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A hero returns home to a country that is riding high on victory and bolstered with pride. But anyone who has experienced war knows it can never be left behind.
Return of the Gallipoli Legend continues the story, told in Hard Jacka, of Albert Jacka, VC soldier, legend and friend. In this meticulously researched account of a hero and his comradesinarms, Michael Lawriwsky explores the human cost of war. Coming home is bittersweet and the memories and experiences of war are never forgotten irrevocably changing the world view of the soldiers who returned to a nation on the brink of The Great Depression. It is through the eyes of Albert Jacka, VC that we catch a glimpse of how survival away from the trenches becomes an emotional battle on the homefront.
Michael Lawriwsky vividly describes the baptism of fire Australias young soldiers faced when they were called upon to sacrifice all for King and Country on the battlegrounds of Gallipoli, the Somme, Bullecourt and Polygon Wood. The price paid by the soldiers and their families is one that will echo through generations.
Albert Jacka, VC was a hero whose legacy lives on.

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For my father-in-law who was a good man.

Return of the

Gallipoli
Legend

Jacka VC

Michael Lawriwsky

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ISBN: 9781742786971

TITLE: Return of the Gallipoli Legend: Jacka VC

First Australian Publication 2011

Copyright 2011 Michael Lawriwsky

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RETURN OF THE GALLIPOLI
LEGEND

A foreword by General Peter Cosgrove (Retd)

This new book by Michael Lawriwsky is another cracker!

In Michaels first book, Hard Jacka we read about the paladin of the 1st Australian Imperial Force, Captain Albert Jacka, VC, MC and bar. An astonishing courage under continuous circumstances of mortal danger was the quality at the core of this famous man, so naturally the first book told the story of how Jacka became Australias first VC winner of World War I and how he soldiered on in the most gallant way throughout the rest of that vicious and bloody conflict. Hard Jacka was a thrilling read with Michaels device of ascribing dialogue to emotions and events working particularly well because it put the living flesh of realism on the dry bones of history. We felt we were in the trenches with Bert Jacka and his comrades-in-arms. But we needed to know more about this Australian, lionised and cherished not only by the men with whom he served but also by the nation in whose service he excelled.

In the sequel, Return of the Gallipoli Legend, Michael has again brought his forensic microscope of accuracy and his empathetic and persuasive ear for the human interaction involved in this, the wider story of Albert Jacka, a hero returned home, a returned man trying to make a home. We reflect and read about a man who can never escape his public prominence but who is subject to the same doubts, inadequacies and failures of many of his comrades in the peace which followed war. Before I started the Return, I wondered if my feelings towards Jacka would change for the worse after reading of his life out of uniform, all too soon cut short. Of course, the opposite is true the ordinariness of Bert Jacka, his anxiety, his setbacks, his estrangements all just underscore his courage, stamina and iron will in his years on the battlefield.

At the time of writing I am the chairman of the Council of the Australian War Memorial, and as such, as a rule I refrain from writing forewords or otherwise endorsing publications not authored within the War Memorial staff. However I recall saying to Michael after reading Hard Jacka and writing a foreword for it that there ought to be a sequel and I would be honoured to write the foreword. I am thus honoured; this is a great story of a great man which gives a context to some of the most gallant deeds ever performed by an Australian. Well done, Michael!

Peter Cosgrove
General (Retd)

GLOSSARY
AIFAustralian Imperial Force
Amsterdam endThe western end of Collins Street was known as the Amsterdam end with ornate office buildings such as The Olderfleet and The Rialto
AWLAbsent Without Leave
Brig.-Gen.Brigadier-General
Capt.Captain
CMGCompanion of the Order of St Michael and St George
COCommanding Officer
DCMDistinguished Conduct Medal
DSODistinguished Service Order
DuntroonerGraduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon
HeliographsA mirror device used to signal by reflecting the suns rays
HQHeadquarters
MCMilitary Cross
MLAMember of the Legislative Assembly
MMMilitary Medal
MOMedical Officer
NickerColloquial expression for money
PannikinA tinplate cup with handle for drinking
PinnaceA small steam powered boat
RACVRoyal Automobile Club of Victoria
RattedColloquial expression for stolen
RSSILAReturned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia predecessor of the RSL (Returned Services League of Australia)
SapA narrow trench, normally used for communication
Strangers RoomA room in a club where non-members waited for their host.
Ten bobTen shillings, or half a pound
TraverseProtrusions of earth or sandbags in a trench to reduce the effect of shells landing in the trench.
UAPUnited Australia Party
VADVoluntary Aid Detachment
VCVictoria Cross
ZacColloquial expression for a sixpenny coin
JACKA FAMILY TREE

RETURN OF THE LEGEND 11 am St Kilda Road Melbourne Monday 20 October 1919 - photo 4

RETURN OF THE LEGEND

11 am, St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Monday, 20 October 1919

A convoy of eighty-five private cars made its way along Melbournes grandest boulevard, which was lined with elms, and flanked by magnificent mansions. The latest quota of Australian soldiers had returned, and the lead car carried the young man being described as, Australias finest front line soldier, Captain Albert Jacka, VC, MC and BarBert to his friends.

Makeshift banners hung from modest terraces in Port Melbourne had screamed, Jacka will do us! Now the column motored past the sedate and elegant Italianate verandahs and tall towers of stately homes. They passed Airlie, the boyhood residence of Stanley Melbourne Bruce, MC, the returned soldier, business tycoon and aspiring Nationalist Party politician. A few doors down, they passed the home of the Honourable Isaac Isaacs, noted barrister, judge, and future Governor-General of Australia.

Far from these shores the Great War had been fought and won, but at a huge cost. Then the worldwide influenza epidemic struck. Finally, spring had arrived, and a new optimism was taking root in peoples minds. The future certainly looked bright for the young man of the moment. Over the previous five years his name had been etched into the psyche of almost every Australian. His face had been featured on recruitment posters, war bond advertisements and newspaperseven matchboxes. He was the countrys first Victoria Cross winner during the Great War, who had come to symbolise the man in Australian manhood.

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