In 1883 the Renshaw family, John Charles, his pregnant wife Sarah, their four-year-old son Peter, and baby James were leaving England. On the way to Australia, baby Joseph was born aboard shop and baby James died. They undertook a journey that would change their lives; little did they know that their family would become part of Australia’s ANZAC legacy.

Throughout the commemorations of WW1 I have thought often about my great aunt, a tiny woman with a great heart and a great burden to bear. I believe she epitomises the stamina and fortitude of many Australian women of the last century.