G'day Wincing Devil - and others that have answered this point already:

I saw a newspaper article on Alec Campbell, the last Gallipoli ANZAC ... and probably the last survivor from that campaign. He is old, partly blind and feeble ... pretty bloody good for 103!

What intrigued me was the photograph of him, before embarkation ... he looked so bloody small and young! He was only 16 ... but he was also only about 155 cm - 5 foot, one inch, to judge by the relative height of his Lee Enfield Rifle no. 1 Mk III ... 5' ¾" with the old, long sword bayonet fixed.

We hear a lot about the tall, 'bronzed' ANZACs ... but it's the tough little bugger from chilly Hobart that proves the toughest ... in the end!

JennieG's story of her father's reaction is very much what I saw in my family ... particularly GrandDad who was in both World Wars.

Regards,

Bob Bolton