Pat’s proud of her war service
PAT Guest was so determined to enlist in the war effort, she travelled almost 800km south to enlist — against her parents’ wishes.
Anzac Centenary
Uncle’s memory lives on
DEAD at 30, this digger never got to know his Australian nieces and nephews.
Two great passions combine for Les
ARTIST Les Lenton has combined his two great passions in life to create a special tribute to the Battle of Lone Pine for the Anzac centenary.
Avenue honours Samford soldiers
THE finishing touches are being put on a new Avenue of Honour which will become the central point of Anzac centenary celebrations for a Brisbane community.
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How we were dragged into war
ONE hundred years ago today Britain declared war on Germany, dragging Australia into WW1. These are five key moments that committed us to horror.
Gathering to remember the sacrifice
THE formal commemoration of Australia’s entry into World War I will be launched in Melbourne with events that aim to capture the spirit and sacrifice of the era.
How The Advertiser reported the start of WWI
SOUTH Australians first heard the world was at war 100 years ago with a solemn announcement in The Advertiser but it was not as we might imagine it would happen today.
Widows share their grief across decades of war
WIDOWS Florence Stuart and Melissa Dryden share the bond that ties all women married to the men who went to war.
Adelaide greeted war declaration with excitement
SCENES of “wild enthusiasm” greeted the declaration of war in South Australia on August 5, 1914.
Is your relative in this famous photo?
IT’S an iconic image, haunted by stories about a hidden corpse and a secret signal among the married men. The truth is more enthralling. Was your ancestor there?
Tragic tale of sweethearts in love and war
IT’S the little things that tell stories of heartache, and this is the story of a young Melbourne couple full of hope, despite the shadow of a war that showed no sign of ending.
How a lying rogue started a legend
ONE family. Five generations. Six conflicts. And it all began with a troublemaker so desperate to get to war he lied about his wife and children.
What Grandpa really did in the war
GASSED, shot and punished for being drunk. Many of us know our relatives were “in the war” — but have no idea what they actually did.
The horror of losing four sons
MOST mothers can’t bear the thought of losing a child. Imagine then the grief of Mary Keid who lost four of her boys in less than 2½ years in ‘The Great War.’
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