4 replies to this topic

[Waddell]

I’m after some basic information about the history of the Limbless Soldiers Association, how they came about, and in particular their establishment in Australia.

There doesn’t seem to be a great deal of information on the net and would like to know if there are any specific books that deal with their formation and history. I assume that they originated in the UK and then spread throughout the Empire countries? However I’m not even sure about that.

Thanks,

Scott

[seaJane]

Hi Scott

Might be worth contacting them direct http://www.blesma.or...act-blesma.html

sJ

[Terry_Reeves]

This should  be of interest:

http://trove.nla.gov...mbless&c=people

TR

[Waddell]

Thanks Jane. I'll contact BLESMA and see what they suggest.

Terry,

Trove has a lot of information in the form of newspaper articles about the association in each state and that link seems to be a collection of newsletters but will dig them out at my next visit to the State Library. They seem to have finished up around 2004 in NSW.

I am looking for some general information about their formation. My father remembers them clearly from his youth when they were active around Sydney and believes that there were a few Boer War veterans amongst their members. I'm not sure about that.

Scott

[DavidB]

Scott,
I am sure the Limbless association was active Australia wide, certainly when I was much younger (that's a long time ago) but as you say, they probably closed activities

through lack of members in the early 21st century.