Dear "Non-Com."—After Mouquet Farm the remnants of the 51st Batt. had a well-earned rest at St. Eloi. We then moved south, our first billets being ...
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Article : 253 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 ...
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Article : 187 wordsCharlie Hubbard, who died at Northam on November 6, aged 81, was the oldest soldier in the 16th Battalion, A.I.F. He gave good service with the unit and was ...
Article : 55 wordsDear "Non-Com."—I think I may as well come in on the Regimental Nicknames. First, without seeking an argument, I would like to query "Young Un" ...
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Article : 127 wordsDear "Non-Com."—One morning at roll call it was discovered that Bluey, the hard-doer of the battalion, was A.W.L. and he was marked accordingly. A ...
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Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), Thu 27 Dec 1934, Page 2
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