“Big bomb dropped, and I had a whack on the shoulder blade; luckily it was a bit of split shrapnel. It didn't do any damage, just gave me a bit of a thump.”
Bert would face another enemy of great stealth because of his service in the tropics - buried in a small dark spot on his hand found by an army doctor.“He said, ‘ointments won't do that mate, we'll have to burn it out.'Not only will Bert will be the oldest marching this Anzac Day, he’s one of less than a handful from his old regiment left alive.
But despite the horror all servicemen face in their fields of battle and its residual effects like melanoma, Bert's sympathies lie just as strong with those left at home.“Men who have come home injured, or something like that; women have had to put up with all this business, they've had a lot to contend with.”
Not only will Bert will be the oldest marching this Anzac Day, he’s one of less than a handful from his old regiment left alive.
Awesome.
Legend
Bless you sir. Respect.
Bless him what a true hero