The Anzacs of Leighterton

The year the Anzacs came:the little-known story one English village still tells its children

Leighterton still relied on horse-drawn carts when a few hundred young Australians arrived in 1918,weaving their way through the skies above and into the hearts of the villagers below.

  • Rob Harris

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The King shakes hands with Governor-General David Hurley.

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  • Rob Harris
Air Commodore (later Air Vice-Marshal) Frank Bladin in Darwin before leaving Australia to prepare for D-Day.

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