The Dardanelles
'BORN SOLDIERS. ► AMATEUR OFFICERS DO WELL. [Unitwi Peb»s Abbociatnjn.j (Received 0.50 a.m.) Sydney, J une IS. Captain Bean writes: One of the most remarkable qualities of the Australian and New Zealand troops was that dining the firjst three days many men were living anything up to a quarter of a mile- away from the nearest officer taking commands, and some Corporal or Sergeant, who rose to the occasion, took control with complate confidence. Many men in the trenches during these critical days never saw un officer, as there were not enough to go arounu. ,'i'liose subordinate ~„,.,„....,.i0 . .. ,|;,j, hesitate to take control, and doing so, showed wonder--1..1 i-«]>.iC<ij>.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 41, 18 June 1915, Page 6
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110The Dardanelles Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 41, 18 June 1915, Page 6
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