The Boy in the Dress

Searching for the truth behind a historical hate crime on home soil during WWII

The Boy in the Dress
Jonathan Butler
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Paperback
Not defined - 288pg
22 Feb 2022 AU
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9781922626943
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On a balmy Townsville night in 1944, young serviceman Warwick Meale is found beaten to death under a bridge. The army and police do not, or will not, conduct a proper investigation and history forgets the killer - until now. Nearly eighty years on, Warwick' s descendant Jonathan Butler dusts off the case and chases the leads that were there all along. The Boy in the Dress exhumes secrets of life on the home front during World War II, where tensions between soldiers boiled over, new expressions of sexuality flourished and the threat of invasion catapulted the status quo into disarray. The truth of this family legend, and this little-known chapter in Australian military history, is more complex and engrossing than anyone could have imagined.
Jonathan is a writer and content producer living in Melbourne. He has been researching The Boy in the Dress for more than 10 years, a process which has ignited his passion for queer history.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781922626943
Published: 22 Feb 2022
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Affirm Press
Publisher: Affirm Press
Format: Paperback
Weight: 300g
Pages: 288

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