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Lever of the  26th  25th Battalion A.I.F. discovered he was "a personality  of consequence in the city  as the following incident will indicate. Whilst strolling through the aisles of the old cathedral of Cardiff a venerable eccleseastical dignitary approached Lever, and He  sd to him "We are bestowing the freedom of the city on General Smuts  next week  tomorrow, will you come? You are at present the only Australian Soldier in the city, & we would be honoured to have your company at the banquet".  The obligation to return to camp precluded the gallant Queenslander from accepting the invitation.  The glamour of the scene, & the prospect of being lionised, tempted him  Lever

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