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Harry Freame’s boots hit the sands of Anzac Cove at around 7.40am on April 25, 1915. He was part of D Company, 1st Battalion. By the time they landed, Anzac Beach, as it came to be known, was ...
Harry Freame’s last march, Anzac Day, 1940. Five months later he would embark on the mission that would cost him his life. Harry Freame in 1940, shortly before he went to Japan.
The country that Harry Freame was going to in 1941 was not a democracy or even a well-run monarchy or autocracy. In 1941, Japan was a nation in chaos as military factions struggled to impose their ...
Don't miss out on the headlines from Ballina. Followed categories will be added to My News. But last Saturday, in the lead-up to Remembrance Day on November 11, it was time for the story to be ...
Harry Freame was raised in Japan under the ancient bushido code but wound up fighting for Australia. But was this Anzac hero betrayed by his nation? His story is told in a new book called The ...