Gomeroi soldier William Allan Irwin's actions will forever be remembered

By Chris Bath
Updated April 29 2021 - 1:21pm, first published April 21 2018 - 10:00am
Selfless sacrifice: In the middle of the night on August 30 1918, Australian soldier and Gomeroi man William Allan Irwin snuck away from his company and sacked three German machine gun nests, he died rushing the fourth.
Selfless sacrifice: In the middle of the night on August 30 1918, Australian soldier and Gomeroi man William Allan Irwin snuck away from his company and sacked three German machine gun nests, he died rushing the fourth.

A broken heart, a cross-country horseback dash, the Western Front, a one man charge on German machine guns, loyalty, unity, and a heros legacy left behind - Aboriginal soldier William Allan Irwin's story has it all.

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