To many Captain Alfred Shout was known as the Laughing Cavalier—to others he was simply one of the bravest and most decorated Australian soldiers of the Gallipoli campaign.
Media Magnate Kerry Stokes paid $1.2. Million to donate Captain Alfred Shout’s Victoria Cross to the War Memorial. What is it about this hero of the infamous battle of Lone Pine that has captured the imagination of so many and why is he the epitome of the Anzac spirit? Nearly 100 years after Captain Alfred Shout’s death, Neil meets an 11-year-old descendant in a powerful story about love, remembrance and bravery.
Meanwhile, with the major press conference looming, the Memorial’s curators are in a race against time to complete an exhibition featuring the uniform of VC recipient Ben Roberts-Smith.
