Letters to the editor | September 26

Jeremiah Brown was a veteran of the Battle of Waterloo who appeared in the Cyclorama historical display in Melbourne in 1891-93.

Also with him were two of his granddaughters. I am hoping that these granddaughters are some of the sisters of my husband's grandmother, that I have not been able to locate in my family research.

I found Christine's posts about Jeremiah on a Napoleonic Wars forum on the internet and have not been able to contact her through the forum.

I would really like to hear from her or her family with a view to sharing family information.

A survey released by Alzheimer’s Australia, ‘Dementia and the Impact of Stigma’, has found people living with dementia and their carers often experience embarrassing situations, feel socially disconnected and less competent. The same survey also found one in two members of the public is frustrated by their lack of understanding about dementia and want to know more.

The survey can be found online at fightdementia.org.au. I encourage your readers to find out more about dementia through our website or if they have any questions or concerns to call our National Dementia Helpline on 1800 100 500.