Gallipoli 1915 - Mr A Evans : St Marys Historical Society
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John Simpson Kirkpatrick, better known as The Man With The Donkey, was a good Samaritan who would carry the wounded down through Shrapnel Gully down to the beach. On the morning of May 19th, 1915 Simpson has a wounded man on the back of his donkey, but Simpson was struck by a sniper's bullet and killed. So who was the man on the back of Simpson's donkey? - Did he survive the war? Yes and his names is Mr Charles Werner of Penrith - This article was previously printed in Timespan No. 29 September 1987.
Imprint:
Timespan JUNE 2004.
Source:
Timespan Timespan JUNE 2004.
Collation:
Serial Index, article
Dewey class:
TIMESPAN
Language:
English
BRN:
247806