St John's Cathedral, Brisbane and the Anzac Legend

Brisbane , soldiers embarking on troopship, 17 ; Reverend Maxwell’s return to, with Anzac flag, 23; Canon Garland’s ministry in, 31; memorials and ceremonies, various, 33; first Anzac Day parade in, 33 ; Old Contemptibles, Anzac Day march , 42-43 ; General MacArthur’s headquarters, Second World War, 63; base of 6th Battalion RAR, 67; 9th Battalion, oldest light infantry unit, 86 Britain , in First World War, overview,17; air raids by Luftwaffe, Second World War, 55-57; consequences of Battle of Britain 59; war with Japan following attacks, invasions, 61, 62; weakened global role after Second World War, 77 Buna , missionary executions at, 69; map location of, 71 ; 2/12th Infantry Battalion in action at, 72 Burlinson and Grylls , stained-glass window makers, 36; see also stained-glass, windows, et al Bustard, William , stained-glass artist and painter, windows in Cathedral, 41; creator of Cavell window, 45; designer of New Guinea Martyrs window, 69 Cairo , reference, 21; map location of, 76 Cameron, Sir Donald , former commanding officer of 5th Light Horse, 51 Camp Mena , staging-camp, Egypt, 21 canon , Cathedral role, 31 Canungra , Australian Army training centre, 72 casualties , Gallipoli, summary, 10; at Gallipoli, 27; on Western Front, c.f. Gallipoli, 35; overview of First World War deaths, 36; among Australian troops, First World War, 37; at Pozieres, 39; general, Western Front, 41; of German air raids, the Blitz, 56; in RAF Bomber Command, Second World War, 57; of RAF bombing raids on Germany, 59; Australian, to Japanese invasion forces, 61; Corporal ‘Bull’ Allen carrying injured US soldier, 65 ; Vietnam War, 67; missionaries in Papua and New Guinea, 69-71; in Papua and New Guinea campaign, 72; at Tobruk and El Alamein, 76; HMAS Voyager disaster, 79, 80, 81 Cathedral , aerial view, dimensions of, 2 ; floorplan, memorials, construction stages of , 3 ; Dean’s Foreword, 7; Canon Garland’s role in, 31; Shellal Mosaic embedded in Sanctuary pavement, 51; second stage of construction marked, Stone of Remembrance unveiling, 75; repository for regimental colours, general, 87; see also colours et al Catt, Dr Peter , Foreword by, 7; receiving 9th Battalion colours in Cathedral , 88-89 Cavell, Edith , window, location of, floorplan , 3 ; reference to windows,14; window in Cathedral, 44 ; life and story of, with portrait, execution of, 45, 45 ; image of in recruiting poster, 46 ; legacy and memories of, 47; place of execution, soldiers visiting , 47 ; see also Parkinson, Mavis cemetery , at Hell Spit, 22; on Gallipoli hillside, 23 ; memorials, Canon Garland’s role in, 32 Champ de tir , Brussels, place of Edith Cavell’s execution, 47 chaplain/s , roles at Gallipoli, 20-21; Canon Garland’s role in Boer and First World Wars, 31; presiding at graveside ceremony, Western Front, 39 ; Reverend Stirling Graham, visiting Edith Cavell before execution, 47 Chapman, Lieutenant Duncan , first man ashore at Gallipoli, 9th Battalion, 87 Chauvel, Major-General Harry , commanding officer of Australian Light Horse, Shellal, 50 Churchill, Winston , reference to speech, 12; leadership in Second World War, 57; comment on RAF airmen, 59; attempt to divert Australian forces to Burma, strategic and operational direction by, 63; appointment of General Montgomery, 75 civilians , working at home during Second World War, 66, 66 ; missionaries in Papua and New Guinea, 69 ; see also casualties Clayton, Reverend Philip (‘Tubby’) , vicar, All Hallows Barking, founder of Toc H, 55 Clemenceau, Georges , French President, comments on Diggers, 35 collision , HMA Ships Melbourne and Voyager, 79 et al colours , 9th Battalion, location of, floorplan, 3 ; 9/49th Battalion, laying-up of, 11 ; Cathedral as repository of, in general, 15; 6th and 9th Battalions, in Cathedral, 67; 9th Battalion, laid-up in Cathedral, 84 ; regimental, various, laid-up in Cathedral, 85, 85 ; 9th Battalion, replacement of, 86; see also individual regiment/s conscription , in First World War, 39; in Vietnam War, 67 Constantinople , Ottoman Empire, reference, 17; map location, 18

crucifix , Seffrin, location of, floorplan, 3 ; Voyager disaster, reference, 15; Seffrin, image, 78 Curtin, Joh n, Australian Prime Minister, Second World War, relations with United States, 62, 62 D04 , designation of H MAS Voyager, 79 D08 , designation of HMAS Vendetta, 80 Dardanelles , map location, significance of, 18 ; map of, 19 ; shortcomings of military campaign, 26 Darwin , bombing of by Japanese, 61 D-Day , operations, reference to 9th Division, 77 de Guingand, Major-General Sir Francis , comment on Australian 9th Division, 77 de Jersey, Governor the Hon. Paul , unveiling of Garland memorial, 33; receiving 9th Battalion colours in Cathedral, 88-89 Dean , Foreword by, 7 Deane, Sir William , Governor-General, attending windows unveiling, 67 destroyer , HMAS Voyager, reference, 15; HMAS Voyager, collision with HMAS Melbourne, 79-83; HMAS Voyager, 80 ; HMAS Vendetta, 81 Diggers , origins of term, 26; first use of term, Western Front, 36; comment on, in Pacific operations, 64; before-and-after, in Papua and New Guinea, 72 Donaldson, St Clair , Archbishop of Brisbane, first anniversary Gallipoli service, 87 Duffill, John , missionary, death at hands of Japanese invaders, 69 Egypt , map location reference, 18 ; inscription on Maxwell Anzac flag, 25; first group of Australian nurses arrive , 37 El Alamein , Battle, reference, 15; Battle of, summary, 75; Montgomery’s offensive in battle, map location of, 76, 76 Empire , Ottoman, in First World War, 17; Austro-Hungarian, in First World War, 17; British, in First World War, 17; Ottoman, Middle East conflicts, 36; British, on defensive, Second World War, 55; Japanese, aggressive expansion, Second World War, 61; British, succeeded by Commonwealth, 77 Enoggera , Army Barracks, Brisbane, 31; recruits at camp, 31 evacuation , Gallipoli, plans for, 20; Gallipoli, final stages of, 21 Fallen, The , original Cathedral requiem Eucharist, 10 First World War , windows, stained-glass, location of, floorplan, 3 ; various Cathedral memorials, summary, 14; role of nurses in, 37; Edith Cavell role in, 45; reflection on, overview of motivations, 38, 39; see also individual battles, units, et al flag/s , Anzac, location in Cathedral, floorplan, 3 ; Anzac, displayed in Cathedral, 16 ; Anzac, Reverend Maxwell at Gallipoli, 22; at Anzac Cove, various, 24; Australian, various early versions of, 24; Australian Blue Ensign in alliance windows, 67; first anniversary of Gallipoli landings, presentation to Archbishop Donaldson, 87; see also Union Jack, Blue Ensign, Red Ensign, et al floorplan , St John’s Cathedral, detailed drawing, 3 ; memorials orientation in, reference,15 Forgan Smith, William , Queensland Premier, at Garland’s funeral, 33 France , reference, 17; President Clemenceau’s comments on Diggers, 35; military operations with BEF, First World War, 41 Gallipoli , Anzac flag Cathedral location, 2; sketch of ANZAC landings, 8-9 ; casualties, summary, 10; evacuation, flag flown, 12; significance as first major Australian military engagement, 17; soldiers embarking on troopship to , 17 ; landings, significance of, 18; map of southern peninsula, 19 ; evacuation plans, 20; dead mules in trenches at, 22 ; hillside cemetery at, 23 ; in creation of Anzac legend and national spirit, 26; two perspectives on, 28-29; comparison with Western Front, 35; 9th Battalion battle honours, laying-up of colours, 86 Gariadi, Leslie , missionary supporter, death of, 69 Garland, Reverend David , Cathedral canon, instigator of Anzac Day events, 14; portrait of, 30 ; history and career of, 31; with other army recruiters, 32 ; funeral service for, burial at Toowong, memorial to, Kangaroo Point, 33 Gaza , Battle of, reference, 14; capture of, 36; Second Battle of, discovery of mosaics, 49 George Cross , awarded to CPO Jonathan Rogers, HMAS Voyager disaster, 79; see also medals and awards Germany , in First World War, overview, 17; General von der Marwitz comments on Diggers, 36; comparison between Imperial and Nazi, 38; air attacks by Luftwaffe, Second World War, 57; if Battle of Britain had been won, casualties from RAF bombing, 59; surrender of in British sector, accepted by Montgomery, 77

Contemptibles, Old , see Old Contemptibles, The Cross of Sacrifice , Toowong Cemetery, 32, 33

91