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.
Anzac Centenary
Digging up a war medal mystery
IN a tale worthy of a Hollywood movie, a World War I medallion last seen in the 1930s has been returned to its Melbourne owners on the eve of the Anzac centenary.
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.
Labour of love
HALF a world away from the front lines, Harriet Bayly could still significantly aid the war effort, writes GILL VOWLES
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Clerk’s WW1 service lasts no longer than a day
LANCE Corporal Karl Timcke’s family recall stories of the digger laying in the dirt at Gallipoli for three days after being shot five times
Words of war born of suffering and grief
A RINGWOOD poet has honoured the Anzacs with a reading at the Australian War Memorial.
WWI digger’s devotion to his mates
PRIVATE Reginald Durdin kept going after being blasted with shrapnel while delivering much-needed ammunition to his mates in Ypres, Belgium.
Trees will be planted to honour Anzac heroes
FOOTSCRAY’S “forgotten” Avenue of Honour will be restored to its former glory when 147 gum trees are planted to mark 100 years since Gallipoli.
War comrades remembered
Jack Mackay, a former commando stationed in New Guinea during WWII, said many of his friends never came home and those who did were changed forever.
Special garden honours Diggers
GALLIPOLI Centenary Roses, poppies and rosemary plants take pride of place in a Anzac Commemorative Garden at a St Albans primary school.
Search for families of fallen WWI Diggers
THE Epping RSL sub-branch hopes to contact the families of the 18 men listed on its World War I honour board in time for the Anzac Day centenary.
Charles, Harry to mark Anzac centenary
AFTER a stint ‘Down Under’ with the defence force, Prince Harry will join his father at the Anzac Day dawn service in Gallipoli.
Treasure trove of war memorabilia
WANT to learn about Anzac Day? Brookland Village will have a bible, a German soldier’s boot and even a sergeant’s drivers license to get up close and personal.
Poppies pay respect to fallen
RESIDENTS from across the region have been at hard at work, knitting poppies for a nationwide project in time for Anzac Day — including a lady who made 300 on her own.
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