Simpson memorial statue

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  • Description

    "Located in the mall of South Shields, Private John Simpson in the 3rd Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps. Simpson is held as the archetypical hero in Australia. With his donkey, he is credited with saving many wounded men on the cliffs and beaches of Gallipoli during WWI. His reputation has been tarnished a little in recent years when it became widely known he was an English ship deserter who settled in Australia. He died in action on 19 May 1915." Photo by Terry Johnson, 2003.

  • Owner

    Terry Johnson

  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)

  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License

  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/626761
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 2 years, 4 months ago
    Viewed: 323 times
    Picture Taken: 2003-08-13

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