Heroics and near-death experiences

The heroic image of the Anzac at Gallipoli is of the young man, with rifle and bayonet, going over the top of the trenches to face a hail of bullets from the Turkish troops. 

While that was, indeed, true, there was another hero at Gallipoli, and he carried only a shovel and a Bible. 

William ‘Mac’ McKenzie was a beloved Salvation Army chaplain. 

In his day, Mac ranked alongside our most famous soldiers and politicians. 

He’s the subject of a new biography, The Man the Anzacs Revered, by author Daniel Reynaud.