Shaping Young Australians
Defence Personnel
sharing Frontline Experience in their own words
for Young Australians
A Digger’s Great Escape: The Story of Ernest Brough
WWII Veteran POW & Rat of Tobruk
In the midst of battle, Ernest carried a wounded German soldier across enemy lines, placed the soldier down in a German field hospital, then walked back to his dugout. Later falling prisoner, handed over to the Italian fascist army, before being passed on to the Germans, eventually escaping.
Connecting Geelong’s Generations.
Geelong, Victoria’s second largest city, was instrumental in providing large numbers of soldiers to serve in World War II.
Here, some of Geelong’s finest ANZACs are immortalised in film and war diary audio recordings recounting these diggers’ remarkable and moving World War II stories.
Stemming from the amazing response to Ernest Brough’s mini documentary, the Geelong RSL is committed to capturing and preserving as many of Geelong’s ANZAC stories as possible before time runs out.
These diggers’ accounts keep Geelong’s ANZAC’s memories alive, accessible and in safe-keeping for Geelong residents and beyond; now and for future generations.
Educational Platform.
FREE access to WWII Return Veterans Stories. Experiences rarely ever heard during conflict
Complete Course.
WWII Veteran's complete interviews.
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Sharing ANZAC Stories Across Generations.
In 2011 while a student at Belmont High-school, Zahn Gane was lucky enough to travel to Gallipoli as part of Premiers Spirit of ANZAC Prize.
“Thank you Ernest, You’ve shaped one life for another”
- Zahn Gane
A Born Soldier.
Deployed back to Afghanistan since receiving a gunshot wound, remains a current serving member.
Dedicated to helping return serving veterans.
"Dark Days"
- Corporal M Australian Special Forces
Stories of Humanity, Courage and Hope.
My trip to Gallipoli and the Western Front helped shape me as a person, walking in the footsteps of our ANZACs. As I stood at the exact point of where my great grandfather, John Patrick and his battalion fought at Pozieres 100 years ago, I felt the presence of a man I never knew. I felt a connection that transcends generations, and a longing to have heard my Grandfather and my Great Grandfathers stories firsthand.
"I wished I had heard my grandfather’s story"
- Jasmine Davis
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Shaping Young Australians
The Federal Mills
33 Mackey Street
North Geelong, VIC, Australia 3215
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