Australia's 'forgotten' battalion: The men who served without citizenship
The Torres Strait Islands is the birthplace of the only all-Indigenous battalion formed in Australia's military history.
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Every town,
every memorial
Places of Pride, the National Register of War Memorials, is an Australian War Memorial initiative to record the location and photos of every war memorial across the country.
Places of Pride is the national register of war memorials. Search your location to find a war memorial in your area.
The Torres Strait Islands is the birthplace of the only all-Indigenous battalion formed in Australia's military history.
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Sixteen-year-old Isaiah Howell has travelled to France to deliver a eulogy at the gravesite of his relative, Ernest Pilcher, who died during World War I.
While serving in Gallipoli, Ernest carved a violin from a chocolate box, which features in a photograph kept at the Australian War Memorial.
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