Fightingfor Country
The extraordinary life of Reg Saunders
By James Saunders
The story of Captain Reginald Saunders MBE, Australia’s first Indigenous commissioned officer, a true leader who served with daring and distinction in World War II and Korea.
“This book is long overdue, and wonderfully executed.”
Peter FitzSimons
“Reg Saunders was a true pioneer, a courageous defender of this nation and his people…”
Rachel Perkins
The story
An extraordinaryAustralian life.
April 1940: Reginald Saunders, a 19-year-old Gunditjmara man, walks into the enlistment office in Milltown, Victoria, following in the footsteps of his father 24 years earlier.
It’s the beginning of an extraordinary journey of service and adventure that will take him across three continents and two wars.
Fighting for Country is also the story of his family, his people, and his postwar life of struggle and service.
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