SYDNEY: Billy Sing earned the nicknames “The Murderer” and “The Assassin” as a deadly sniper who shot more than 200 Ottoman troops during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I.
He was also part Chinese and among thousands from non-European backgrounds – some of whom hid their identity – who joined the Australian Imperial Force to fight for their country despite being legally barred from signing up.
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