THE "AUSSIES."
THEIR GALLANTRY PRAISED. "GREATEST OP ALL SOLDIERS." By Telesraph.—Press Assn.—Co'pyrlfht. I, Received Feb. 0, 9.30 p.m. London, Feb. 0. Tbe Manchester Guardian, in a leader on General Sir John Monad's book, pays :«. warm tribute; to General Monash's resource and brilliant leadership, but 'mildly protests at the reference to the (British Third Corps of Tnfahtvy failing Mo reach its ultimate objective, which lie /(indirectly suggests was due to faulty 'staff co-operation or faulty local leadership.
i' The correct explanation is that the BThird Corps north-west of the Somme iliad tlie mont difficult ground to cover. (The absence of a recognition of this difference is an instance of a few failings in the judgment of others by the wonderful''Australian troops. With the except ion of n few isolated units, they are the greatest of all modern soldiers; and probably the greatest ;in all history. They were so supreme in jjevery other martial quality that they Ifcould well afford to practice complete generosity in their judgment of their Comrades.—Au?.»JsZ.'; Cable Aw.
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Taranaki Daily News, 10 February 1920, Page 5
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