GREAT WAR STORIES
1914 – 1919 LIGHT HORSEMEN & CAMELEERS
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About The Book
Our book presents detailed short story biographies of more than 60 South Western Australian men who volunteered for service in the First World War.
You will become emotionally connected to the soldiers as you follow each man’s journey from birth until their final resting place.
So many of these previously untold stories highlight the men’s dedicated and devoted connection to family and their local communities; there are numerous role models for today’s and future generations.
Our South Western men were critically involved in a number of legendary battles, including Gallipoli, Egypt and Palestine. They often fought against overwhelming numbers of enemy on most rugged ground and in highly unfavourable climatic conditions.
This new book is acknowledged as a valuable reference tool to support informed presentation of the School curriculum and provide local stories for inclusion in Anzac Day and Remembrance Day ceremonies.
What’s inside
The Narrogin Dentist accepting the enemy surrender of Damascus
The Kirup Farmer / Pastoralist who succeeded in stopping the Battle at The Nek Gallipoli,
The Pingelly Farmer who became a leading and vital 10LHR Scout
The Cranbrook Brothers who died 30 minutes apart at the Battle of Hill 60 Gallipoli
The Denmark Farmer and his miraculous escape at Gallipoli
The Dumbleyung Farmer who also served in the Boer War with Breaker Morant
WHAT TO EXPECT
You will be consumed by some of the many courageous achievements of our South Western men, including:
- The Narrogin Dentist accepting the enemy surrender of Damascus
- The Kirup Farmer/Pastoralist who succeeded in stopping the Battle at The Nek Gallipoli
- The Cranbrook Brothers who died 30 minutes apart at the Battle of Hill 60 Gallipoli
- The Brunswick Junction Farmer who fought side by side at Hill 60 with Hugo Throssell VC
- The Pingelly Farmer who became a leading and vital 10LHR Scout
- The Bridgetown aboriginal soldier who served in both First and Second World Wars
- The Denmark Farmer and his miraculous escape at Gallipoli
- The Mount Barker Farmer who had 2 horses shot from underneath him in the same battle
- The Harvey Farmer who helped quell the Egyptian Rebellion in 1919
- The Dumbleyung Farmer who also served in the Boer War with Breaker Morant
- The Dardanup Rhodes Scholar killed in action during the Battle of The Nek Gallipoli.
Unique Stories
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This book acknowledges the outstanding contribution of South West soldiers in the Great War 1914-1919, with a focus on education for school age children who celebrate the commemorations of Anzac Day and Remembrance Day in ever increasing numbers.
About the author.
Jeffrey PEIRCE has spent the past 15 years identifying, researching, documenting and publishing the war service histories of more than 3000 men and women from the South West towns of Western Australia in the Great War 1914-1918.
Whilst publishing details on a number of very successful websites he uncovered a diversity of astounding individual stories to be honoured by a new series of books.
His first book features inspirational and emotional stories of fourteen service men and their actions at Gallipoli.
A number of stories focus on those men who survived the horrors of war to make significant contributions to their communities on return home.
Jeffrey was very proud to have been selected as a finalist in the 2014 Australian of the Year Awards Local Hero Category. This award nomination was in recognition of his innovative development of the www.bunburywarheroes.com.au website.
Jeffrey published his second book “Nurses of the South West” in 2024 which details the amazing lives of 33 World War 1 nurses.
During 2026 he, together with co-author Chris Handley, has published a most important work in honouring the lives of 61 Light Horsemen and Cameleers from South Western Australia who served in World War 1.
Jeffrey’s four earliest websites, three on local military history and one featuring the Bunbury Cemetery Heritage Walk were sought by the State Library of Western Australia for inclusion on their Pandora Archives and confirmed as significant contributions to Western Australian Heritage.
Jeffrey A Peirce