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Jack's Journey

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Description for Jack's Journey Paperback. The moving and extraordinary story of an unheralded and virtually unknown Anzac action that occurred during the period of the landing at Gallipoli and how the truth of what happened was corrupted by a noted historian. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, black & white plates, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJF; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 232 x 29. Weight in Grams: 541.

Jack's Journey is the moving and extraordinary story of an unknown ANZAC action at Gallipoli during the period of the Landing on 1 and 2 May, 1915. Kit Cullen began tracing Jack Collyer's story using his three diaries and his service record. The diaries cover the voyage from Australia to training in Egypt and Lemnos and, finally, landing at Anzac. Unfortunately, the last diary ended as Jack entered the firing line on Bolton's Ridge at dusk on 25 April. He was wounded a week later. Where was Jack and what was he doing when he was wounded?

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Snowy Robson carried ammunition and water to the beleaguered garrison without being hit. An hour later he also guided and took charge of No.3 Platoon 4th Battalion which was ordered into the valley to reinforce the isolated trench. In all, Snowy diced the death trap six times - five in daylight - without being hit. The position and the Marines were saved.

Five Allied gallantry medals were awarded for the action, including the first Victoria Cross at Anzac. Walter Parker, a Royal Marine stretcher bearer, was the recipient. Snowy Robson was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal for his feats.

The other extraordinary aspect of the 4th Battalion's participation in the action was the corruption of the historical record by Charles Bean. Bean omitted any reference to the 4th Battalion in his telling of the story in the Official History, despite knowing what happened. Instead, he gave the credit for saving the Marines to his brother's unit, the 3rd Battalion, which played a part on 2 May in relieving the Marines and the remnants of the two 4th Battalion parties. Bean misused a letter from the Royal Marine hierarchy specifically praising the 4th Battalion's sacrifice and courage, claiming its sentiments for the 3rd Battalion. The tragic heroism of Jack and his mates, and Bean's historiographical skulduggery would have remained hidden if Kit Cullen hadn't stumbled on them in the course of his research.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
St Leonards, Australia
ISBN
9781743317709
SKU
V9781743317709
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-17

About Kit Cullen
Kit Cullen is a high school English teacher from Wollongong. He has spent the past six years researching Jack's Journey.

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