Soldier Boy The Play

by Anthony Hill

A full-length dramatisation of Hill's novel Soldier Boy about the youngest Australian Anzac. Jim Martin is just 14 when he lies about his age, enlists and dies of typhoid after just seven weeks on Gallipoli.

Act One is Jim joining up. Compulsory school cadets - the outbreak of war - the emotional blackmail of his parents by threatening to run away if they don't sign a consent letter. A real threat, and like others they give way.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 099232775X
• ISBN13: 9780992327750
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Publicious Pty Ltd
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.8"