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 : 74 wordsThe origin and reason for "trooping the colour," seen at Claremont on Sunday, seem to be lost in the mists of antiquity, and there is no official record available ...
Article : 649 wordsOne of the most enjoyable outings the writer had the privilege of attending in Blighty was a garden party given by the people of Finchley to a mixed contingent ...
Article : 314 wordsDear "Non.-Com."—No doubt you have met him, the Aussie who was generally dubbed "The Silent Worker." At two-up, nobody ever knew what roll he was ...
Article : 339 wordsThe 44th Battalion smoke was quite successful again this year. Several members travelled long distances to be present, including Jack Page and Steve ...
Article : 160 wordsAt the reunion of the 44th Battalion last week Syd Mountain, from Fremantle, directed the attention of the gathering to the fact that he was one of seven who ...
Article : 103 wordsPoppies in the pale moonlight. Spectral faces, misty, white, By the Menin Gate. Victors in a glorious cause. ...
Article : 63 wordsThe 16th Battalion was res[?]ing back in Coisy after the advance on August 8. We had leave in turn, and Sergeant Bob S—, of No. 8 Platoon, who was one of the last ...
Article : 259 wordsLet us all congratulate Leo. McComish, a well-known member of the 44th Battalion, on his prowess as a soldier, a sportsman, and a citizen. Recently his ...
Article : 81 wordsThe 13th Battalion took over the front line from the 15th Battalion on August 10, 1916, after the capture of the O.G. lines six days previously. In the dugout ...
Article : 72 words"I've got a cushy job, have I?" snapped the Postal Orderly at the battalion's champion leadswinger, who had looked in for his mail and had incidentally remarked on ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 443 wordsDear "Non-Com."—When on our way to le guerre in '16 we called in at Durban. We made our way per rickshaw to the city, and after calling in at the Y.M.C.A. went ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 424 wordsDear "Non-Com."—The late Colonel Tom Price was one of the best-known Aussie soldiers during the Boer War and many tales were told about him. One of the ...
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Advertising : 91 wordsI am anxious to obtain photographs of the 51st Battalion and the 10th Light Horse, and would be obliged if any reader possessing one would send it to me, so ...
Article : 470 words"Lizzie" was one of those officers who was always scared that one of those beastly little pieces of shell would hit him. In the line near Bullecourt, his dug out ...
Article : 132 wordsF.G.H., Three Springs.—Send sub-branch notes along. They will appear under heading "On Parade" or "Rank and File." A few particulars of what any of your ...
Article : 114 wordsThis incident happened at Samer in 1917. Johnny Nelson of our battalion always made it a habit to wait till last for his rum issue in the hope that there would be ...
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Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954), Thu 3 Nov 1932, Page 2
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