The Road to Chunuk Bair

This day was spent in settling the men into their quarters, making arrangements for running messes, and generally in routine work. Leave was granted. In the afternoon a Brigade parade was held at Newtown Park, when the Premier and other prominent men said farewell to the troops. It was a most impressive scene. The proceedings were prefaced by a short religious service. The crowd on the slopes was tremendous. A drizzling rain set in as the troops arrived[?] back through the town, the whole afternoon being most depressing for the men. All the transports save the Maunganui pulled out into the stream. We on our ship hung on waiting for the G.O.C.

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