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Program: He was a wowser and evangelist, but this Chaplain won the hearts of Australia's Anzacs

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William McKenzie was a World War One Chaplain to Australia's fighting men who won respect for his strength, humour and committment.

On his return to Australia he was frequently mobbed by soldiers and their familes who remembered the role he'd played on the frontlines of war.

Daniel Reynaud, Emeritus Professor of History at Avondale University and author of The Man The Anzacs Revered tells Suzanne Hill that athough he's little remembered now, McKenzie was a well known figure across Australia in the decades after World War I.

Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane
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