A great read on how the He fought not only the Turks but the British who would not obey his orders. http://www.eurekacouncil.com.au/Australia-History/History-Pages/1865-henry_george_chauvel.htm
Good one Spidge a nice biography post on a great soldier and man. His son in law was captured at Singapore does anyone know if he returned to Australia after war or perished during captivity
He did a lot more than survive and Chauvels daughter was a prolific writer skier etc..................... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Walter_Mitchell You will now say - I remember those books! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elyne_Mitchell Cheers Geoff
