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Dr Ross McMullin speaks about his book 'Pompey Elliott'

Event Name Dr Ross McMullin speaks about his book 'Pompey Elliott'
Start Date Mar 12, 2015 2:00 pm
End Date Mar 12, 2015 3:00 pm
Duration 1 hour
Description Ross McMullin is a historian and biographer whose main interests are Australian history, politics, and sport. Ross will be giving a talk on Major General Harold Edward "Pompey" Elliott CB CMG DSO DCM VD. Elliot saw service at Gallipoli and the Western Front - Fromelles, Polygon Wood, Villers-Bretonneux, Peronne, and the Hindenberg Line. After the war he became a senator. Suffering enormously from the effects of the war, he took his own life in 1931. McMullin has written on a number of historical themes, including a biography of Elliot. Download the flyer here. (Pdf 253KB)