Taylor war diary, 16 January 1916-22 July 1919 / Tom Taylor - Page 227
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girl sing out good bye to someone she knew in the Crowd as we marched bye. Through Buckingham Palace we went where the King was taking the Salute through Charing Cross and the Strand to Kingsway and along oxford street to the Marble Arch and back to Hyde Park.
Never in my life will I forget that march and it was one of the greatest send offs anybody could have. The message from the King was given to each one who took part in that march.
That night we returned to camp tired but happy and once more settled down to the old life. They could send the boat now as soon as they liked as we were simply counting the days to Australia and Home. Every day brought us a day nearer home and many an argument cropped up as to the exact date of our landing in Ausie. Every day we had to line