{"product_id":"2015-1-unlikely-heroes-animals-in-war","title":"2015 $1 Unlikely Heroes - Animals in War PNC - 2015 Issue 19","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/8791\/5759\/files\/Untitled_design_-_2.jpg?v=1766031860\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e2015 $1 Unlikely Heroes \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eANIMALS IN WAR\u003cbr\u003eA Century of Service\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMules and donkeys have provided indispensable service as pack animals during Australia’s wartime engagements. The most famous was that of Englishman Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick of the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps. After the landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and using one of the donkeys (known variously as Duffy, Abdul or Murphy) brought in for carrying water, Simpson bravely transported wounded men by day and night from the fighting in Monash Valley to the beach on Anzac Cove. On 19 May Simpson was killed by machine-gun fire while carrying two wounded men. The valiant little donkeys were remembered in a ceremony held at the Australian War Memorial on 19 May 1997, when, on behalf of Murphy and Simpson’s other donkeys, a mascot donkey named Simpson received the RSPCA Purple Cross for bravery and fortitude in the service of humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStamp design: Lisa Christensen, Australia Post Design Studio\u003cbr\u003eCover design: Sonia Young, Australia Post Design Studio\u003cbr\u003ePhotographs: Syria, 1942, AWM 024164, and WWI, National Library of Scotland (stamp); An unidentified Australian signaller of the 54th Battalion leading a mule, Cartigny, France, 1918, AWM E03318 (cover); Private DW Jones of the donkey team supply column, Khiam, Lebanon, 1941, Damien Parer\/AWM 008196 (card)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2015 Issue 19\u003cbr\u003eThis postal and numismatic cover is limited to 10,500\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Age Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47200258621679,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/8791\/5759\/files\/Untitleddesign-43.png?v=1766055476","url":"https:\/\/newagenumismatics.com\/products\/2015-1-unlikely-heroes-animals-in-war","provider":"New Age Numismatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}