Item 01: G. O. Hawkins articles and notes ca. 1916-1919 - Page 84
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[Page 84]
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Here are various drafts for British regiments, companies of R.T.A. companies of Australian T.A. and drafts for the reinforcement of Australian Engineers.
This resting of so many soldiers prone at ease has the appearance of an army overcome by some mysterious spell before it has met the enemy in action. Such impression, however, is marred by the presence of those restless spirits who are to be found in all large gatherings of men, individuals who can never be still when there is much waiting to be endured, but who must be wandering about to kill time. There are a number of such men here moving up and down on the outskirts of the reclining masses.
The R.T.O. a kindly old veteran with a stoop in his neck as though the military yoke had been a heavy burden there for many years, drifts about