The ballad of Bill the Bastard
He was notoriously cantankerous, virtually unrideable and often violent, but Bill the Bastard became Australia’s greatest war horse after carrying five troopers to safety in the middle of a fierce gun battle during WWI. Get more on this story and other tales of Australia’s hidden characters at https://www.heraldsun.com.au/ibaw
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