Aussies love our sport, and here in Adelaide we were interested to see the redevelopment of the Adelaide Oval. "The Don" had to be photographed from afar, as his statue is currently surrounded by construction fencing.
Across the road from this new development is a park with a statue of another Australian hero. Daily thousands of commuters pass by the figure of John Simpson Kirkpatrick and his donkey. Jack Simpson, as he is commonly known, was a young field ambulance stretcher bearer who carried wounded soldiers to safety on his donkey during the Gallipoli campaign. His cheerful demeanour. courage under fire and devotion to duty was exemplary. He was killed at Gallipoli, aged just 22.
Jack Simpson has come to epitomise the men and women who gave their lives that we might enjoy the freedom and all the good things in life that we have today- including cricket. They follow the example of our Lord Jesus, who said:
"..the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Matthew 20:27
"Greater love has no one than this: that he lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13
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