AUSTRALIANS HONOURED
REVIEW BY THE KING. HIS MAJESTY ENTHUSIASTICALLY RECEIVED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received April 18, 12.33 p.m. LONDON, April 17. Kin? (jeorge reviewed a large force of Australians in training at Salisbury Plains in the presence of many Australians. The march-past the saluting base occupied an hour, and was a fine spectacle. The weather was bright, though there was a bitter wind. When the King inspected the various units he received a great ovation, the troops cheering enthusiastically. After the inarch past the King invested 14 officers and men with decorations gained at Gallipoli and on the Somme. He conversed with several of the men in regard to the deeds which had gained then) the distinction.
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Waikato Times, Volume 88, Issue 13463, 18 April 1917, Page 5
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