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  2. A Diggers 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 ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 541 words
  3. This Blanky War.

    "Make way for the wounded! Damn the war! Look out, you're shoving me all over the place." "It's this rotten pack. By God, I'm just ...

    Article : 758 words
  4. 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 : 83 words
  5. "THE MAN WITH THE DONKEY."

    Further evidence towards confirming the authenticity of a photograph, published in "The Western Mail" of November 9 last, of John Simpson Kirkpatrick ("The ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 392 words
  6. THE WEEK'S BEST YARN.

    Kit inspection at Weymouth prior to embarkation was not a very thorough affair, most officers being content to note down ...

    Article : 158 words
  7. Dirty Weather.

    A never to be forgotten stunt in which I had the misfortune to participate, was that of being in a dinkum storm off the coast of Gallipoli, in the Aegean Sea, on ...

    Article : 342 words
  8. WHEN RECORDS WERE BROKEN.

    Our battalion was bivouaced at a point just behind Ypres, across the road from the old chateau, prior to going in to Zonnebeke. Headquarters section, ...

    Article : 223 words
  9. CLAREMONT DAYS.

    Dear "Non-Com.,"—The following is an incident that occurred in the old Claremont camp. I had been headquarters orderly for a week, and on the Saturday, ...

    Article : 175 words
  10. Our Contributors.

    "GRUBBEROLOGIST," the man from Manjimup (late Frankland River). He served in the 16th Battalion, A.I.F., and was taken prisoner at Bullecourt on April 11, 1917, being released ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 37 words
  11. Army Example.

    Dear "Non-Com,"—Early in 1914 I was stationed on Salisbury Plain for training. The R.S.M. was a real beaut., with a red face and a nose blue with service. ...

    Article : 245 words
  12. Eerie Hours.

    It was during the month of June, 1918, that the most amusing episode of my war years was experienced. Apart from our job for the past month or so we hadd ...

    Article : 545 words
  13. Advertising

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    Advertising : 98 words
  14. Rank and File.

    For a couple of years "E28," of Peak Hill, has been a contributor to this page and last week, for the first time, I had the pleasure of seeing him in the flesh, ...

    Article : 343 words
  15. Goodbye Number; Goodbye, Rank!

    The normal ex-soldier will recollect, no doubt, the thrill with which he first heard himself addressed as "Private" or its equivalent, and his elation at first hearing ...

    Article : 174 words
  16. My Choice as a Leader?

    Dear "Non-Corn.,"—In response to your invitation as to whom I would like to serve under again, I hereby give you my choice. ...

    Article : 268 words
  17. A Good Performance.

    Colonel Brazier was not in the habit of dishing out kudos buckshee. At Guildford in '14 he rode up to our troop and asked the troop leader, Lieut. ...

    Article : 102 words
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