An Anzac's Childhood: John Simpson Kirkpatrick (1892-1915) (The Medical
Journal of Australia)
Covers early childhood, schooling, teenage years. Simpson - The man with the donkey
(Internet
Archive record from gallipoli-association.org - click "Impatient?") Brief story of John Simpson Kirkpatrick. Includes the
variety of names he and his donkey(s) had. Answers the question, "What
happened to the donkey after Simpson was killed?"
South Shields 'Man with the Donkey' Remembered in Song (gallipoli-association.org) Report of a song about John Simpson Kirkpatrick.
Book Review: Simpson and his Donkey (thebookchook.com)
Review of a book on Simpson and his Donkey written by Mark Greenwood. (See
also Classroom activities below.) Why
wasn't Simpson decorated? (Parliamentary Library)
Scroll about halfway down. "‘The man with the donkey’ actually was
decorated..." (Note that many links are not accessible
as this material was produced for users of the Parliamentary Library.)
Simpson and his Donkey Teacher Notes [pdf file]
Suggested classroom uses and activities relating to the illustrated
children's book Simpson and his Donkey by Mark Greenwood and
Frané
Lessac.
My Storybook of the Anzacs at Gallipoli 1915 [pdf file, 3MB] (dva.gov.au) See page 32 for an activity to complete on Simpson and
his Donkey. The following document contains the information source for
use in completing the activity: -
Worksheets for My Story of Gallipoli 1915 [pdf file, 6.5MB] (dva.gov.au) See the last page (page 64) for the information on
Simpson and his Donkey.
Thess documents form part of a collection for
Investigating Gallipoli.
● See also our Simpson and his
Donkey printable and interactive
word searches
● See also Booklets to download
where some booklets contain Simpson and his Donkey activities
Videos
Anzac Heroes (media.news.com.au) - John Simpson Kirkpatrick Short video. Click on John
Simpson Kirkpatrickfor the second video listed, "The man with the
donkey."
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