(Pictured above is the Menin gate at dawn) The numbers on this
memorial are staggeringly huge. Remember that these were soldiers
only from this area that were never recovered. Every night at 8pm
the traffic stops for this ceremony.
Picture above of Donna, Myself and a Grenadier Guard during a
minutes silence at Menin Gate with crowd watching on. You can see
some of the many names behind us on the walls. Our group researched
many soldiers from the Adelaide Hills area and held lots of little
ceremonies throughout France and Belgium. I researched the Bishop
Brothers from Basket Range…
One is commemorated at the “Menin Gate” and the other
is buried at the “Boulogne Eastern Cemetery” which is
pictured below.
Read some of the history taking note of the amount of young men
who were never found again. There are plenty of sites to look at if
you are interested. One simple history of the Menin Gate is Right
here
Pre Step] Alfred Norman Bishop is commemorated on the Menin
Gate. What is the last two numbers of his service number? That will
be “ae.” Walter Lewis Bishop was buried in the
“Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.” What is the last number of
his service number? = “d”
Step 1] Both the Bishop Brothers are here on this memorial in
Basket Range. Take a moment to reflect on a family that lost two
out of three sons in this “Great” war. When was this
Memorial erected? January 19”bc.”
Step 2] Go to:
a4 56.a88 South
1a8 46.5db East
Drive by. After talking to the relatives of the brother that
survived WW1 I found out that the son’s father could not take
the tragic loss any more and moved to Waikerie to get away. He left
his beloved orchard to his only surviving son. I think this is the
orchard. What is the “Rapid No” (will look like a
number plate) of the Bishop Orchards? Be careful where you park,
you will only need to briefly loiter with the engine running to get
what you want. Take away the last number from the second last
number. This will = “j”
Step 3] go to:
35 04.396 South
138 51.465 East
Welcome to Mt Barker! Another genuine Drive By, although you may
need to go “roundabout” a few times to see it and note
it. This is where the R2004 project started of course! Add the last
two letters of the fax number of the high school together. This
will = “k.” Now double it (ie k+k). This will =
“h.”
Step 4] Go to:
35 04.104 South.
138 51.587 East
Many of the names on this memorial were also commemorated by the
R2004 group over in Europe. Take a moment to pay your respects.
Notice that the rifle is real (you can see the wood corroding).
What is the speed limit if you were to drive between the two
closest buildings? = “fg”
Step 5] Ground zero is not far away. Walk behind the buildings
and follow the walking path to the cache. Cache is small and muggle
problems high so be careful. Please cover it appropriately when you
have logged it. If it was not covered well then fix it please in
this high muggle zone!
Final destination:
ae jk.jhc South
fah gb.dae East
Cache is camo green and originally contained 3*2004 Anzac Day
commemorative pins, 3*Voogoofish Badges, one pencil and one
sharpener.
Hope you enjoy this cache. Special thanks must go to "ben the
muggle" and "Team Langy" for answering my stupid HTML questions!