Gallipoli Victoria Cross Hero
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Gallipoli Victoria Cross Hero
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Author : John Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2015-04-30
Gallipoli Victoria Cross Hero written by John Hamilton and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with History categories.
The son of a former Premier of Western Australia, Hugo Throssell, volunteered to join the Imperial Australian Force which was shipped to Gallipoli in 1915. He was a member of the 10th Australian Light Horse which fought in a dismounted role in Gallipoli. He was involved in the famous charge of the 10th Light Horse at the Battle of the Nek and the Battle of Hill 60 where his actions saw him being awarded the Victoria Cross.??During that battle Throssell was severely wounded a number of times when the enemy attacked his position, but he refused to leave his post or to seek medical attention until the attack had been beaten off. As soon as his wounds were dressed he went back out into the firing line until he was ordered out of the fighting by the Medical Officer. His determination saved his battalion at a critical moment in the battle.??After the war Hugo Throssell became an outspoken opponent of war, for which he was widely condemned. It also meant that he found employment difficult and he fell into debt. When he tried to pawn his Victoria Cross he was offered only 10 shillings for it _ such was the price of valour. He committed suicide aged forty-nine.??Meticulously researched, and beautifully written, this is a moving tale of heroism and patriotism which ended in sad and disturbing circumstances.
Keysor Vc Gallipoli S Quiet Hero
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Author : Keira Quinn Lockyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-09-30
Keysor Vc Gallipoli S Quiet Hero written by Keira Quinn Lockyer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-30 with Soldiers categories.
The Biography of Anzac Leonard Keysor VC of the AIF, awarded the Victoria Cross at Lone Pine Gallipoli, and the story of his Kyezor family, written by his great niece Keira Quinn Lockyer
Arthur Blackburn Vc
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Author : Andrew Faulkner
language : en
Publisher: Wakefield Press
Release Date : 2008
Arthur Blackburn Vc written by Andrew Faulkner and has been published by Wakefield Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
By any measure Arthur Seaforth Blackburn was one of Australia's most remarkable soldiers. This, the first Blackburn biography, details the famous battles that shaped Australia.
For Valour
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Author : Nicolas Brasch
language : en
Publisher: Black Dog Books
Release Date : 2013-01-01
For Valour written by Nicolas Brasch and has been published by Black Dog Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with Australia categories.
Extraordinary courage and unbelievable nerve that's what it takes to be awarded a Victoria Cross. More than one and a half million Australians have fought in a war, yet only ninety-eight have been awarded the Victoria Cross, the Commonwealth's highest military honour for bravery. Here are some of their remarkable stories. Ages 8+.
Arthur Blackburn Vc
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Author : Andrew Faulkner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-08-24
Arthur Blackburn Vc written by Andrew Faulkner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-24 with Large type books categories.
Gallipoli hero, Victoria Cross recipient, battalion and brigade commander, conqueror of Damascus and defiant antagonist of the Japanese - by any measure Arthur Seaforth Blackburn was one of Australia's most remarkable soldiers. This, the first Blackburn biography, details the famous battles that shaped Australia. It tells Blackburn's story through the eyes of his comrades, including many from his battalion who survived the horrors of the Burma Railway, and includes photographs taken by Blackburn never published before.
The Only Woman At Gallipoli
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Author : John Howell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
The Only Woman At Gallipoli written by John Howell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey) categories.
In November, 1915 a woman appeared amid the fighting at Gallipoli. She laid a wreath on a grave and then disappeared. It was the grave of a hero, a man killed at the landings and awarded the Victoria Cross. There were two women who truly loved this man. Was the visitor a dedicated nurse and hospital founder who saved the lives of thousands in a 50 year career - a woman awarded medals by Britain, France and Turkey? Or was it a famous explorer, fluent in Arabic and Persian, a friend of the famous including T E Lawrence and Winston Churchill and the only female delegate among thousands at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919? Five years of research has revealed this amazing true story. It has emerged from tantalising clues, unpublished love letters and false trails deliberately left to hide the truth. Which woman was it? Who was The Only Woman at Gallipoli?
Jacka Vc
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Author : Robert Macklin
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2006-01-01
Jacka Vc written by Robert Macklin and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with History categories.
The remarkable life story of Albert Jacka - a true Australian war hero - the first Australian to be awarded a VC at Gallipoli who later became prominent in local government in Victoria.
Mr Midshipman Vc
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Author : Quentin Falk
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2018-10-30
Mr Midshipman Vc written by Quentin Falk and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-30 with History categories.
Of the thirty-nine Gallipoli Victoria Crosses arguably none was more deserved than the medal earned by George Leslie Drewry.At just 20, he was the first officer of the Royal Naval Reserve to get the nations premier award for valour when part of the landing on V Beach at Cape Helles. In so doing he was badly wounded.Accident-prone, he survived falling into a bog as a child; he was knocked over by a car; as a novice merchantman he fell from the mast of his ship and on another occasion was shipwrecked after rounding Cape Horn and stranded on a deserted island.Tragically he died at Scapa Flow shortly before the end of The Great War, while in command of his first ship.Using contemporary sources, the author brings Drewrys life into sharp focus and describes the role of Snotty as midshipmen were then known. The result will appeal to addicts of real-life adventure and military historians
The Price Of Valour
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Author : John Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2012-09-01
The Price Of Valour written by John Hamilton and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with History categories.
From the bestselling author of Goodbye Cobber, God Bless You and Gallipoli Sniper.When Hugo Throssell joined the 10th Light Horse Regiment in 1914, soon after the outbreak of the First World War, he was emblematic of the young Australian nation at that time: full of youth, vigour, courage and idealism. These traits were to see him awarded a Victoria Cross after the savage fighting for Hill 60 during the Gallipoli campaign. Badly wounded, Throssell was sent to England to recover. There he met his future wife, Katharine Susannah Prichard, journalist, novelist and committed socialist. It was the beginning of a relationship that changed the course of his life, for although he was to return to war and fight in Palestine, his view of the conflict and its terrible sacrifices began to turn. By 1919, Throssell – once hailed as an Australian hero – was ready to publicly denounce the war. His stance was to forever alienate him from former comrades and the political establishment. The war affected him in other ways too, as he found himself unable to hold down a job and increasingly prone to episodes of depression. In 1933, Throssell killed himself, leaving behind his beloved wife and only child. In his triumph and tragedy he remained as emblematic to his country as he’d been in those heady days of 1914, an example of courage and sacrifice whose youth and future had been forever darkened by the experience of war. Award-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hamilton has written a compelling narrative, giving us an extraordinary perspective of the Gallipoli battles for The Nek and Hill 60, combined with a compassionate and intimate account of the rise and fall of a real Australian hero.
Victoria Cross
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language : en
Publisher: PediaPress
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Victoria Cross written by and has been published by PediaPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.