More than names on a board
STUDENTS are breathing new life into the names written in gold on Fairfield Primary School’s World War I honour roll.
Anzac Centenary
Hard-knock life for Annie
FOOTSCRAY matriarch Annie Fisher wore a badge over her heart for each son serving in World War I.
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.
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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.
Unknown Anzac story comes to life
A RATHER unknown WWI story has inspired a new song, written and recorded in Queensland ahead of the Anzac Day centenary commemorations.
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.
Sad news on the Western Front for Clinton Dowdell
CLINTON Dowdell was fighting on the Western Front when he was told his mother was dead.
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