Part 2

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

PAGE 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?' Facing 87

The Illustrator feeling happy, yet looking 'board' " 94

'She, smiling, takes the pennies' " 106

Off to the Horse Show 111

Sweet and low 114

Taff Williams, Musical Director 114

Sir Douglas Haig, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., and Sir A.J. Godley, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., at the 2nd Anzac Horse Show 116