Hi Scott. My name is Tony Martin, formerly of Gippsland in Victoria but now a resident in Queensland. I am writing to see if I can get a copy of your book about Nauru ( I realize that I am replying to a 6 year old post on this website) and particularly about Frederick Royden Chalmers. He was my Mother's uncle ( my Mother's maiden name was Bennett )and I remember many years ago she spoke about her relative being decapitated by the Japanese. Occasionally the subject would come up but there was little to no factual information available. When she mentioned him again about 2 years ago, I googled his name and a ton of information suddenly became available, most of which I printed and sent to her. She was stunned to learn so much about him and see so many photos of him. When I was young, his daughter Noreen McDonald was a big part of my life as we lived in neighboring towns in country Victoria. We lived in Morwell and she and her family were in Traralgon. Her sister Molly Bateson and her family lived on a farm outside Rosedale near Sale. The son was Roy, nicknamed "Boy" and he and his family lived mostly in Melbourne as I remember. Uncle Roy was a favorite as he always had an engaging smile and took time to talk to us kids. Mum said he was always a gregarious and mischievous character as a youngster. It seems that Frederick Royden didn't maintain contact with his first family after he remarried and went back to Tasmania, and Mum cant remember much about him. I have looked to see if your book is available for purchase but cant find it so far. Can you let me know if it is available and from where I can get hold of a copy.
