The sacrifice of the Watherston family is considered one of the greatest regarding Australia's involvement in the Great War. Their tragic story, however, starts in 1896 where a strong westerly wind is blowing across the waters just off Boston Island, near Port Lincoln, South Australia. In a flat-bottomed boat, heading to a cutter, is married couple James and Isabella Watherston with one of their five sons. James and Isabella Watherston. Courtesy Findagrave. A heavy sea strike
