Bridge to become a canvas of courage
SYDNEY Harbour Bridge will be lit up with the images of 62,000 falling poppies — each one representing a Digger who died during WWI.
Anzac Centenary
Anzac brides travel to Gallipoli
THE pilots and cabin crew of the specially named QF100 — after the centenary of Anzac Day — all have family links to the first Diggers.
These images strip away a century
THEY are just like us. Stunning video and photos vividly reimagine sepia WW1 soldiers as people of today — businessmen, workers and schoolboys.
Gallipoli iconic image that almost wasn’t
IT’S the image that embodies WWI for most Australians: thirty four years after Gallipoli, a star reveals how that famous frame almost didn’t happen.
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Danish immigrant serves adopted country with valour
HE WAS a Danish man who moved to SA and sailed the Murray River before finding himself on the battlefields of France in an Australian military uniform.
Remembering heroic grandfathers
Trish Lesina proudly remembers the efforts of her grandfathers Bill Webb and Allan Griffin, who served in World War I.
WWI memories kept with love
QUEENSLAND’S oldest resident Evelyn Vigor could never forget “the best living man” she ever met.
Dad’s Gallipoli memories held dear
A TREASURED family heirloom provides a personal glimpse into a young soldier’s experience in the trenches of Gallipoli.
Honour roll a lesson in history
THESE memorial gates sit quietly but have many stories to tell about the Diggers who lost their lives during WWI. We share one such tale.
Search for WWI descendants
A GROUP of dedicated history buffs is looking for descendants of WWI Diggers for a project designed to bring something special to centenary commemorations.
Lost diggers found in French attic
FOR almost 100 years photos capturing Aussies on World War I battlefields were thought lost — until discovered under a pile of dust in a French village.
Mates in Jim’s thoughts
WHEN Anzac Day rolls around each year, Jim Gable’s first thought is for his mates that were left behind.
Patriarch’s memory lives in
TALES of a family patriarch who served in WWI still resonate around the table of this Brisbane family, more than 40 years after his death.
From journalist, to mayor, to battalion commander
SOLDIER, writer and mayor of Unley – Colonel Walter Dollman was a man of many talents.
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