Tag: The Great War

Greatest Light Horse Triumph at Beersheba 1917: dehydrated Aussie soldiers and their whalers charged at Johnny Turk’s defensive barrage

by John Hood AC, editor writ large (acting) • October 31, 2017

One’s great great uncle’s generation of men were the best Australia has produced, thus far. Subsequent generations of Australians could only imagine; but we mortals should read, learn and must never forget. Mine was blown to bits by the Germans…

Battle of Fromelles 1916: 5,533 Australian casualties in one night in “that Fleurbaix stunt”

by John Hood AC, editor writ large (acting) • July 19, 2017

July 19, 1916 saw the worst single loss of life in Australian military history. Australia’s ‘Cobbers’ sculpture on the other side of the world, poignantly dominates Australian Memorial Park surrounded by farmland along Rue Delval outside the French town of…

Apr 25: ANZAC Day

by John Hood AC, editor writ large (acting) • April 25, 2015

On the outset of then ‘The Great War’, ordinary Australian and New Zealand men answered the call. Blind loyalty today cannot be understood, so to respect our forefathers we honour their unquestioned heroism and sacrifice. How can we not? Gassed…