AUSTRALIAN
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Leon GELLERT. Born and educated in Adelaide, Australia. Enlisted as a
private in 10th AIF. Took part in the Gallipoli landings, where he was
wounded and invalided to England until return to Australia 1916. After
the war became journalist on Sydney Morning Herald. Acclaimed
as Australia's greatest war poet. Died 1977.
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Captain James Griffyth FAIRFAX, 1886-1976. Served with the Army Service Corps in Mesopotamia. Mentioned in Despatches four times.
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Frederic MANNING, 1882-1935. Though born in Australia, was living in England when war broke out. Enlsited in 1914 in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry, refused a commission, and served with 7th Battalion from July 1916 to the Armistice. Fought on the Somme.
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Tom SKEYHILL. Regimental signaller 8th battalion, 2nd (Victorian)
Infantry Brigade, AIF. Trained in Egypt January-April 1915. Landed on
Anzac beach, Gallipoli April 25 1915. Wounded May 8 at Cape Helles in
charge by 2nd Brigade when a shell exploded beside him & blinded him
permanently. Invalided home.
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Walter Jalmes Redfern TURNER, 1889-1946. Born in Australia. Served in
the Royal Garrison Artillery, 1916-18.
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F E WESTBOOK. Born in Melbourne. A rover ~ sheep shearer, farm
labourer, ship's cook. Wrote no poetry until he enlisted in
1914. Became a Gunner with 4th. Battery, 2nd. Brigade, Australian
Field Artillery. His battery took ashore on Gallipoli the first gun at
Anzac beach on April 25 1915. Sent to England to convalesce from
neurasthenia following shell-shock.
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