Sporting elite not spared horrors of war
AT 30, Anthony Wilding was a four-time Wimbledon champion, the Roger Federer of his generation. At 31, he was dead, killed by an enemy shell that exploded on top of the dugout he was sheltering in.
Anzac Centenary
SA’s first VC winner a humble hero epitomising Anzac legacy
Arthur Blackburn didn’t look like a typical Aussie digger but the skinny young lawyer became the first South Australian to win the Victoria Cross for his bravery and leadership in WWI.
Fed Square runs red with sea of poppies
A SEA of handmade poppies will cascade through Federation Square after one woman’s tribute to her war-serving father touched hearts all over the world.
I can’t imagine the horrors he saw
A CENTURY ago my heartbroken great grandfather was in the muddy wasteland of WWI surviving unimaginable horrors. Only this week I learned his story. I’m not alone. Share yours.
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From schoolboy sailor to war hero
HERBERT Marshall was 15 when he joined the Royal Australian Navy in World War I, just four years older than great-great-granddaughter Bianca is now.
Search to find fallen digger’s family
An ancestor of a fallen WWI digger from O’Halloran Hill is searching for his relatives in the hope they will attend the soldier’s Last Post ceremony this month.
Teen feels ancestor’s Anzac sacrifice
THE sacrifices of both soldiers and those left behind on the home front are the first things that come to mind on Anzac Day for 13-year-old Tanah Egan.
Message for Aussies at Gallipoli
OFFICIALS have a specific message for more than 8000 Australians set to attend the Anzac Day celebrations in Gallipoli next weekend.
Queenslander who went down in history
OF ALL the Anzac legends, one of the biggest claims to fame belongs to a Queenslander.
War ghosts caught on camera
STUNNING images blend wartime scenes into the tourist landscapes of today. It’s eerie, emotional and unforgettable.
Police on Anzac Day terror alert
GOLD Coast police will be on high alert in case of terrorist attack on Anzac Day, with record crowds expected to attend commemorative services.
Life on the front line
KEVIN Hawke is so proud of his grandfather’s military career that he wants to tell the world about it.
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