Taylor war diary, 16 January 1916-22 July 1919 / Tom Taylor - Page 5
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camp I went for the first test in an effort to join them but found that out of 30 of us they only wanted 8 & my turn was about 25th. They gave us all a riding test but it was only to fill in time & long before my turn came the 8 were picked These included 4 Russian Sailors who gained preference before our own boys,
On arrival back in camp I made up my mind with a few more that we would volunteer the following day for the infantry & 3 days later were drafted from Casula to Liverpool camp. Here I was put into the 5th Rein of the 30th Battalion & a few days later into the 6th Reinfs of 30 which made no difference as we were both to sail on the same boat.
We stayed in Liverpool Training & going through all the necessary Drilling until the afternoon of the 8th of April