UNIQUE IN WORLD'S HISTORY.
MELBOURNE, May 11
Lieut.-Colouel Simmens, inviiadad from Egypt, says that .General Birdwood told him that the Australasians were about to attempt that which h>3 believed had never before been attempted in the history of the world— the lauding of a big farce in the face of a strongly posted enemy He was sure they would do what was asked of them. That opinion was based on watching them closely for many weeks. He praised their keenness. He had never seen such a large body of men so physically fit, and he was very proud of them.
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Northern Advocate, 12 May 1915, Page 5
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