AS those who have visited battlefields can testify, physically being where thousands fought and died can be a humbling experience.

This is even more true for those whose relatives were in the armed forces and experienced the conflict firsthand.

But for Stan Ball, the possibility of heading to Gallipoli does not just represent the chance to understand what his father went through during the First World War. It would give him the chance to connect with his dad having been only 14 when he died.

If all it takes for that to come true is a few minutes online, he gets our vote.

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