2015 $1 Unlikely Heroes Animals In War Limited Edition PNC

Mules 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 landing at Gallipoli using one of his 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.