Young digger
Hill, Anthony, 1942-2016
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An extraordinary story about Henri Tovell who was known as 'Young Digger'. Orphaned, homeless and no more than seven years old, he attached himself to several British Army fighting units, until he was eventually smuggled back to Australia where he was raised by an airman as his own son. Ages 14+.
Main title:
Young digger / Anthony Hill.
Author:
Hill, Anthony, 1942-, author
Work:
Edition:
Revised edition.
Imprint:
[Camberwell, Victoria] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Books, 2016.©2002.
Collation:
x, 281 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm.
Notes:
GEN.Bibliography: pages 275-[282]
Audience:
Adult.Adult.
ISBN:
9780670079292 (paperback)
Dewey class:
940.40092B/ 940.40092
Language:
English
Subject:
Tovell, Henri, -1928Tovell, Henri, -1928World War (1914-1918)1914-1918Tovell, Henri, -1928Children and warOrphansAdopteesWorld War, 1914-1918 -- BiographyAdoptees -- Australia -- BiographyOrphans -- France -- BiographyChildren and war -- GermanyWorld War, 1914-1918 -- BiographyAdoptees -- Australia -- BiographyOrphans -- France -- BiographyChildren and war -- GermanyBookclub collectionAustraliaFranceGermanyBiographyBiographies
BRN:
564406