Leader Newspapers honours our Diggers with special commemorative Anzac editions
LEADER this week commemorates the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign by telling the stories of Victorian men and women swept up in the earth-shattering events of World War 1.
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LEADER this week commemorates the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign by telling the stories of Victorian men and women swept up in the earth-shattering events of World War 1.
Right across Melbourne we pay tribute to the sacrifice and service typical of tens of thousands of Melbourne families a century ago.
Maribyrnong Leader tells the story of Footscray woman Annie Fisher whose eight sons enlisted and fought in Gallipoli, France, the middle east and German New Guinea. Six of her boys returned safely to Australia.
Progress Leader features Hawthorn boy soldier James Martin who enlisted aged just 14 because his father was too old and too short to serve. James died of disease at Gallipoli without reaching his 15th birthday.
Mornington Peninsula Leader celebrates Mornington brothers Sam and Frank Garlick who both fought in France and returned home. Twenty years later, Frank Garlick enlisted again for WWII.
Melbourne Leader features Richmond hero Pte Thomas Cooke who was killed in France’s Battle of Pozieres and was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for valour.
Click HERE to see any of this week’s special commemorative editions of your local Leader.
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