The Great War traumatised an Anzac chaplain even though his prolific writing “put words upon that which is unspeakable,” a paper by three Avondale academics shows.
How to find a legend
Thursday, April 21, 2016It’s not often that we see evangelical religion and Anzac popularity go together—but that’s exactly what we find in the story of Anzac chaplain William McKenzie, says Avondale associate professor Daniel Reynaud.
Lessons from ‘Fighting Mac’
View PostFighting Mac at Gallipoli
Thursday, April 21, 2016William McKenzie joined the World War I effort as a Salvation Army chaplain, but by the end of the war he had become one of the most famous Anzac heroes, affectionately nicknamed “Fighting Mac”. This is an excerpt of his story—from The Man the Anzacs Revered by Daniel Reynaud.
Finding “Fighting Mac“
Friday, November 20, 2015Associate Professor Daniel Reynaud’s journey into the life of an Anzac legend.
War: what is it good for?
Thursday, May 14, 2015What an editor learned from publishing the story of our most famous Anzac.
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