Craig Deayton: 2 books
Battle Scarred
The 47th Battalion in the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2011
'The dead and wounded of the 47th lay everywhere underfoot' With these words Charles Bean, Australia's Official War Historian, described the battlefield of Dernancourt on the morning of the 5th of April, 1918, strewn with the bodies of the Australian dead. It was the final tragic chapter in the story...
by Craig Deayton
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
One of the shortest lived and most battle hardened of the 1st Australian Imperial Forces battalions the 47th was formed in Egypt in 1916 and disbanded two years later having suffered one of the highest casualty rates of any Australian unit. Their story is remarkable for many reasons. Dogged by command...