The Resource The digger of Kokoda : the official biography of Reg Chard, Daniel Lane
The digger of Kokoda : the official biography of Reg Chard, Daniel Lane
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The item The digger of Kokoda : the official biography of Reg Chard, Daniel Lane represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- Reg Chard endured hell as an 18-year-old Australian soldier who fought in 1942 on the infamous Kokoda Trail in the Second World War. Ironically, Kokoda rescued Reg decades later when he decided to take his own life. After losing Betty, his wife of 66 years, the grief-stricken great-grandfather lost the will to live. But he found new purpose through educating young people, giving guided tours of Sydney's Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway. On these tours, Reg relives Kokoda every day. He sees an image on the wall of a soldier - a comrade - who succumbed to disease weeks after the photograph was taken. He feels his heart beating as his patrol chases down Japanese troops who had mutilated women in a jungle clearing. He hears the war cry of a samurai sword-wielding officer charging towards him. And he tells these stories along the walkway, preserving the memory of those who never came home. As one of the last surviving diggers of Kokoda, Reg Chard has become a custodian of its legacy. This deeply moving, healing and inspiring biography of the 98-year-old returned serviceman tells us of Reg's war in the jungle and how, 80 years after the battle that saved Australia, Kokoda still lives within him
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- "The battle that saved Australia. The track that saved one man's life"--Cover
- Isbn
- 9781761260278
- Label
- The digger of Kokoda : the official biography of Reg Chard
- Title
- The digger of Kokoda
- Title remainder
- the official biography of Reg Chard
- Statement of responsibility
- Daniel Lane
- Title variation
- Official biography of Reg Chard
- Subject
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- Kokoda Trail (Papua New Guinea) -- Biography
- Second World War (Australia)
- Suicidal behaviour -- Australia -- Biography
- War memorials -- Australia
- Biography & Memoir (Australia)
- Wives -- Death -- Australia
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Papua New Guinea | Kokoda
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Australian
- Warfare & defence (Australia)
- Chard, Reg
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Reg Chard endured hell as an 18-year-old Australian soldier who fought in 1942 on the infamous Kokoda Trail in the Second World War. Ironically, Kokoda rescued Reg decades later when he decided to take his own life. After losing Betty, his wife of 66 years, the grief-stricken great-grandfather lost the will to live. But he found new purpose through educating young people, giving guided tours of Sydney's Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway. On these tours, Reg relives Kokoda every day. He sees an image on the wall of a soldier - a comrade - who succumbed to disease weeks after the photograph was taken. He feels his heart beating as his patrol chases down Japanese troops who had mutilated women in a jungle clearing. He hears the war cry of a samurai sword-wielding officer charging towards him. And he tells these stories along the walkway, preserving the memory of those who never came home. As one of the last surviving diggers of Kokoda, Reg Chard has become a custodian of its legacy. This deeply moving, healing and inspiring biography of the 98-year-old returned serviceman tells us of Reg's war in the jungle and how, 80 years after the battle that saved Australia, Kokoda still lives within him
- Cataloging source
- AU@
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lane, Daniel
- Dewey number
- 940.5426
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Chard, Reg
- Suicidal behaviour
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Wives
- War memorials
- Kokoda Trail (Papua New Guinea)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The digger of Kokoda : the official biography of Reg Chard, Daniel Lane
- Note
- "The battle that saved Australia. The track that saved one man's life"--Cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- cartographic image
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- cri
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000071466220
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781761260278
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1311282092
- Label
- The digger of Kokoda : the official biography of Reg Chard, Daniel Lane
- Note
- "The battle that saved Australia. The track that saved one man's life"--Cover
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- cartographic image
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- cri
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000071466220
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781761260278
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1311282092
Subject
- Kokoda Trail (Papua New Guinea) -- Biography
- Second World War (Australia)
- Suicidal behaviour -- Australia -- Biography
- War memorials -- Australia
- Biography & Memoir (Australia)
- Wives -- Death -- Australia
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Papua New Guinea | Kokoda
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Australian
- Warfare & defence (Australia)
- Chard, Reg
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