A FITTING MEMORIAL.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 10 January 1917, Page 2

A FITTING MEMORIAL.

A Sydney soldier,, writing to his people from Egypt, says: There is a big movement among the Anzac mounted division to erect a bronze equestrian memorial on the banks of the Suez Canal, where everyone who goes through can sec it, to those of our comrades who have fallen out here on the desert. Of course, as far as we have been able, we have made onr mates' graves wherever they fell, and where possible have placed crosses with particulars on, and looked after them as well as we could; but they are scattered all over the country, poor chaps, aud some of the men have been neither found nor identified. The graves that are made cannot last long after we leave the desert because the winds keep blowing the sand away,, and the dirty Bedouin will probably come back and use the crosses for firewood; so that we all think the idea of the movement the best in the world, and we are paying foil it ourselves, and do not require help from the public, whom we know would subscribe enough in a day if necessary. It will be a lasting tribute to toe ooys, and will be located where people from all parrs of the world can see it.