‘Six before breakfast’ reunited
SIX Victoria Crosses were handed to British soldiers from the one regiment at the Gallipoli landings. Now, 100 years later, the medals have come home.
Anzac Centenary
Students remember WW1 class
HE SURVIVED machine gun fire in France before going on to lead one of SA’s most prestigious schools, which is now researching th e more than 1000 alumni who served in The Great War.
Death sentences for falling asleep
AT GALLIPOLI, sleeping on sentry duty could get you shot — by your own side. On three occasions, soldiers were court-martialled and sentenced to death.
Digger’s deeds cast in bronze
HIS war story is being retold through today’s social media and now Perth soldier Ellis Silas is to be permanently honoured in bronze.
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Weird WWI mystery of six brothers
AT age 99, Lottie Hooper went to her grave grieving for six brothers whom she believed had died in WWI — but family secrets may have hidden the truth.
Weird WWI mystery of six brothers
AT age 99, Lottie Hooper went to her grave grieving for six brothers whom she believed had died in WWI — but family secrets may have hidden the truth.
Shrine’s siren call grows louder
THE Shrine is the altar of our secular church. Its siren call grows louder each year. No one orders these people to wake, some at 3am, for the dawn service.
Thousands honour our war heroes
THOUSANDS of South Australians gathered at war memorials around the state today as the nation’s Anzac legend approaches its centenary commemoration year.
Pilgrims reminded of Anzac sacrifice
THE crowd gathered at Gallipoli for the Anzac Day dawn service has been reminded of the sacrifice of the diggers who died on the Turkish peninsula in 1915.
25 moving photos of Dawn Service
IF YOU didn’t manage to get out of bed for the Dawn Service, we take you back. Here are 25 moving photos taken as the sun rose and Australia fell into silence.
Thousands gather to salute our heroes
UPDATE: BATHED in autumn sun, thousands of veterans and descendants took part in the Dawn Service and Anzac Day march.
Suburb’s namesake lost but not forgotten
Norlane is named after Norman Lane, who died an agonising death as a POW on the Burma-Thailand Railway. We share his story here.
West Australians pay Anzac Day respects
WEST Australians spanning four generations of armed conflicts gathered in the darkness and joined together for an emotional Anzac Day dawn service.
Little Chloe stands tall on Anzac Day
MEET Chloe Marlow, the 11-year-old who wowed crowds with her rendition of the national anthem at the Kings Park dawn service. | Pictures
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