WOUNDED AUSTRALIAN'S APPEAL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3139, 18 July 1917, Page 5

WOUNDED AUSTRALIAN'S APPEAL

"FOR GOD'S SAKE GET' VOLUNTEERS!" A wounded Austrnliiin soldier, lying shattered mid maimed in the Netloy Rod Cross Hospital, England, hns written to Iho .Age" pleading that thoso iji Australia should bo made to realiso how real 1S ™» neod for additional roinforcemonts at tho front. Dospito Ms sufiorings, his thoughts are all of his comrades in tho firing line, and his appeal for volunteers, ma<lo from a sick bed, serves to .bring homo the magnificent spirit of tho men who arc fighting and dying for tlio honour oi Australia on tho battlefields of Franco. "Wo have been out to tho heart," ho says, "to road of the continued party bitterness of a few men who are not worthy of tho namo of Australians. For God's" sake induco them to get volunteers. Our forces aro sadly dopletod; our battalions are only half fighting strength, but tho boys are facing it bravely against great odds. Tho Germans aro fighting now as they never fought before. They oall us the bravo and torriblo Australians, but what is the use of that if wc cannot get. men to fill our ranks? If thoso who have been wrangling in Australia have any respect for tho men who havo died for their country, thoy will sink all their differences and do all in their power to as&st tho .Government 4a ifa jvar golicy/i