How Anzac deaths changed the way we mourn to this day

  • Written by: Jen Roberts, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
How Anzac deaths changed the way we mourn to this dayAussie~mobs/Flickr

Victor Farr, a private in the 1st Infantry Battalion, was among the first to land at Anzac Cove just before dawn on April 25 1915.

Victor Farr's recordsVictor Farr was 20 when he died.© Commonwealth of Australia (National Archives of Australia) 2024, CC BY-NC-ND

In the chaos, Farr went missing. When the first roll call was conducted on April 29,...

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