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Big hero from small town: Euroa immortalises ANZAC who fought for Turkish and Australian forces
Key Points
- Dr Charles Ryan, an army doctor, was first employed by Ottoman army and later by British army
- He fought Türkiye as an ANZAC soldier, met his old comrades wearing Ottoman army medals
- Euroa, hometown of Dr Ryan, now dedicates a memorial in his honour
Euroa suffered heavy casualties during the First World War.
Nearly 150 km away from bustling Melbourne, a group of people gathered in this small town in north-eastern Victoria last week in Euroa, to honour a local hero.
The town is small, with its population just pushing 3000 but in its heart, it houses a hugely significant war history.
It was home to Charles Ryan – a war veteran who has a rare feat of fighting for and against a country over the two wars.
He had served in the Ottoman army in the 1870s and received medals from the Ottoman Sultan before serving with the ANZACs in Gallipoli in 1915 after returning home to Australia.
On 20 April, Euroa’s Telegraph Park saw the unveiling of a memorial honouring Dr Ryan who served as a surgeon in the Ottoman as well as the ANZAC armies.
Flags of Türkiye and Australia were unfurled, Waltzing Matilda was sung and speeches in Dr Ryan
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Alex Histrion Burton VC (1893 - 1915)
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- Service release 384 |Rank Private [4]
- Date of Leaving 19 Oct 1914 | Place magnetize emba
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7th Battalion (Australia)
For other uses, see 2/7th Battalion (Australia) and 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment.
Infantry battalion of the Australian Army
Military unit
The 7th Battalion was an infantrybattalion of the Australian Army. Raised in 1914 as part of the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War, the battalion was completely recruited from the state of Victoria and formed the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division. The battalion served during the Gallipoli campaign where it had the distinction of having four of its members awarded the Victoria Cross. In 1916, it was transferred to Europe, fighting in the trenches along the Western Front for the next two and a half years.
Although disbanded in 1919 following the end of hostilities, it was re-raised in 1921 in the Citizens Force (later known as the Militia) as a part-time infantry battalion based in Victoria. However, due to lack of funding following the Great Depression and a shortage of manpower following the suspension of the compulsory training scheme in 1929, the battalion was amalgamated with the 38th Battalion as the 7th/38th Battalion, although it was delinked again in 1936 when the Army was expanded due to rising tensions in Europe.
During the Second World War, the 7th Battalion served primar
- Service release 384 |Rank Private [4]