New book debunks legend of the “Man with the Donkey”
A novel 402-page majority debunks what it calls the myth of Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the so-called ‘Man amongst the Donkey’, considered past times many to hold upward the quintessential Australian “hero” of Gallipoli.
The book, “Dust, Donkeys in addition to Delusions – the Myth of Simpson in addition to his Donkey Exposed“, was written past times historian Graham Wilson.
Conducting in-depth enquiry on Simpson inwards his operate amongst the Department of Defence’s Directorate of Honours in addition to Awards, Wilson discovered historical documents, official in addition to unofficial, that revealed that but nigh every give-and-take written in addition to spoken nigh Simpson since his decease were almost exclusively false.
“I wrote the majority equally an endeavor to, firstly, strip away the layers of mistruths, half-truths in addition to lies that environs Simpson in addition to discover the existent man,” he said.
“Secondly, I wanted to debunk the myth that Simpson was the only medical soldier at Gallipoli to position his life on the delineate fourth dimension in addition to fourth dimension ane time again to salve wounded men.
‘Thirdly, I wanted to address in addition to comprehensively demolish the ridiculous ‘VC for Simpson’ crusade that has developed over the years in addition to is nonetheless active today and, if successful, would effect inwards the ornament of a myth, non a man.”
Far from criticising John Simpson Kirkpatrick, Wilson recognises that he was a expert soldier in addition to the piece of work he did at Gallipoli was valuable.
However, he points out that Simpson was no to a greater extent than or less brave than whatever other homo at Gallipoli in addition to the “myth of Simpson” needed to hold upward corrected.
The majority sets out to right the historical tape some Simpson in addition to rehabilitate the retention of other soldiers whose bravery in addition to sacrifice at Gallipoli has been overshadowed past times the myth of Simpson
The majority says at that spot is no inquiry that Simpson used a ass to carry lightly wounded men to medical facilities.
However, claims made that Simpson “saved 300 men”; that he “ignored orders” that medical personnel were non to move out to recover wounded equally it was also dangerous; that, inwards performing his self-appointed work he was a “deserter” who would in all likelihood convey been court-martialled in addition to shot had he been inwards the British Army; that he was an ill-behaved in addition to insubordinate amongst dependent problems; that he made “lighting dashes” into no-man’s province to rescue wounded men nether enemy burn downwards are examined inwards forensic detail, in addition to constitute to hold upward highly inaccurate.
In particular, the majority examines that operate of the myth connected amongst the supposed “official recommendation” for a Victoria Cross for Simpson, a crusade that continues to this day.
The majority finds that the soldier bears no blame for the nonsensical myth that has grown upward some him.
Wilson said the majority was real much an assault on the myth in addition to was written to strip away the layers of half-truth, mistruth in addition to untruth that convey surrounded Simpson since the fourth dimension of his death, revealing the homo himself, land at the same fourth dimension correcting the historical record.
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