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HORACE MILLICHAMP MOORE JONES (1869 - 1922) - Simpson and His Donkey 33.5 x 25 cm
- Notes: Moore-Jones was in England in 1914 and joined the British section of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. He was sent to Gallipoli as a sapper with the engineers. As an accomplished artist he made many sketches at Gallipoli which were shown to the Royal Family and in 1916 exhibited in England then New Zealand and Australia. The whole collection was acquired by the Australian War Memorial. Moore-Jones died as a result of injuries received helping people escape from fire in the Hamilton Hotel , New Zealand. In his book, ''Gallipoli'', Les Carlyon states "John Simpson Kirkpatrick landed on North beach with the 3rd Field Ambulance - on his way to eternal fame but didn''t know it. He had ''annexed'' a donkey and was using it to carry men with leg wounds down Shrapnel Gully. He would become Australia''s folk hero from Anzac - on the morning of 19 May 1915 Simpson led his donkey into Shrapnel Gully and was hit in the heart". Hence, the legend of Simpson and His Donkey.
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30 April 2007 15:00 AEST
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