by Ross McMullin, renowned historian and biographer, and engrossing storyteller
Pompey Elliott was Australia’s most famous fighting general in World War I. A charismatic, controversial and outstandingly successful commander, he was exceptionally brave and an accomplished tactician. He was also forthright, emotional and volatile. His tempestuousness generated a host of anecdotes that amused his men and disconcerted his superiors. No Australian general was more revered by those he led or more renowned outside his own command. And no Australian wrote letters like Pompey. You’ll be entertained and stirred by this Anzac Day presentation on the anniversary of Villers-Bretonneux, the Australian triumph that Pompey influenced more than anyone else.