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John Simpson Kirkpatrick (the man with his donkey) saved over 300 people in Gallipoli while under harsh fire and living conditions with his donkey. John Simpson Kirkpatrick was born on the 6 of July 1892 at Sheilds Country England . After attending Mortimer school which specialises in arts and sports he became a milkboy at 13 for 4 years and at 17 he joined the Navy. John Simpson was 173cm tall,stockily but weighed 76 kg. John was a typical digger brave,ongoing warm hearted and never gave up . John loved all kinds of animals ranging from cats, dogs, ducks, donkey’s basically anything .Others also used donkeys to bring in the wounded but this was after John had done it so Simpson and his donkey became a legend selfless and heroic at Gallipoli . In May 1910 he deserted Newcastle and tried cane cutting but deserted the job like many other jobs he had done . Then he became a coal miner in the Illawarra region . In 1911 he went to goldfield in Western Australia and worked as a fireman and a greaser on vessels that traveled around Australia .He wrote regularly to his sister and mother and sent some of his wages to his mother even though he needed it himself . John sent wages to his mother because she was poor and had to feed his sisters and brothers . On …show more content…

John was out one day and found a donkey he quickly befriended the donkey which he named Duffy .Duffy helped John carry wounded soldiers back to the dressing station at the beach where they would be helped and sent to the medical boats . John kept working day and night happily even though he was still under gunfire and shrapnel .He was known as the man with the donk to his fellow diggers. He was also called Bahadur by the Indians which meant bravest of the brave,sadly his life was short to be lived on May the 19th he was shot in the heart and fell at Hell Spit

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