
Returning a First Nations WWI Hero Home — Yaluu (See You Again) | Compass
Private William Allan Irwin was a First Nations soldier from Gomeroi country who died for Australia in World War I.
William gave his life for a nation that had given him so little. Generations later, his descendant, Peter Milliken, is making the long journey to France to honour him and bring his spirit home.
Yaluu — meaning "See You Again" — is a Compass Anzac Day special about ancestry, memory, recognition, and the long road back to country for Indigenous ANZACs.
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Chapters:
00:00 Anzac Day Dawn Service
01:19 Walhallow is home
02:06 Who was William Allan Irwin D.C.M?
03:58 William's Distinguished Conduct Medals were stolen
06:40 Our mob haven't visited these graves
07:44 Aboriginal soldiers lie in this cemetery
08:34 The French honour the Australian soldiers
10:31 Discrimination when they returned home
12:36 There's no glory in war
13:26 They didn't want a black hero
14:32 Spreading the word about William
19:33 William's ceremony
23:52 William is connected to Gomeroi country
25:45 William was a hero
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William gave his life for a nation that had given him so little. Generations later, his descendant, Peter Milliken, is making the long journey to France to honour him and bring his spirit home.
Yaluu — meaning "See You Again" — is a Compass Anzac Day special about ancestry, memory, recognition, and the long road back to country for Indigenous ANZACs.
For more stories about our ethics, spirituality and beliefs, watch ABC Compass on iview.
Chapters:
00:00 Anzac Day Dawn Service
01:19 Walhallow is home
02:06 Who was William Allan Irwin D.C.M?
03:58 William's Distinguished Conduct Medals were stolen
06:40 Our mob haven't visited these graves
07:44 Aboriginal soldiers lie in this cemetery
08:34 The French honour the Australian soldiers
10:31 Discrimination when they returned home
12:36 There's no glory in war
13:26 They didn't want a black hero
14:32 Spreading the word about William
19:33 William's ceremony
23:52 William is connected to Gomeroi country
25:45 William was a hero
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