Tag: Anzac Centenary
Fortitude shows the Anzac spirit is in us all
By John Wells
Dandenong Cranbourne RSL president
The Anzacs are still here.
The centenary of the landings at Gallipoli is a great opportunity for us all...
Battlefield is still revealing its past
By CASEY NEILL
A RUSTED and battered piece of metal will take pride of place in the Dandenong Cranbourne RSL.
Sub-branch president John Wells said a...
Young vet’s convoy north
By CAM LUCADOU-WELLS
SELF-DESCRIBED “young veteran” Lance-Corporal Scott May will think beyond Gallipoli this Anzac Day.
The Pakenham physiotherapist will ponder his comrades while he was...
Brothers lost to the drumbeat of war
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
IN LESS than a year the Great War claimed the lives of two Kent brothers, Alfred and Norman.
The first of the Narre...
Words behind the loss
By BRIDGET SCOTT
NO KNOWN grave - a distressing term used to describe the hundreds of soldiers who fought for their country, yet never came...
Blind soldier led the way
By ANEEKA SIMONIS
A YOUNG soldier robbed of sight, taste and smell during the last days of the World War I is today remembered by...
On the trail of grandfather’s memory
By BRIDGET SCOTT
CAROLE-Ann Kerford shared a special bond with her late grandfather - she was the first person he really opened up to following...
View from the other trench
By CASEY NEILL
BERWICK man Peter Neumann serves as a reminder of the other side of war.
His grandfather Arthur fought for Germany during World War...
Family destroyed by battle
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
IN LESS than a year the Great War claimed the lives of both the Kent brothers.
The first of the Narre Warren siblings...
Uniform is badge of honour
By CASEY NEILL
THE World War I uniform in the Dandenong Cranbourne RSL foyer it more than just clothing.
It belonged to Corporal Victor Royston Smith,...
Invincible soldier shot
By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
BEFORE he was shot dead on the front lines, Corporal ‘Yank’ McClure wrote to his parents back home about his seeming invulnerability.
The...
Pensions for families of the fallen
NEWSPAPERS were key to the recruiting effort in Victoria during World War I.
The frontlines in Turkey and Europe needed a continual supply of new...
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