Item 01: Gordon Thomas Edwards letters, 21 January 1916-7 August 1919 - Page 54
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trenches, but it is very cold and uncomfortable at times there. I suppose the conscription referendum caused a bit of excitement for a day or two in Australia, I saw by to days paper that the anti vote was some seventy thousand votes in the lead, so no doubt the No's will win the day. I suppose it was a surprise to some when the numbers went up. I thought by the way the newspapers advocated conscription that the favour was that way, but they evidently over estimated their strength. For myself, I that that the certain amount of disgrace that would go with conscription after the voluntary system had been tried in Australia, caused such a big anti vote. Also men who have been forced to enlist are not looked upon as comrades, by those soldiers who came voluntarily.
Clarry said that young Sid Smith