THE INFANTRY.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14980, 29 May 1914, Page 4

THE INFANTRY.

On the subject of tao infantry, also, Sir lan is complimentary. He ;»ays:— I have now seen the greater portion of the Australian infantry, and i wish very much i couJu transplant 10,000 of these young soldiers to Sal-sbury I'iain. .'they would do the croakers good an i mako them less*.iriguiened ol other nations, who have no oversea children geuing ready V* lend them »> hand. Most of the officers are keen and resourceful. 1 was paruciUai'iy siruck by /the clear and capable manner xn which captaine gave their etory at my conferences, or when call- ' r-d upon to explain a situation in the field. On the other hand, a proportion of the senior officers, *even of tho commanding officers, do not possess the nerve or calm essential to airyone occupying pos : tions so responsible. The majority of the non-commis-sioned officers and men are still very young, but, tney are foil of intelligence and grit. On at least two occasions I havo seen brigades tested severely, once t>y heat and heary marching, the other time by Hoods and mud. In c«oh case the men made light or s> their trying .treating them as an excellent joke.