Covered up to hide the horror
Alan’s wife never truly knew what became of her husband — part of what his South Australian family believe was a bid to hide a horror of unbelievable magnitude and a shocking failure to save the victims.
Anzac Centenary
Death Railway: ‘I saw heads on poles’
Jim Kerr’s first experience as a prisoner was seeing slain civilians’ heads stuck on poles. Then he became a slave labourer for the enemy.
War vet returns to hell in VR
Two veterans of the darkest chapters in our history have used virtual reality to revisit the places they called Hell. Now they want other Australians to do it, saying “everyone should watch this”.
The most beloved of doomed heroes
John Kinder had the dashing looks of a movie star; but it was his extraordinary courage, defending emaciated, dying men against their brutal captors, that made him a real hero.
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Australia’s unknown Kokoda hero
A FEW weeks before the Kokoda battle began, an Aussie pilot led a small band of undertrained men in a 44-day battle to hold off invading Japanese forces.
Gallipoli’s smallest dawn service ever
A SMALL band of Australians are determined to honour our Anzac heroes in the face of terror threats and growing political unrest in Turkey.
Weight of history a noble load
AS the sun dawns on Anzac Day, young Lance Corporal Dylan Tanner will observe a minute’s silence for his family, who have held the line for almost 120 years.
Daughter’s touching tribute keeps growing
PASSION Flower Hobart owner Amanda Rhodes sets up a tribute in her shop window for Anzac Day every year — and every year it takes up more space.
A new Anzac pilgrimage site rises
A NEW $100 million museum honouring the nearly 300,000 diggers who fought on the Western Front has been designed to elevate their sacrifice in our memories.
Cushioning memories of Great War
A HOBART artist’s crafty decision to create a cushion to celebrate her grandfather’s contributions in World War 1 as a birthday present has sparked a series of textile tributes.
Brothers fighting for their mates
TASMANIAN brothers Norm and Peter Cairn are part of a small but gutsy band of Vietnam Veterans called the Tunnel Rats.
VC hero’s haunting last letter
EXCLUSIVE: Victoria Cross hero Cameron Baird’s last letter written within two weeks of being killed in action has been released by his family for the first time. READ THE LETTER IN FULL
VC hero’s raw salute to friend lost in battle
A HEARTBREAKING video has revealed the moment when Victoria Cross winner Cameron Baird rallied the troops after one of his friends was killed in action.
Warrior’s raw salute to a mate
THIS emotional musical salute to a mate lost in battle just hours earlier shows VC hero Cameron Baird as never before — and helps explain much of what happened next.
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