Simpson and his donkey

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ARMY MEDICAL CORPS,</div> <div> 19TH MAY 1915         AGE 22</div> <div> <B>" HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE. </B><I>"</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="ce1db330.jpg" border=0 width="219" height="307" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> AWM J06392</div> <bR> <div> <B>John Simpson Kirkpatrick became known as "the man with the donkey" at Gallipoli in the space of just over three weeks. Using a donkey to carry wounded soldiers from the firing lines down to the dressing station at ANZAC Cove, he gained a reputation for being undaunted by enemy fire. Simpson</B><B> was killed </B><B> killed by a sniper's bullet in Shrapnel Gully on May 19th, 1915, aged 22. L</B><B>es</B><B>s than one month after the ANZAC landing on 25 April 1915. His name and deeds became an essential part of the Gallipoli legend.</B></div> <bR> <div> Source - AWM</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="ce5db9b0.jpg" border=0 width="219" height="155" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>Padre George Green, who lead Simpson's burial service, later said :</B></div> <div> <B>"If ever there was  a  man deserve the Victoria Cross it was Simpson. I often remember now the scene I saw frequently in shrapnel Gully,  of that cheerful soul calmly walking down the gully with a Red Cross armlet tied round the donkey's head. That gully was under direct  fire from the enemy almost all the time."</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="645c8e20.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <B>This site honours the memory of  Jack Kirkpatrick Simpson . Simpson was one of many heroic men who deserved but was</B></div> <div> <B>never awarded a bravery medal</B></div> <div> <B>Read more about his story at these links</B></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#666633 HEIGHT= 244 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.anzacs.net/Simpson.htm" target="_blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.anzacs.net/Simpson.htm" targe"><U><B>Australia's Favourite Hero</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.anzachouse.com/simpson.shtml" target="_blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.anzachouse.com/simpson.shtml""><U><B>John Simpson Kirkpatrick - Anzac House</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.anzacday.org.au/spirit/hero/chp00.html" target="_blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.anzacday.org.au/spirit/hero/c"><U><B>NOT ONLY A HERO - ANZAC DAY.ORG</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>On The Trail of the Man With the Donkey - AWM</B></div> <div> <B>What was John Simpson Kirkpatrick </B><I><B>really</B></I><B> like?</B></div> <div> <B>Find out by looking at documents from his life and times.</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.awm.gov.au/education/simpson/index.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.awm.gov.au/education/simpson/"><U><B>Click Here</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.defence.gov.au/dpe/dhs/infocentre/publications/journals/NoIDs/adfhealth_apr03/ADFHealth_4_1_38-39.html#elementId-1088992" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.defence.gov.au/dpe/dhs/infoce"><U><B>Kirkpatricks  Memorial  - Tyneside</B></U></A></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <I><B>  </B></I></div> <div> <I>      </I> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" >  <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">  </script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/frames.js"> </script> <noscript> <a href="http://www.statcounter.com" target="_top"><img src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter.php?usr=anzacs&java=0" alt="StatCounter - Free Web Tracker and Counter" border="0"/></a> </noscript>   </FONT></div> <div>                                     </div> <div>                                            <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > <style>  </style>  </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#333399" FACE="Arial" > <script language=JavaScript>  </script>  </FONT></div> <div>                                                <I>  </I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>                                   </I></FONT></div> <div> <I>                                                                                               </I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B> <STYLE>  </STYLE>  </B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>                                       </I></FONT><B>            </B></div> <div> <B>                                               </B></div> <div> <I>                                   </I></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336600" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I>    </I></FONT><I>   </I> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" >     <B> </B></FONT><B>        </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#666633" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>                       </B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>      </div> <bR> <div>                      </div> </BODY>