Warrior’s raw salute to a mate
THIS emotional musical salute to a mate lost in battle just hours earlier shows VC hero Cameron Baird as never before — and helps explain much of what happened next.
Anzac Centenary
Turkey terrorism to hurt ANZAC Day
AUSTRALIANS are putting safety first and turning their backs on Gallipoli as terrorism attacks take a heavy toll on Turkey.
Fallen Digger finally home for Remembrance Day
THE family of John Tassell will be able to gather at his grave for the first time on Remembrance Day after he was brought home from Malaysia, 50 years after he was killed in action.
Why Arthur will never die
THIS man’s life ends today, in the dying moments of a horrific battle. Yet his heart-rending final gesture means a near-lost story will now live forever.
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Sporting elite not spared horrors of war
AT 30, Anthony Wilding was a four-time Wimbledon champion, the Roger Federer of his generation. At 31, he was dead, killed by an enemy shell that exploded on top of the dugout he was sheltering in.
SA’s first VC winner a humble hero epitomising Anzac legacy
Arthur Blackburn didn’t look like a typical Aussie digger but the skinny young lawyer became the first South Australian to win the Victoria Cross for his bravery and leadership in WWI.
Service and sacrifice of Tasmanians
ONE in 12 Tasmanians enlisted to fight in World War I, and the toll was enormous, writes ANNE MATHER. INCLUDES TASMANIAN ANZAC SERVICES GUIDE
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.
The thing that terrifies our fiercest soldier
HE HAS been decorated for fearless feats on the harshest battlefields, but Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith says there is one thing that truly scares him.
What the Anzacs really ate tasted terrible
REAL Anzac biscuits like bricks and tinned meat like dog food — we cook up an Anzac ration and put it to the taste test. ANZAC DAY SERVICE GUIDE
Mother’s ultimate sacrifice for war
THE contribution of Aboriginal men and women to the war effort is often overlooked. Phoebe Alice Bindoff paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Tight-knit community’s fight for freedom
THE small tight-knit community of Clarendon lost six of its sons in World War I. Among the dead were two sets of brothers. They were among 37 men who enlisted from the area.
Who’s not going to Gallipoli, and why
CHANNELS Seven and Nine are sending some of their big names to Gallipoli for the Anzac centenary commemorations. But others have been left at home. Here’s why.
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.
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