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Indigenous soldiers and their sacrifice remembered on ANZAC day

Indigenous soilders lead the ANZAC Day March

Indigenous soliders on ANZAC Day Source: AAP

Australia's fighting force in WWI included many Indigenous men, some of whom died in battle.Of the 416,809 Australian soldiers who enlisted to serve in WW1, more than 1,000 are believed to be Indigenous. The exact number of Indigenous Australians who served is not known as many enlistees lied about their personal details. Aleksandar Živković, in Serbian, tells story of an Indigenous solider and his legacy many years on from WWI.



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