The last 12 months has been an extraordinary period of time in the life of Year 11 Loreto College student, Annabel Lane. The passionate historian will be attending the ANZAC Day Dawn Service Centenary Commemoration at Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, after being selected as a winner in the 2015 South Australian Premier’s Anzac Spirit Prize Competition. Annabel won her place on the trip for her outstanding research of a South Australian who served at Gallipoli in 1915. Annabel thoroughly enjoyed her detailed research of Philip DeQuetteville Robin who fought with the 10th Battalion at Gallipoli. Annabel arranged meetings with the late soldier’s family both during her research and after having won the award.
Annabel has a distinct passion for the study of History and has a genuine appreciation of the commemorative experience in relation to the service of Australians in the Great War. In November 2014, Annabel won the South Australian Young Historian of the Year award for her interactive entry in the National History Challenge. The entry titled “A Rose For The Anzacs” documented the critical role played by women in the armed conflicts Australia has faced in the 20th Century. Annabel’s prize included a fully paid tour of Canberra’s historic institutions including the Australian War Memorial and National Archives and she was awarded her prize at Parliament House, Canberra.
Annabel is to be congratulated on her achievements and she is an excellent example of the many young Australians who yearn for an understanding of the wartime experiences and sacrifices of Australians who served their nation in the past.
“I am looking forward to the dawn service at Gallipoli and also touring the ANZAC Peninsula by boat, the way the ANZACS did 100 years ago. I look forward to spending time with 21 other like-minded students who are all passionate about the same thing. The Premier’s ANZAC Spirit School Prize has provided us with an experience of a lifetime which we will never forget" Annabel said.
Twenty students from Catholic schools in South Australia have been named among the winners in two major state-wide Humanities competitions.
Earlier this year, senior school students from across South Australia were invited to enter the 2024 Premier’s Anzac Spirit School Prize and the Muriel Matters Awards.
