John Simpson Kirkpatrick Memorial - South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England


John Simpson Kirkpatrick "The man and his Donkey" 202 Pte. J. Simpson Australian Army Medical Corps Born South Shields 6. July 1892 Died Gallipoli 19. May 1915 A hero of the Great War.

	Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick (centre) with his donkey "Duffy" carrying a soldier wounded in the leg during the Battle of Gallipoli.
	John Simpson Kirkpatrick's grave in the Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.

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The black/white image is of Australian origin and is now in the public domain because its term of copyright has expired. According to the Australian Copyright Council (ACC), ACC Information Sheet G023v14 (Duration of copyright) (Feb 2008)

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