‘He was just 19, two years difference’
AS she looks around the rows of white headstones in France, Megan Cridland dabs away the tears as she finds the partner of her great, great grandmother
Anzac Centenary
Trooper’s breathtaking trip to France
AS a soldier who has seen the frontline in Afghanistan, cavalry Trooper James Carter could not be prouder of taking part in a Dawn Service in France.
The kids that ‘don’t forget Australia’
IT could be a schoolyard anywhere in Australia. But this village in France owes us a debt of gratitude that local children remember almost 100 years on.
Australia’s century of war and peace
INTERACTIVE MAP: For more than a century, Australians have been at the centre of the world’s worst wars and lingering trouble spots, from Anzac to Afghanistan — see where our Diggers did their duty
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Reflections on wartime life
THE thoughts of a young soldier on his way to war have been revealed in a collection of letters, written almost 100 years ago.
Tonne of dedication from Millswood residents to help war effort
BRIGID Holland-Smith finds it hard to believe half a tonne of cake for wounded Anzacs was baked in her Millswood kitchen 100 years ago.
Duplicate war medals found in Epping
EPPING RSL Sub-branch are trying to locate the owners of a set of duplicate medals that were handing in to the club today.
35 surprising facts about Australia
IN 1915, you could buy a block of land for 200 pounds and milk was three pence per litre. Here are 35 amazing stats that show how far we’ve come.
Reflecting on the horrors of war
LAST year Monash Uni students saw the European battlefields and memorials that marked Australia’s World War I sacrifice. This is the result. WATCH VIDEO
The thing that terrifies our fiercest soldier
HE HAS been decorated for fearless feats on the harshest battlefields, but Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith says there is one thing that truly scares him.
A lasting tribute to our soldiers in Sunshine
ALMOST 60 years since the last one was removed due to vandalism, Sunshine once again has an avenue of honour.
We do this for the mates that we lost
FORMER Squadron Leader, Bob Cowper, one of the nation’s most highly decorated war veterans, has seen more than most in his 92 years but nothing will match the Centenary of ANZAC commemoration.
Inscription a touchstone to warrior ancestor
AS Brigid Mackenzie runs her fingers over that etched name, and reads aloud the poignant phrase below, she is likely the first.
What the Anzacs really ate tasted terrible
REAL Anzac biscuits like bricks and tinned meat like dog food — we cook up an Anzac ration and put it to the taste test. ANZAC DAY SERVICE GUIDE
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