Donkey News
Gallipoli's One Brief, Shining Moment
Monday May 19, 2008
This year marks 90 years since the armistice that ended World War I, but in May 1915 - after the Gallipoli battle in which John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the man with the donkey, died - another ceasefire brought a remarkable nine hours of peace, writes Max Prisk.Simpson, The Man With The Donkey, Denied A Vc
Monday May 19, 2008
JOHN SIMPSON KIRKPATRICK, the man with the donkey, one of the most enduring of all Anzac legends, will be denied the ultimate recognition of courage and sacrifice - the Victoria Cross.