It chronicles his early life in Western Australia, his experiences as a private during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I and his return to civilian life after the war. 1981 ( Puffin, Hardcover Viking, Penguin Books Australia, Ltd.)Ī Fortunate Life is an autobiography by Albert Facey published in 1981, nine months before his death. Amanda Ripley: The Smartest Kids in the World And.The Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts: A Very Differen.Charles Dellschau: Secrets of An Undiscovered Vis.Is This Pasted Note Jane Austen's Final Missive?.Arthur Benjamin: The Magic of Fibonacci Numbers.Europe's Oldest Human Footprints Found: 900,000 Y.4,600-Year-Old Step Pyramid Excavated in Egypt.Mathematical Minds Stir A Beauty Within.Jon English Sings 'A Fortunate Life' from The Min.John Lennon Set To Stir Up US Stamp Collectors.4.4 Billion Year Old Zircon Reveals Life on Earth.More than 61,000 Australians were killed in the war and 18,000 New Zealanders.( 156,000 Australians were wounded, gassed, or taken prisoner.) About 67,000 Canadian troops and 114,000 from the US were killed.Įven though the involvement of Australian and New Zealand troops in the Gallipoli campaign is ingrained on their national consciousness, only 35 per cent of British people were aware that they took part. Only 38 per cent of British respondents knew that North America was involved in the war, despite the fact that Canada - as a dominion - declared war on Germany in August 1914, and the US joined the war in April 1917. Barely more than a third knew that Australia and New Zealand were involved. Nowadays there are no survivors of Gallipoli left, and there is a lot of ignorance about it.įEWER than half the Britons questioned in a poll had any idea that US and Canadian troops fought in the First World War. This article is well worth a read as is watching the mini-series and reading the book. More details about his life can be found here. Most of us would be hard-pressed to endure such a life of instability which includes emotional and physical abuse, working very hard at a very young age and beyond, serving at Gallipoli, and then finally finding stability when he marries. Separated from his mother at an early age he spends his time living in different places, and doing many different things. The story of A.B Facey is both inspiring and remarkable.

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