All day there had been busy preparations! Such, a lot to see, to talk about, to do! We were lying in Mudros Harbour, due to leave that night for Gallipoli. ...
Article : 424 wordsThere 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 : 810 wordsDear "Non-Com.,"—My regiment, the Somerset Light Infantry, in which I was one of the suicide club, was sent back to Corbie for a rest in April, 1915. Alas, our ...
Article : 382 wordsThose 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 wordsTwo days after we came out from Nine Elms we saw an enemy aeroplane brought down in flames by two of our own. ...
Article : 402 wordsMy most memorable experience was during the Somme offensive of 1916. We had advanced through the village of Morral with orders to dig in on the outskirts of ...
Article : 311 words{No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 2 wordsIt wasn't every Digger who had four or five days' leave almost thrust upon him. Most of us had our work cut out to think up a reasonable yarn for obtaining a ...
Article : 226 wordsThe Digger, having received one across the forehead which for a while affected his optic nerves, causing an occasional blindness, went to Blighty to recover. He ...
Article : 240 words{No abstract available}
Advertising : 66 wordsDear "Non—Com."—The accompanying is my reply to your latest question—Under whom would I choose lo serve if I were called upon to serve again? ...
Article : 132 wordsDear "Non-Com."—We read and hear a lot about aviation and the improvements and safety devices of today; but I always raise my hat to any airman. My mind ...
Article : 222 wordsDear "Non—Corn."—Please accept my annual thanks for the Diary. It's tray bon. At this belated stage I would like to thank "5.9," also, for his effort ...
Article : 180 wordsDear "Nom-Com."—"Omrah's" fain the other week about the Digger who would not go to Blighty reminded me of a time when I thought I was due for there. We ...
Article : 316 wordsPlease choose from the following download options:
Share this item on:
Print page as...
Testing
Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), Thu 15 Mar 1934, Page 2
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
With your Trove account you can: