This is the stranger-than-fiction tale of a forgotten hero and remarkable resident of Moonee Valley. Issy Smith was celebrated in his time for his bravery and accomplishments, but his origins were buried by inconsistent accounts, leaving readers to ponder.
Biographer and granddaughter Lian Knight has dug to the truth about a determined young man, a stowaway from Constantinople claiming to be British. Gassed and bombed in WWI and working against remarkable odds, he saved many lives and received the Victoria Cross. After every adventure, what kept bringing him back to Moonee Valley? Later as a movie star, a politician, and even a boxer, this notoriously charitable figure’s efforts should never be forgotten.
Ratbag, Soldier, Saint
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The real story of Sergeant Issy Smith VC
This is the stranger-than-fiction tale of a forgotten hero and remarkable resident of Moonee Valley. Issy Smith was celebrated in his time for his bravery and accomplishments, but his origins were buried by inconsistent accounts, leaving readers to ponder.
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Biographer and granddaughter Lian Knight has dug to the truth about a determined young man, a stowaway from Constantinople claiming to be British. Gassed and bombed in WWI and working against remarkable odds, he saved many lives and received the Victoria Cross. After every adventure, what kept bringing him back to Moonee Valley? Later as a movie star, a politician, and even a boxer, this notoriously charitable figure’s efforts should never be forgotten.
Lian Knight
2022
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