Peter Grimshaw Peter Grimshaw i(8131320 works by)
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1 Captain Reg Saunders, MBE: An Aboriginal Warrior and Australian Soldier Peter Grimshaw , 1992 single work biography
— Appears in: Aboriginal History , vol. 16 no. 1992; (p. 85-98) 'A wooden shack facing Bunyip Lane in the Framlingham Aboriginal Reserve, adjacent to Lake Condah in Victoria, was the birthplace of Reginald Walter Saunders. Assisting at the birth was his Aunt Mary, Lionel Rose's great-grandmother. Little did she realise at the time that she was bringing into the world an Aboriginal warrior who would be the first of his race to become a commissioned officer. Those who served under him in Korea expressed openly the view that he was 'the best officer in the world'.' What made Saunders so unique? Gordon suggests he was a misfit, and when his Upbringing and military service is examined such a description is not without some justification. If his Aboriginality set him apart from others how lucky Australia and the Australian Army were to have such a 'misfit'.' (Source: Abstract)
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