kimpton 0419 311803
Paul Richie: 0408 677647 / 0412 251264
Twenty-four Melbourne firefighters will run into Hyde Park Sunday (London time) to complete the
first-ever memorial charity run from Anzac Cove to London in memory of soldiers who have lost
their lives in the First and Second World Wars.
The men began their 4000km run on Anzac Day at Anzac Cove, Turkey, and will finish at the Hyde
Park Australian War Memorial at 4pm Sunday (London Time).
“It is our hope that we can now complete the journey with a visit to Buckingham Palace and to meet
the Queen,” said one of the leaders of the run, Terry Kimpton, the Commander Operations of the
Melbourne Fire Brigade.
At the end of each day the men ‘stand to’ at 6pm for three minutes as a mark of respect to the
‘fallen soldiers’ and those who served during the Wars.
A number of the soldiers are descendents of WW1 servicemen and women, including Victoria Cross
and Military Medal winners who died at Anzac Cove and on the Western Front.
Terry Kimpton said he has been amazed and appreciative of the generosity of the European fire
services throughout their journey.
The firefighters will hold a special ceremony at the Hyde Park War Memorial.
The firefighters held other special services at Villers Bretonneux on Thursday and at the Arc De
Triumph in Paris on Friday.
The men will run the remaining 128km into London from Dover after arriving from Calais on the
ferry across the English Channel.
For further information please contact: Jessica Warne, MFB Media and Corporate Communications
M: 0400 919 778 :
Robert Masters: T (03) 9941 3109/M: 0413 147 080
Maria Vampatella: T (03) 9941 3158/M: 0421 112 216
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