John Simpson, aka John Kirkpatrick, aka the Man with the Donkey, was a hero of the Gallipoli campaign, though he never fired a shot in anger.
He was an Englishman, yet he was typical of the young Australians who set out on a great adventure in 1915 and never came back.
He was a larrikin, did not like bosses and never had a permanent job.
But when the going got tough, he was the sort of bloke you would like to have beside you.
