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'Simpson & His Donkey'

This Wallace Anderson sculpture is dedicated in honour of the valour and compassion of the Australian soldier. It embodies John Simpson Kirkpatrick, a stretcher bearer who used a donkey to expedite his work. Simpson and his donkey, Duffy, worked alone day and night, carrying the wounded to dressing stations and water to the frontline.

 

I have used this photograph to depict an excerpt from the poem, "Simpson & His Donkey" by David Smith White, which you can see more clearly when Viewed On Black

 

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Uploaded on February 25, 2010
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