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jacka's mob
a narrative of the great war
original by edgar rule now edited by carl johnson & andrew barnes |
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253 pp - Paperback - Published 1999
Australia = AUD$49 (including postage, packing and GST) PNG and NZ = AUD$67 (including economy air mail and packing) The World = AUD$74 (including economy air mail and packing)
The Fourteenth Battalion was raised in Victoria in mid-September 1914. During the four years of war upwards of 5000 men passed through its ranks. It was awarded an extensive list of Battle Honours during this time for brave and selfless service of king and country in all theatres of war. The Battalion Association, formed after the War, is one of the strongest and former members of the Battalion have received the help and support of their fellow servicemen in the terrible times of need in the aftermath of war. Contained in the ranks was Australia's first winner of the Victoria Cross Albert Jacka. He was dubbed by C.E.W. Bean as the 'nation's greatest fighting soldier'. When he died in 1932 There was an enormous public outpouring of grief and the Battalion Association organised an annual pilgrimage to the site of his grave in St Kilda for it members. Since the First World War several other Battalions have had strong connections with the Fourteenth. They are the 2/14th and the 14/32nd and they have paid their respects and succeed in doing the original Fourteenth proud. This narrative is written by one of the original members, Edgar Rule. It was first published in 1933 and used a string of aliases to protect men who were still living as well as their relatives. This is a revised publication and the real names and identities of the men involved are recorded, finally, for all to admire. |
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