Soldier boy : the true story of Jim Martin the youngest Anzac
Hill, Anthony, 1942-2001
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On 28 June 1915, young James Martin sailed from Melbourne aboard the troopship Berrima - bound, ultimately, for Gallipoli. He was just fourteen years old. "Soldier Boy" is Jim's extraordinary true story, the story of a young and enthusiastic school boy who became Australia's youngest known Anzac. Four months after leaving his home country he would be numbered among the dead, just one of so many soldier boys who travelled halfway around the world for the chance of adventure. This is, however, just as much the story of Jim's mother, Amelia Martin. It is the heartbreaking tale of the mother who had to let him go, of his family who lost a son, a brother, an uncle, a friend. It is about Amelia's boy who, like so many others, just wanted to be in on the action.
Main title:
Soldier boy : the true story of Jim Martin the youngest Anzac / Anthony Hill.
Author:
Hill, Anthony, 1942-, author
Imprint:
Ringwood, Vic. : Penguin Books, 2001.©2001.
Collation:
173 pages, [12] pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Shortlisted for Book of Year 2002.Includes bibliographical references (page 167-[171])
Audience:
For primary students.
Awards:
Eve Pownall Award for Information Books, 2002 honour book.Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature, 2002 winner.
ISBN:
9780141003306 (paperback)
Dewey class:
940.426
Language:
English
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BRN:
2412