Waratahs recruiting march
Route: Nowra, Bomaderry, Meroo, Berry, Gerringong, Kiama, Jamberoo, Albion Park, Dapto, Unanderra, Pt Kembla, Wollongong, Balgownie, Corrimal, Woonona, Bulli, Thirroul, Coledale, Scarborough, Stanwell Park, Helensburgh, Heathcote, Sutherland, Hurstville, Kogarah, Rockdale, The Domain, Sydney.
The contingent included men from Jervis Bay, and Kangaroo Valley which were not on the route.
They entered camp at Liverpool on 17 December 1915 and most left Australia between March and June 1916 as reinforcements to the 1st Battalion and fought at Pozieres.
One side of the Waratahs flag is in the Australian War Memorial, the other side is framed in the Nowra RSL Clubrooms.
Sources
- November 1915. Recruiting banner for South Coast Waratahs. C158960