| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS0821 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Stegemann, W C |
| Date made | 1916-1922 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/099/025 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Stegemann, W C (Bill) - 'The Snowy River Marchers, their war effort and afterwards'
Description
'The Snowy River Marchers, their war effort and afterwards' by W C Stegemann. An account of the Snowy River Recruiting March from Delegate to Goulburn January 1916. Provides context (losses on Gallipoli, the "Lusitania") and background to the recruiting drive (other rural marches). Describes their equipment, daily routine, camps, reception at towns along route, analyses the effectiveness of the march. Describes their service with the 55th Battalion on the Western Front, repatriation, lack of assistance for returned men, memorials erected in Snowy Mountains area. Appendices include map, names of men, poems, list of gallantry awards and colour photographs.