Sose Year 9 Term 3 Assignment
Sose War
On Active Service
By
John Harold Falconer
Dedicated to
“My Loved Ones at Home”
Queensland, Australia
15th Oct. 1916
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Index
Chapter I In Australia
Poem And That’s Australia
Chapter II On board H.M.T Ceramie
Chapter III Egypt
Chapter IV Into the unknown future
Chapter V Gallipoli
Poem For Love and Empire
Chapter VI On board S.S. Canada
Chapter VII Furlough camp again
Chapter VIII The evacuation
Chapter IX On Lemnos Island
Chapter X Egypt (continued)
Chapter XI France
Chapter XII Modern Warfare
Poem Gone
Chapter XIII Reflections
Poem
PREFACE
Belgium, 15th October 1916
In this booklet I am trying to convey to my readers some of the experiences, sights and emotions, which have been my lot to pass through, during the time I was sergeant in the Australian Infantry.
I am not or do not profess to be a writer of any merit, so I hope my readers will overlook the mistakes in composition etc and understand that this booklet is only intended to brighten, and in some measure bring my Father, Brother, and myself closer to our home folk.
It is not a geography of any of the countries my experiences will be about. In fact, I don’t intend saying nothing else, other than the names of the countries and a few towns which I sincerely hope the censor will pardon my mentioning and overlook them.
CHAPTER I
"IN AUSTRALIA"
I was standing on the high cliffs one Saturday afternoon in November 1914 which surrounds the forts of South Head, Sydney Harbour, looking down at the picturesque sight of an 18 ft sailing race. Intermingled with
On Active Service
By
John Harold Falconer
Dedicated to
“My Loved Ones at Home”
Queensland, Australia
15th Oct. 1916
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Index
Chapter I In Australia
Poem And That’s Australia
Chapter II On board H.M.T Ceramie
Chapter III Egypt
Chapter IV Into the unknown future
Chapter V Gallipoli
Poem For Love and Empire
Chapter VI On board S.S. Canada
Chapter VII Furlough camp again
Chapter VIII The evacuation
Chapter IX On Lemnos Island
Chapter X Egypt (continued)
Chapter XI France
Chapter XII Modern Warfare
Poem Gone
Chapter XIII Reflections
Poem
PREFACE
Belgium, 15th October 1916
In this booklet I am trying to convey to my readers some of the experiences, sights and emotions, which have been my lot to pass through, during the time I was sergeant in the Australian Infantry.
I am not or do not profess to be a writer of any merit, so I hope my readers will overlook the mistakes in composition etc and understand that this booklet is only intended to brighten, and in some measure bring my Father, Brother, and myself closer to our home folk.
It is not a geography of any of the countries my experiences will be about. In fact, I don’t intend saying nothing else, other than the names of the countries and a few towns which I sincerely hope the censor will pardon my mentioning and overlook them.
CHAPTER I
"IN AUSTRALIA"
I was standing on the high cliffs one Saturday afternoon in November 1914 which surrounds the forts of South Head, Sydney Harbour, looking down at the picturesque sight of an 18 ft sailing race. Intermingled with