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ANZAC DAY 2021 | Private Thomas ‘Tom’ Cohen

Lest we forget, Wellington / April 13, 2021

As we commemorate Anzac Day – I’m sharing some local stories to recognise and remember those who sacrificed so much, so we can enjoy what we have today. Private Thomas (Tom) Cohen was born at Mookerawa near Stuart Town in May 1881. He worked as a fitter in the area. He married, and in 1908, his wife Mary Lee Cohen gave birth to a daughter Lilian. By 1916, Cohen and his family had moved and were living in Stuart Town when Cohen enlisted on 13 March, 1916. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion. After a few months of training […]

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ANZAC DAY 2021 | Dipso The Horse

As we commemorate Anzac Day – I’m sharing some local stories to recognise and remember those who sacrificed so much, so we can enjoy what we have today. The use of horses in the First World War marked a bit of a turning point … Initially they were considered essential, but over the course of the war, the vulnerability of horses to machine gun and artillery fire reduced their role on the battlefield. By the end of the war, 8 million horses had been killed, and they were pretty much obsolete as a meaningful tool of war. Dipso was a