"IMSHI VALLA!"
Cairo, June 20. The Australians recently sent tie following message to No. 2 New Zealand Battery, which did excellent work upon Colonel Plugge's plateau: "Go it mates; no need for us to use rifles .while you fire'like that." The men are so keen that they do Hot desire to leave the trenches. 'Tho 16th Battalion of the 3rd Australian Infantry wero five weeks in the trendies •before they were relieved. The Australian war-cry oil the Peninsula is "Imshi Valla!" Arabic words jheaning "Be off; move on." _ Before the Triumph was sunk she 'did excellent work cutting of! Turkish reinforcements coming up tie gullies near Gaba Tepe. Captain Wallineford is a champion shot, and liis machinegun was one of the mainstays of the force at Sari Bair.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2494, 22 June 1915, Page 5
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128"IMSHI VALLA!" Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2494, 22 June 1915, Page 5
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