It takes a certain type of human to play 'a kind of tennis over the traverse and sandbags' with bombs (aka grenades). For all you cavalry soldiers out there, Hugo Throssell remains the only Lighthorseman to receive a VC.

Mark Mankowski is the current Commanding Officer of 16 Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, a staunch supporter of PME and regular contributor to The Cove. He and his team compiled this PME resource list for his unit in 2020.