The image of the Digger is derived from an intricate amalgam of qualities: each has been proven in the heat of battle and has been personified at various times by remarkable members of the tribe. The spirit emerges when the individual calls on it in times of need. It follows that Australians have the essence of the Digger within them. Soldiers everywhere reflect, and are only as good as, the community from which they are drawn. Patrick Lindsay, in The Spirit of the Digger, reflects on what sets the Australian soldiers apart: What are the characteristics exemplified by the ANZACs that created the legend? Our boys quickly grew to be men, and not only adults but men of character. However, the qualities shown by these men who had sacrificed everything to go and serve is an example to us all. Gallipoli was a military disaster with thousands of young lives being cut down senselessly in the face of a barrage of artillery fire. Like precious stones that are formed under pressure, character is forged in the furnace of affliction. Our best qualities come forth when confronted with difficulties that we must overcome. It is in the face of adversity that legends are born and the ANZAC legend was no exception.
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