Anzac sons : mateship, bravery and sacrifice / World War, 1914-1918 Soldiers
Paterson, Allison Marlow,
Anzac sons : mateship, bravery and sacrifice / Allison Marlow Paterson. - Revised edition. - 690 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
"A heartbreaking account of five brothers torn apart by war" --Cover. "First published 2014" --Title page verso.
Bibliography: pages 682-690.
Pt.1. 1914-1915 -- pt.2. 1916 -- pt.3. 1917 -- pt.4. 1918 -- pt.t. Epilogue.
It is April 27, 1918, Jim's brother writes from the battlefields of France. Of five brothers serving on the Western Front, three have given their lives; another has been hospitalized. Six agonizing months of brutal warfare were yet to be endured ... World War I was a senseless tragedy. Its long shadow darkened the four corners of the world. In Mologa, Victoria, once a bustling community, stands a lonely stone memorial. Etched within the granite are the names of the Marlow brothers and their mates; a testament to ordinary people who became heroes. Anzac Sons is composed from a collection of over 500 letters and postcards written by the brothers who served. From the training grounds of Victoria, Egypt and England, to the Western Front battlefields - Pozieres, Bullecourt, Messines, Menin Road, Passchendaele, Villers-Bretonneux and the battles of 1918 - this compelling true story was compiled by the granddaughter of a surviving brother. She takes us on her journey as she walks in the footsteps of her ancestors.
9781922615459
Marlow family--Biography.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Australian.
World War, 1914-1918--Australia.
World War, 1914-1918--Victoria--Correspondence.
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Australian.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.
Soldiers--Victoria--Mologa--Biography.
Soldiers--Australia--Correspondence.
Mologa (Vic.)
Biographies.
Personal correspondence.
Personal narratives.
940.30922
Anzac sons : mateship, bravery and sacrifice / Allison Marlow Paterson. - Revised edition. - 690 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm.
"A heartbreaking account of five brothers torn apart by war" --Cover. "First published 2014" --Title page verso.
Bibliography: pages 682-690.
Pt.1. 1914-1915 -- pt.2. 1916 -- pt.3. 1917 -- pt.4. 1918 -- pt.t. Epilogue.
It is April 27, 1918, Jim's brother writes from the battlefields of France. Of five brothers serving on the Western Front, three have given their lives; another has been hospitalized. Six agonizing months of brutal warfare were yet to be endured ... World War I was a senseless tragedy. Its long shadow darkened the four corners of the world. In Mologa, Victoria, once a bustling community, stands a lonely stone memorial. Etched within the granite are the names of the Marlow brothers and their mates; a testament to ordinary people who became heroes. Anzac Sons is composed from a collection of over 500 letters and postcards written by the brothers who served. From the training grounds of Victoria, Egypt and England, to the Western Front battlefields - Pozieres, Bullecourt, Messines, Menin Road, Passchendaele, Villers-Bretonneux and the battles of 1918 - this compelling true story was compiled by the granddaughter of a surviving brother. She takes us on her journey as she walks in the footsteps of her ancestors.
9781922615459
Marlow family--Biography.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, Australian.
World War, 1914-1918--Australia.
World War, 1914-1918--Victoria--Correspondence.
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Australian.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Western Front.
Soldiers--Victoria--Mologa--Biography.
Soldiers--Australia--Correspondence.
Mologa (Vic.)
Biographies.
Personal correspondence.
Personal narratives.
940.30922