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favor & the officer told me that although I was not too bad I was a long way from being good & as in this case they wanted only 1st class men he was afraid I would not do. I thanked him told him I was sorry I could not pass & asked him if he could tell me where the Infantry were camped after he had told me I went & had dinner & then went over to the Infantry whose recruiting station was at the Randwick Racecourse (the course was at that time being used as a training ground).
Here I presented my papers again & had to fill in an attestation form. I was then taken to the Kensington Racecourse (which was also being used as a training ground) & there once more examined by a doctor who examined me to to see wether I was strong enough to undergo marches etc. he (the doctor) was very keen on strike>examining testing the lungs & chest & out of the 12 fellows who were there for examination five failed to pass. However I passed all right & after being allotted to a Battalion & Company was told that if I liked I could go into camp right away or else go 'home' for that day & return again in the morning. I decided I would return again in the morning & so after I had taken the oath of allegiance I took a tram back to Sydney & had a look round it again. I called on the few friends I have there & generally had a decent time. At