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Issue 155 | Thursday, 23 April, 2015
Real Estate Lifestyle Page 21
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Men for all seasons By JOLENE OGLE THEY were bakers, clerks, coach drivers and farmers, who left their homes in Noosa Shire to set sail for a bloody war on foreign lands. They were the husbands, brothers, fathers and friends who would never return to the sunny shire of Noosa, would never see their family again, and would be laid to rest in soils far away. From 1914 to 1918, townsfolk farewelled their brave men, many of whom were unaware of the horror that awaited them at Gallipoli and the Western Front, but were determined to fulfil their duty. In researching the fallen Diggers of the Noosa Shire, it has become clear the men from this region were courageous and unrelenting in their duty, with many soldiers commended for their bravery. The Military Medal was bestowed on men from this region who, while under heavy fire from the enemy, carried out their duties with bravery and unrelenting energy and to men who helped wounded soldiers, rescuing them from No Man’s Land, with a disregard for their own personal safety. It is with great pride that a century after the historic landing at Anzac Cove, this week’s Noosa Today is devoted to honouring and remembering those who so bravely gave so much. Lest we forget. Men from the Cooroy and Pomona district who paid the supreme sacrifice (from top left) Private Herbert Pidd, Trooper Robert James Crozier, Private David McConnell, Private Brian Higgins, Private John Williams Hempsall, Private Richard Penney Atkinson, (at right) Private Walter McGrath, Private Albert William Carter of the 15th Battalion and Trooper John Francis Crozier. Read more about them and their fallen comrades in our special tribute on pages 6-8.
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