Jill Hall (Shortland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move—

That the House:

(1)

notes this is the 93rd anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign and in doing so remembers our most famous ANZAC, Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick;

(2)

recognises the extraordinary deeds of John Simpson Kirkpatrick who demonstrated courage above and beyond the call of duty when he and his donkeys rescued injured soldiers from the battle fields in Gallipoli;

(3)

calls for the Government to award a posthumous Victoria Cross to ‘Simpson’ in accordance with the wishes of his World War I Commanding Officers and the many thousands of Australians both young and old who demand this recognition for his acts of bravery;

(4)

believes it is a travesty of justice that he has been denied the award of the Victoria Cross for all these years; and

(5)

notes that all Australians would strongly support the posthumous awarding of his honour.

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