When Sir Robert Menzies gave his sister a silver serving dish that bore the message “Peace, Greenie” soon after Armistice Day in 1918, the gift marked more than just the end of World War I.
The belated wedding present carried a message of reconciliation after Isabel eloped against her family’s wishes on the eve of the conflict.
Her brother was the only relative who didn’t cut off contact with her after she climbed out a window and fled to marry a soldier she had fallen in love with.
