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It is nice in the surf, but what about the men in the trenches? Go and help 1915

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David Henry Souter
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Australian War Memorial
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Souter, David Henry

Australian War Memorial

Recruiting for World War I

As the embarkation point for many World War I soldiers, Sydney was a centre for recruiting volunteers from all over New South Wales, and also strongly affected by the bitter conscription referenda campaigns of 1916 and 1917, and the subsequent political fallout.

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Beach Culture

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World War I

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