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  2. Personal War Tales.

    Those of our readers who took part in the Great War are invited to send for publication short accounts of happenings with which they themselves were concerned. The tales can be ...

    Article : 75 words
  3. A Dioogr's Diary

    There is a marked revival of sentiment among the ex-service men in Western Australia, and sub-branches of the Returned Soldiers' League and unit associations are displaying more interest in their affairs than ever before. The foundation on which these organisations are built is comradeship, and the old ...

    Article : 128 words
  4. THE WEEK'S BEST YARN.

    That grand old adage about glass houses and stone-throwing should not be lost even to an army officer with his many ...

    Article : 266 words
  5. "It's a Great War!"

    Mr. Cedric Hardwicke, in "Let's Pretend," a volume of reminiscences, tells a story of a curious episode which came under his notice at Havre. At the ...

    Article : 312 words
  6. Pal O' Mine.

    I chose you, not for symmetry of form., beauty, or well-bred looks (you had none of these) but for the brand you bore, K.Y. under bar K.Y., sure in the knowledge ...

    Article : 440 words
  7. As It Was in the A.I.F.

    During the Operations at Paschendaele we had consolidated our position and Fritz was raking the parapet with machine gun fire. Someone heard the groans of a wounded man out in front and mentioned the fact to Gerald Cowan, one-time of Geraldton. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 272 words
  8. A HEFTY PARCEL.

    Camped at Bazentin during a particularly Arctic spell of weather, the Tommy ration dump adjacent suffered severely through losses of rum and other popular ...

    Article : 115 words
  9. Behind Barbed Wire.

    The following account of his initial experiences as a prisoner of war, written by the late C.S.M. W. A. Lloyd; of the 1st Chesire Regiment, and supplied by ...

    Article : 489 words
  10. THE AYE EYE EFF.

    The M.O. commanding the American base hospital at la Treport- had decided on some improvements in iront of H.Q., and had detailed Chaddy and myself (who ...

    Article : 154 words
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  12. The Jolly Old Sergeant Major.

    "Recruits, 'shun! Stand still on parade!" The sergeant-major roared. He was always roaring. We could hear him in our sleep. ...

    Article : 306 words
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  14. A SWAP.

    Our O.C suddenly developed a mania for glistening chains and spotless harness. No doubt, the spic appearance of the Imperial artillery nearby was the cause. He supplied ...

    Article : 162 words
  15. "About It and About."

    Dear "Non-Com."—Please accept my thanks for "The Digger's Diary." It is always my first read in the "Mail." Just carry on as it is at present. I think you ...

    Article : 379 words
  16. The 48th Battalion History.

    Recently I published a paragraph relating to the written histories of W.A. units and said I had no knowledge pf any belonging to the 32nd, 48th and 51st. ...

    Article : 191 words
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  18. COULD BE BETTER OFF.

    Near Bullecourt about 5.30 p.m. Saturday—just finished tea—the usual bread and jam with tea and petrol—mostly petrol, to wash it down. Seven of us in a dirty ...

    Article : 72 words
  19. I Get Yer, Steve!

    Dear "Non-Com."—Just a word of assurance, that the Digs' page is O.K., full of meat like a sausage and true to type. Its only fault—the ends are too close ...

    Article : 43 words
  20. On Parade.

    The Claremont sub-branch, of the R.S.L. will hold a smoke social at the Parish Hall on June 2. The last one held by the sub-branch was an outstanding ...

    Article : 48 words
  21. Unique in Army Annals.

    Colonel G. S. Hutchison, D.S.O., M.C., author of "Footslogger," relates therein an incident that is probably unique in the annals of the anny. While he was on ...

    Article : 572 words
  22. Answer to Correspondent.

    S. N. McKenzie, Bencubbin.—Thanks, old man. It was very decent of you. I will take care of the book and return in the time stipulated. ...

    Article : 29 words
  23. Rank and File.

    Bill Hunt, one time of the 44th, now president of the Perth sub-branch and a member of the State executive, has gone to the Abrolhos Islands, off Geraldton, ...

    Article : 89 words
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