Item 01: William Sparkes diary, 9 June 1915-5 January 1916 - Page 51
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[Page 51]
Spoke to Capt Keith Miller Chaplain 7th L Horse.
Wednesday 7th July\A quiet morning. Weather still hot and flies as bad as ever.
Just a bit of Prose I put together to-day.
Australian Boys rough rugged and true
To their Empire call they bravely came
Adding from [Indecipherable] to the grand old day
[Indecipherable] veterans renowned whom we all [Indecipherable]
Were never beaten in the ages long ago
Away sailed our boys in Khaki so great
For Earths Sunny clime across the mighty deep
They trained for months with every satisfaction
Where it seldom rains and the [Indecipherable]
Amid the scorching sandy desert plains
Orders to move were hailed with delight
Hurrah Hurrah They cried with all their might.
It meant farewell to the desert plains
The heat, the flies and other pests
To put our boys to a more serious test