Plan for ‘creepy’ burial plots rejected
AUSTRALIA wanted to honour its more than 8000 soldiers lost on the Western Front with fake burial plots in a plan author Rudyard Kipling branded “creepy” and fought to block.
Anzac Centenary
The enduring legacy of post-traumatic stress
HE had survived the horrors of Gallipoli and Pozieres. But World War I veteran Dick Devers ended up suffering a terrible death when he returned home.
How lost ANZAC heroes were finally found
THEY fought together, died together and for almost 100 years their bodies lay hidden together. Now, two Australian soldiers will get the funeral they deserve.
Australia’s year of devastation
IT was the most disastrous time in our history, at home and away. This man’s extraordinary feat was a little-known bright spot in 12 shocking months.
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AnzacLive is back into action
A BATTLEGROUND far worse than anything at Gallipoli; our first deaths in action; and a heart-lurching twist in Australia’s greatest wartime love story.
Staging a return, but their dedication’s no act
THE exploits of the Light Horse brigade at Gallipoli and beyond forms part of the Anzac legend but keeping the name alive is proving difficult for a keen group of fans.
‘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
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
Centenary exhibition captures spirit of our brave Anzacs
IT was just a young boy’s curiosity, but Chris Colyer’s act as an eight-year-old preserved a bit of Australia’s war history — and it’s now part of a national exhibition that’s come to Adelaide.
Last to die: final seconds of war
THIS was the last man killed in WW1, seconds before the guns fell silent 97 years ago. Even his enemies — who knew it was all over — tried to spare him.
The reality of WWI: November 11, 1915
ONE hundred years ago, the Anzacs were still fighting a pitched battle at Gallipoli, the flash and roar of gunfire echoing over the cries of the wounded.
Respect stands tall as we remember
ADELAIDE streets will today be filled with flashes of brilliant red as the city pays its respects to those who have served us in war, with a record number of poppies sold.
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