The fair dinkums
By: Glenn McFarlane
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Sydney, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9781743537541; 9781743549643
Subjects: History; World War, 1914-1918; Regimental histories; Campaigns; Armed Forces; Military History; Military campaigns; Australia. Australian Army. Battalion, 7th; Australia; Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921). Battalion, 7th
Description: FAIR DINKUM (def.): honesty, guts, directness, fortitude, courage, truth. You had to be fair dinkum to enlist after the hell of Gallipoli hit home. A new breed of warrior and patriot stepped up as Anzac's second wave. Among them were 152 men of the 7th Battalion - fruit pickers and farmers, bootmakers and blacksmiths, miners and mailmen. They fought under the colours of 'mud and blood' in the searing sands of Egypt, on Gallipoli's fatal shore, across killing fields in France and beyond. Born in the right place at the wrong time, the bravery and ingenuity of these young Australian men forged a legendary band of brothers: 'The Fair Dinkums'.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.