Dasher: The Kevin Wheatley VC Story
Written by Michael C Madden
Narrated by Steve Devereaux
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About this audiobook
Dasher: The Kevin Wheatley VC Story was written with firsthand accounts from Dasher's family and the men who served and fought alongside him. It tells not only the story of an unlikely lad from the mean streets of Sydney, but that of a soldier whose death devastated the ranks of three armies and changed the way Australia dealt with the overseas loss of service people forever.
Everyone who met the man has a Dasher Wheatley story of larrikin behaviour, outstanding soldiering, stunning valour, or all three.
Forwarded by Keith Payne, this book also investigates other gallantry awards Wheatley qualified for but was never given.
“The Dasher Wheatley story is one that all Australians should know and be proud of.” HIS EXCELLENCY GENERAL THE HONOURABLE DAVID HURLEY AC DSC (Retd General), Governor-General of Australia
“I never met Dasher Wheatley VC, but I would have liked to share a beet with a man whose decision to stay with a dying mate cost him his life. His compelling courage, that choice, characterise the values that make Australia.” KERRRY STOKES, AC Chairman Australian War Memorial.
Michael C Madden
Michael C. Madden is an author and photographer. He is the founder and host of the podcast, Australia Remembers and has published a number of fiction and non-fiction titles, including The Victoria Cross – Australia Remembers. Michael had a simple childhood growing up with his three brothers on the family's struggling dairy farm in Gippsland, Victoria. He has authored four fiction novels and many short stories. Michael’s latest book, Dasher, The Kevin Wheatley VC Story, is out now. He is soon to release the first in a series of children’s novels called, The Stacey Casey Series, with Big Sky Publishing.
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