at we must look. And we shall look not in vain,
when, as in the following pages, the tale has been written down by one
of themselves, who has lived and worked among them, and who
understands them in a spirit of true sympathy and comradeship. The
Author of these sketches is himself true to his type, and an
embodiment of all that is most worthy and most admirable in the
Australian soldier.

JOHN MONASH, _Major-General_.

CONTENTS

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FROM 'THERE' TO 'HERE' 17

AUSTRALIANS--IN VARIOUS MOODS 28

SUNDAY, 'SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE' 42

SOLDIERS' SUPERSTITIONS 49

ON THE EVE OF BATTLE 59

'OVER THE TOP' 64

SHELLS: A FEW SMILES AND A CONTRAST 77

MESSINES 88

BILL THE BUGLER 95

A TRAGEDY OF THE WAR 99

RECREATION BEHIND THE LINES 108

FOR THE CAUSE OF THE EMPIRE 119

OUR HEROIC DEAD 124

THE SILVER LINING 126

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Major-General Sir John Monash, K.C.B., V.D. _Frontispiece_

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The Author _Facing_ 8

The Trip across was not as comfortable as it might have been 21

Church buildings seem to have received special attention from
enemy artillery _Facing_ 25

When you are perfectly sober and imagine you're not 26

'Where are you going, my man?' 31

The Ostrich 45

Despite good wishes from friends in the Homeland it was
difficult to keep warm 51

A silent tribute to the brave _Facing_ 54

To the Widows of France " 58

To see ourselves as others see us 81

With the aid of electric torches ... we descended to the cellar 84

'Did you hear that one, Bill?' _Fac