Commemorating Anzac through engaging learning

Further information on Indigenous soldiers

Newspapers of the time carried occasional articles about the Aboriginal enlistments, including Empty saddles filled – unique scenes at recruiting rally1 (The Brisbane Courier, 25 may 1917) and Aboriginal soldiers2 (The Australasian, 6 March 2015).

Read the story of the Gage Brothers in World War I3.

People profiles4 at the Australian War Memorial (AWM) website includes a link to Indigenous service.

The AWM site also has information about Indigenous Australian servicemen5 and Indigenous commemoration for the Centenary6.

Links

  1. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/20142091?searchTerm=WWI%20indigenous%20soldiers&searchLimits=l-availability=y|||l-australian=y
  2. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/142969280?searchTerm=Aboriginal%20soldiers&searchLimits=l-availability=y|||l-australian=y
  3. http://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/2618867/the-gage-brothers-in-wwi/
  4. http://www.awm.gov.au/people/profiles/
  5. https://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/aborigines/indigenous/?query=Indigenous
  6. http://www.awm.gov.au/1914-1918/indigenous-commemoration/?query=Indigenous