The Incredible Life of Hubert Wilkins
Dads on the Air
English - March 27, 2024 22:00 - 9.66 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsKids & Family fathers dads men boys male family law child support domestic Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
With special guest:
Peter FitzSimons
… in conversation with Bill Kable
The title tells it all in the latest book by Peter FitzSimons whom we are excited to welcome back to Dads on the Air.
In The Incredible Life of Hubert Wilkins we hear about the life of a genuine Australian hero with so many adventures that a fraction of them would seem to fill the quota to qualify for that description. This man was decorated in World War 1 while not a combatant, described by another hero, Monash, as the bravest man he had ever had under his command, and yet few Australians had heard of him prior to the release of this book by our guest.
Any exploration of this anomaly could start with his name. Wilkins was known through most of his life as George but when he was prevailed upon to accept a knighthood he insisted on accepting the award as Sir Hubert, this being his middle name. The reason? The King’s name was George so this self-effacing man did not think it was appropriate to receive an award in the same name.