John Simpson Kirkpatrick
Victoria Cross declined
7 Mar 2013
There will be no Victoria Cross for John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the stretcher bearer at Gallipoli made famous by a painting showing him carrying wounded soldiers on a donkey. An Australian Defence… Audio
Campaign for VC for First World War hero
27 Sep 2012
Strecher-bearer John Simpson Kirkpatrick ferried wounded soldiers on a donkey from ANZAC Cove in April 1915 during the brutal fighting at Gallipoli. He is a hero to so many in New Zealand and… Audio
Gallipoli hero to have street named after him
16 Aug 2012
A Gallipoli hero who created one of the most enduring images of the First World War will have a street in Hamilton renamed in his honour. Sapper Horace Moore-Jones landed at Anzac Cove in April 1915… Audio