Our Wartime Heroes
A member of the 10th Light Horse, Dennis witnessed the Bunbury Horse Stampede where many horses were injured.
A Lancaster pilot during WWII, Kim had crashed while flying over France. Newton Roberts of Australia II fame searched for his brother's body.
The 54th Royal Engineers arrived on Gallipoli on the 10th August, 1915. Percy was soon to encounter the failings of those in command.
Percy was 100 at the time of recording by the Bunbury Oral History Group. His memory was sharp and clear. Such as of the time when he realised that bombs no longer came only from land.
Food was an issue at Gallipoli for Percy. But he wasn't all that happy when he won the treacle lottery.
Percy was a sapper with the Royal Engineers. One day he was sent out on a 'nice' job to help in the mining of Hill 60, a strategic area. Nerves of steel were required.
Snowing on Gallipoli and it was no time to be caught without shelter.
Percy was an East Ender, a tough upbringing that no doubt helped him survive on Gallipoli. He also knew that there were times that officers shouldn't be obeyed.
As the 75th anniversary of the Anzac landing neared, Percy was determined to attend the ceremony at Gallipoli.
At his age, negotiating the crowds at Gallipoli on the occasion of the 75th anniversary, was always going to be a struggle.
