- As the centenary of the armistice of World War One approached, the Monash University Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences set out to recognise the service and sacrifice of student soldiers who served during that war. "Five Soldiers" documents this Remembrance process, exploring themes relating to Australia's national identity, the multi-generational impact of war, and the transformative power of art. "Five Soldiers" is a finely-balanced, engaging and deeply moving story of five far-too-young men thrust into the unspeakable horrors of World War One.
- During World War 1, numerous students from the Victorian College of Pharmacy served under Sir John Monash. Several died on service, forever denied the opportunity to pursue their pharmacy career. 100 years later, the Victorian College of Pharmacy is now part of the university named after Sir John Monash. Monash University's Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences set out to recognise the service and sacrifice of those fallen student soldiers by conferring upon them posthumous degrees. Five Soldiers documents this Remembrance process. It includes extensive interviews with the families of Sir John Monash and of the five soldiers, and explores themes relating to Australia's national identity, the multi-generational impact of war, and the transformative power of art. Five Soldiers weaves these diverse narrative threads into a cohesive whole. The result is a finely-balanced, engaging and deeply moving story of five far-too-young men thrust into the unspeakable horrors of WW1.
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