Sailor, Soldier, Vicar, Farmer
The Improbable Life of Anzac Chaplain Walter Dexter
Failed to add items
Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.
Add to basket failed.
Please try again later
Add to wishlist failed.
Please try again later
Remove from wishlist failed.
Please try again later
Adding to library failed
Please try again
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
3 Months Free + £10 Audible voucher
£5.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
Offer ends on 5 July 2026 at 11:59 BST.
Sailor, Soldier, Vicar, Farmer
Narrated by:
Daniel Reynaud
Buy Now for £15.10
-
Narrated by:
-
Daniel Reynaud
-
By:
-
Daniel Reynaud
Walter Dexter’s early life reads like an adventure story. It begins with the improbability of a merchant mariner winning decorations for bravery as a horseman in the army, then returning to sea to win awards for civilian bravery, before quitting it all to become a mere clergyman, then winning more medals for bravery as an Anzac chaplain in another war. Truly, Dexter’s life was stranger than fiction.
Of all the chaplains of the AIF, he gave the longest frontline service, from the earliest chaplaincy appointments in 1914 until demobilisation in 1920. His work for the spiritual, material and emotional welfare of the soldiers was unmatched, and in return they held him in the highest regard. Dexter's extraordinary career, colourful life and unparalleled achievements make his story one that should stand as a cornerstone in Australia’s Anzac memory.
Dr Daniel Reynaud is Emeritus Professor of History at Avondale University and inaugural Visiting Historian at the Anzac Memorial in Sydney's Hyde Park.
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
No reviews yet