AUSTRALIANS' ONE GREAT FAMILY.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13983, 20 November 1917, Page 8

AUSTRALIANS' ONE GREAT FAMILY.

« ' LOOKING FORWARD TO REIN- . FORCEMENTS. (From Mr C, E, W. Bonn, Official , Reporter with the A.LF.) HEADQUARTERS, November 8, "When the news of the capture of Passchendaele by the Canadians reached the Australian.troops both in ami wit of the line yesterday,. it was received : with the grpatcst';satisfaction. As one man put it Jnugliingly to some of us,' I 'We always said that if the Canadians' took Passeheudaple we would take them into the family.' "The Australian 'troops hero are one groat family in feeling io an extent which, perhaps, no other troops on the front arc. Since all.'the. Australian divisions fought together at lyos thissentiment, for tho first lime, h,ng been definitely recognised, and all the Australians are united, I was'with somo battalions when 'this decision became known. In every case it was'e'xceeding- ' ly'welcome. 'That's splendid,'. was •jflverj'onc'a comment. The-AuslralianV ■if orce, indeed, is now iciilly i as a solid army, although itjs,not large enough to,formji regular'nriiiy I .!,.'■'.' .;.'".TftV'keenest.desirejs feU"amflngst 'tho'Mn'ctt-'anil. others '. the :best may. :eomplet(.'lv',,nlniii'-rit;'. : ■>J]i«?prrfl:i*e'!of theso magnificent divi-V; ; /v. ■ .■•■■'/ '•■.:.:■; /; ';. ; '■'■'''