The diary of an Anzac love story
AMID the carnage, destruction and death of World War I, the love story of the digger and the army nurse sits like a rose among the thorns.
Anzac Centenary
Anzac memories bloom anew
A FLOWER bed created 100 years ago in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden to honour Anzac soldiers has been replicated for centenary commemorations.
Singing from the heart for fallen schoolmates
FOR the valiant men buried in Ari Burnu, their constant, reassuring soundtrack has long been the lapping waves on Anzac Cove.
The man who saved the Anzacs
THEY called him ‘Birdy’, and amid the disaster of the Gallipoli campaign, he is remembered for one significant accomplishment, for which countless men owed him their lives.
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Your one war question answered
THERE is one question we want to ask our ancestors. These people will not only answer it — they will become your most extraordinary friends.
‘Everyone needs to know these stories’
BOXING champion Danny Green is backing a “great concept” that is a long way from the ring — but is all about blood, sweat and tears.
Digger’s road to renown
PERCY Southwell Frost was a prisoner of war, a baker, council alderman and city stalwart. A road north of Brisbane is a permanent reminder of his service.
Railway man went to war
WHEN the Last Post is sounded this Anzac Day, Graham Davis will be thinking of a man who went on after the fighting had ended to build a lasting legacy.
Pair’s love conquers all
BRAVERY took Vic Henderson into the skies over England in World War II, but it was his shy side which immediately endeared him to his wife Sheila.
Walls reveal war memories
ALBERT Rogers’ house contains more than 60 years worth of war memorabilia, but it’s the photos of his brothers who fought in WWII which mean the most.
Missing Anzac delivers heartbreak from Gallipoli
A NEWSPAPER clipping gave a family a shred of hope as they tried to track down their missing son in WWI. Now their story is finally being told in Missing Anzac.
Brother’s grief and WW1 heroism painstakingly pieced together
A South Brighton man has uncovered the heroic details about his father’s war efforts as part of the fierce 10th Battalion during World War I.
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