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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2549, 25 August 1915, Page 11

The brave action of an Australian soldier is told in a letter from a. southern sergeant who is fighting at the Dardanelles. "Here is an incident that is worth describing," lie says. "An_ Australian conceived the idea of having a look at the Truks'. Armed with three bombs, one night, lie' crept up close to thc-ir trendies, and he sent the bombs on tlieir death errands. The reply came soon in threo reports, followed by 3 oils and scleams and a scattering of the enemy in the trenches. A minute later the Australian returned with a machine gim over his shoulders. At one time several things took my attention. One was tho boys of a regiment playing football wliilo shells were dropping thick all around us. I saw three largo shells buret closo by, and looked up to see if any of tho footballers had looked for tho smoke which indicated bursting shells. All I saw was about' threo dozen fellows with heads down in>, a scrimmage, all trying to got tho ball. It looked real funny. One couldn't help laughing." " , ,