Uncle’s memory lives on
DEAD at 30, this digger never got to know his Australian nieces and nephews.
Anzac Centenary
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.
Anzac Day support rock solid
MORE than 93 per cent of Australians believe it is important for the nation to commemorate Anzac Day, an exclusive survey has revealed.
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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.
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.
Freo 849 finally remembered
THEY are known as the “Fremantle 849” and they have never been honoured – until now.
Keen for duty: WA’s impact on WWI
WA provided more WWI volunteers per capita than any other state, little suspecting the carnage to come over four gruelling years.
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.’
We fired first — and broke the code
RIGHT at the start of WW1, this Australian hid in a dark room with his gun — one of two extraordinary but little-known incidents that cemented our role in the conflict.
New light cast on ANZAC sub’s fate
OUT of the murk of the Black Sea have emerged the first photos of Australia’s heroic submarine AE2 — lost just days after the ANZACs attacked the Dardanelles.
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