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John Simpson Kirkpatrick was born in Britain but later moved to Australia. In August 1914 he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force, serving at Gallipoli ... Peter Corlett, maquette for Simpson and his donkey, 1915 (1986, bronze, 41.5 x 25 x 36 cm)ART40983 ... Forging the nation: Simpson and his donkey (online exhibition);
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www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/simpson.asp
www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/simpson.asp
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Simpson and his donkey; AWM J06392 ... Peter Corlett maquette for Simpson and his donkey bronze made and cast in Melbourne 1986; Simpson and his donkey; The story of the soldier who rescued wounded men on Gallipoli with a donkey has been told to successive generations of schoolchildren.
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www.awm.gov.au/exhibitions/forging/australians/simpson....
www.awm.gov.au/exhibitions/forging/australians/simpson.asp
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John Simpson Kirkpatrick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John (Jack) Simpson Kirkpatrick (6 July 1892–19 May 1915 aged 23) was a stretcher bearer with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during the Gallipoli Campaign, in World War I. After landing at...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Simpson_Kirkpatrick
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In 1965, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ANZAC landings, Australian stamps where issued depicting Simpson, his donkey and a wounded soldier. In 1967, the Australian Government released the ANZAC Commemorative Medallion.
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www.convictcreations.com/history/simpson.htm
www.convictcreations.com/history/simpson.htm
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Legendary Aussie World War I hero John Simpson was not Australian, was not Simpson - and was not heroic by nature. ... On landing, Simpson commandeered a donkey and carried hundreds of wounded men to safety, oblivious to the rifle fire raining down on him from the Turkish position at the top of the cliffs.
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John Simpson Kirkpatrick, born on 6 July 1892 in South Shields, County Durham, England, was a stretcher bearer with the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (Anzacs) at Gallipoli during World War I. Originally finding employment stevedorin...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_story_of_Simpson_...
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An Illustrated Life of Simpson, the Man with the Donkey ... See some of the monuments to Jack Simpson ... The Donkey...
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www.anzacday.org.au/spirit/hero/chp00.html
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However the day after arriving at Gallipoli, Jack passed a donkey and had a great idea. While it took two men to carry an injured man on a stretcher, with the help of a donkey Simpson could easily carry a man on his own.
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www.brainways.co.nz/sampler/inform/simpson/simpm.htm
www.brainways.co.nz/sampler/inform/simpson/simpm.htm
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OPPOSITION Leader Lawrence Springborg has been forced to deny his one-time deputy Fiona Simpson has "gone rogue" after more policy confusion. ... Later he defended Ms Simpson, saying shadow ministers were allowed to make announcements and denied suggestions she had "gone rogue".
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www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25174105-5018...
www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25174105-5018787,00.html
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