tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post2151839688200431458..comments2024-03-28T12:21:46.299-07:00Comments on Roads to the Great War: Lest We Forget: The Man with a Donkeysnielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631473280484584330noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-22383307866815092932018-09-08T07:21:59.992-07:002018-09-08T07:21:59.992-07:00If anyone's ancestors saw, met or knew 'Si...If anyone's ancestors saw, met or knew 'Simpson' at Gallipoli, I'd be grateful for your comments. Also letters or diary entries regarding wounded soldiers being transported on donkey's are of interest. Thanks! John Simpson Kirkpatrick Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701730533472441398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-76217050122596305292016-03-10T17:00:53.705-08:002016-03-10T17:00:53.705-08:00Whether correct or not, I have read (don't rem...Whether correct or not, I have read (don't remember where)the decision not to award Simpson the VC was because officials decided his exploits, though selfless and extremely heroic, were not more outstanding than others who had the same job but did it without a donkey.Jerry Schmidtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-64719460583170050372016-03-05T22:36:48.575-08:002016-03-05T22:36:48.575-08:00He has been de-mythologised.
http://www.smh.com.a...He has been de-mythologised. <br />http://www.smh.com.au/national/taken-for-a-ride-20130306-2fli4.htmlMax Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836046937942362977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-22822785575650120832016-03-05T14:47:35.887-08:002016-03-05T14:47:35.887-08:00Unlike our own nation with MOH's, the Brits ar...Unlike our own nation with MOH's, the Brits aren't at all in favor of retroactive VC's. I don't think that there's ever been one? For a time I believe that there were no posthumous awards either.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02392374641232161890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-73287965198777348492016-03-05T12:55:15.892-08:002016-03-05T12:55:15.892-08:00Simpson's gallantry like so many others unreco...Simpson's gallantry like so many others unrecognized because no specific supporting evidence survives except for letters and diaries and the hearts and mind of their comradesbill o'neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01987598176551650867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-59169454471372624572016-03-05T09:54:00.883-08:002016-03-05T09:54:00.883-08:00How sad
How sad<br />A. Futchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10761380140336026636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2769870738847154628.post-5154957943439185872016-03-05T09:51:53.488-08:002016-03-05T09:51:53.488-08:00You are not a hero because you got a medal; you go...You are not a hero because you got a medal; you got a medal because you are a hero. The fact that John Kirkpatrick's heroism was not officially recognized does not make it any less valid. Maria Schnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10869852800123983889noreply@blogger.com