Telling the forgotten stories of Indigenous servicemen in the first world war
- Written by: Jim McKay, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
Warning: This story contains images of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people who are deceased.
The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who served with Australian forces in the first world war is estimated to be in the range of 1,000-1,200. But the precise figure will never be known, because a number of those who served changed...
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