About this episode
The episode discusses the life of Sir Ross Macpherson Smith, an Australian hero and aviator, with insights from Dr Michael Molkentin.
With special guest: Dr Michael Molkentin … in conversation with Bill Kable If we are looking for a genuine Australian hero then we need go no further than South Australian Sir Ross Macpherson Smith born in 1892. After he volunteered to enlist for the First World War Ross Smith had a very full but tragically short life. His first experience of war was to wade ashore at Gallipoli, not in the first wave on 25 April 1915 and not on a horse as he might have expected having joined the 1 st Light Horse Brigade as an excellent horseman. His early experience in the War was mostly as an infantry man although he did have one engagement mounted on a horse. Podcast (mp3)
People in this episode
Host: Bill Kable
Guest: Dr Michael Molkentin
Topics covered
- Australian history
- aviation
- war heroes
- First World War
- Gallipoli
- military history
Keywords
- Sir Ross Macpherson Smith
- aviation
- Gallipoli
- First World War
- Australian hero
- military history
- Dr Michael Molkentin
Mentioned in this episode
Places: South Australia, Gallipoli
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