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The road to the Victoria Cross: a modern fight for a Gomeroi soldier
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (1123+ words) For more than 100 years, the story of Private William Allen Irwin was a legend whispered proudly within the Gomeroi community. The 40-year-old heroic soldier single-handedly captured three machinegun posts before being fatally wounded trying to capture the fourth on a…...
Tributes to husband and wife who died just days apart: 'back together for their anniversary"
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (729+ words) Little did Brian and Robyn Gannon know that a trip "to the pictures" one fateful night would result in a love so strong they could not live without one another. A teenager at the time, Robyn went off to Lyndhurst…...
The incredible story behind a son's reunion with his father's war medals
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (672+ words) "MY dad made a lot of sacrifices for me." But, not only did Gordon Mac Murray make numerous sacrifices for his son, Mark Mac Murray, he also made significant sacrifices for his country. Now, thanks to the dedication of a…...
He survived bombs and a war-torn London during WWII: Chris Bacon's incredible story
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (893+ words) CHRIS Bacon will never forget the first time he heard air-raid sirens. The loud, piercing sound cut straight through the tranquillity of the church service that the young 11-year-old was attending. Everyone ran home, hid in the strongest room in…...
It was a story 80 years in the making and, at 91, Maree has finally shared it
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (488+ words) DURING World War II, Private John Wilfrid Franklin was dealt an uncertain fate: captured by the Japanese with no idea when, or if, he would be free to return home. He spent around three years as an Australian prisoner of…...
The special reason these ex-servicemen reunited after decades apart
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (396+ words) Ex-servicemen of the 17th Battalion gather in Bathurst for a wreath laying ceremony in honour of their fellow members who have died. See photos and video. THE spirit of mateship brought together ex-servicemen of the 17th Battalion, some of which have not…...