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they'll have a bloody question asked in

Parliament that's what another week of

this and we can see if he's run fix

enough man will be ruined any sign of

relief get me I never do ten hours ago

right built this beautiful dusky maiden

in a grass skirt walking up the beach

the coral reef carrying two of the

biggest trout I've ever saw when I

opened my eyes I see bloody hell of a

ton everything in a fish dinner might

have said I was thinking of a thing

you've gotta look after you so herdsman

did you hear Canadians on our left took

passion down yesterday

oh come on mate it was a bloody good

effort we've shot our bolt the Bligh man

at knowing all we've done is create a

bog

twelve miles wide behind us guns can't

get up or supplies our guns

phonce we're just about helmet one yeah

Fritz's laughs that was no him in green

fields and we're stuck here in the mud

changes we need use of Dinka no I reckon

he shot through for good I don't reckon

he to bother taking those German

prisoners all the way back either

growling you could have gone back and

had that redressed you know no thanks

Sarge

probably be drowned if I try to get back

by myself won't be long now my hey is it

true they're gonna bring butts in and

rouse here I told you that would look

next time anyone tells you something

make sure they cross their heart first

all right

eight Australian bitterly turned

Arbuckle he slacks

where the hell are you being chum

where's the officer I'm it

I asked where you're being you're ten

hours late oh you wouldn't believe me

they stopped officer blog says it's one

and a half hours to come off but I can

tell you we've been 11 hours on the girl

my lads you don't up em the cookie

bottle aboard mr. arbuckle name's

Flanagan follow me I'll show you around

see if I can get hold of strong drinks

for you and your men will be tightly

appreciate

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come on throw me a witness or against us

listen right I feel right if I can get

me feet out of the flaming stirrups

now the roll joke like that and I'll

shove you right back in

who's he

that's general Cadell chief of staff to

general Haig don't get his time buddy

will ya

my god

did we send men to hate him this

the box

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I would say such wonderful things to you

there would be such wonderful

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I'm not that beautiful he's a good kid

yeah that says maybe but these are so

job no war I do not want to see it I

couldn't be better me boy the aspiration

am i sorry for this no charge might be

I'm strapped down right that'll be your

first listen now the only thing about a

move now if they reckon it's gonna be

called off make the battlefields

completely bogged I could use a couple

of weeks to get those books in the shape

they are please nothing wrong with him

is the French no matter system oh yes

see what the Australian system quickly

how come your mouth nothing oh it's done

that motherfucker's it's passion dial

they've given us light duties what's

going on well beginning to get

suspicious

Oh me me all night sergeant what looking

for supplier somebody Flanagan before we

all know what for the colonel wants to

see haven't seen e yeah it comes out

sunshine

goodbye thanks sergeant you won't see me

how'd you guess the old man wants to see

you right away well boys see you in the

spring we got it well at least I can't

shoot him

you only knock the officer out can't we

do something I mean he saves our lives

another gonna throw the book at him

ser me oh there must be something I'm so

weird just like would been to me

captain young states in his report that

someone most probably you struck him

unconscious in an unprovoked attack

during the Battle of brute sea and ridge

what have you to say it was dark sir and

what was happening I know what it was

like have you anything else to it no sir

the regimental sergeant major question

two score of soldiers who would have

been in plain view of the incident not

one of them saw anything do you find

that amusing Flanagan no sir

captain young it now remains for me to

decide what action to take in regard to

sergeant Finnegan please withdraw to the

adjutant's office certainly sir

you know that the maintenance of

discipline must always be a paramount

aim of the army yes sir and that

relations between officers and other

ranks is the key concern of military law

and the breaches of this law attract the

harshest penalties do you know why there

should be so sergeant I hope you do

without these constraints an army would

only be an armed rebel there's not mere

theory sergeant there have been reports

of unarmed German prisoners apparently

shot dead behind Australian lines I

understand sir

then why I did what I thought was right

at the time I still think it was sir I

have here a recommendation for an award

for gallantry signed by the adjutant it

concerns your attack on pillbox Emma and

just steadiness in consolidating the

company on its final objective there can

be no fort affording it now get out

sergeant you know and I know that you

should be court-martialed but that's

impossible you got brains Flannigan you

know why firstly you could call 50 of

the best soldiers as witnesses to

testify for you captain young could call

none secondly it would appear that the

authorities had brought over to France a

man incompetent to command men in battle

there be no way of suppressing a scandal

now go before I change my mind

since there's no black mark on your

conduct sheet you may as well have these

any of you have come before me again

I'll cut you off at the crown jewels

well he's your man gonna call boss we're

know I might worse than that however we

can buy your way out what they did was

make me an officer at the bottom of the

barrel just as well have an IV

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our body drops

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thanks again for everything I said I

wouldn't have pulled through without you

I'm going to miss you nicely what you

want and there's no hey be I'm a stop

for with don't get off your bike missus

missus return at once to your ward or

I'll put you in charge of the military

police blimey I never been in charge of

anything in this hospital sister Baker I

didn't expect to see you here again we

don't seem to have much trouble with you

know our but then you're Australian too

aren't you

in any case visiting hours are over

the hospital boat train leaves in 10

minutes excuse us ma'am missus

Oh mom yeah that's after visit now isn't

it but we just wanted to come and see

our might and you look like a bit of a

sport my stitches have I survived you

blokes I'm bound to beat the guys and

think that yeah the nurses I'd be

worried about it any word on max he's

fine mate insist a bit of I told it yeah

no worries

congratulations well thanks mate oh yeah

yeah bit of a big brass with us now yeah

he's having lessons this week on how to

eat with a knife theory you can tell by

the pock marks around his mouth

well I beg your pardon sir we'd best be

going the matron seems a bit upset

yeah well dude just like a a minute or

so will there mate oh the originals

class of 1940 ah not me remember I was a

killer Polly reinforcements oh yeah it's

a bloody new Chum that's right well see

you back an Aussie money no no might get

this all wingback together we've talked

about that you can go home now

you've earned it yeah you go and dust

off the red carpet for him we come visit

you know when this nonsense is over yeah

we'll get on all right sir

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optimatus and we get all at once

we're to be in my body

- your body won't toll for change we

know what you did for him

listen like blazes

to go

don't you ever lose I didn't lose them

right anyway I've got all dingos oh do I

be seeing him again I'd like to see him

I don't care so much about him deserting

it's the five prisoners he shocked right

who's in then oh and this is what I call

a war me too

gave it like this and I mean pull off

boys it's good you're a right foot yeah

why is he working

sorry skin we're Pioneer six months ma

are six burns

alright then no offense anyway it's the

China come on I'll bet he hasn't even

had a drink provide for that minute oh

you you're worse than the bloody

overseas anyway you're an officer very

true lance corporal and by all rights I

should be putting you to work mate don't

put your gown on officers training

course at Amiens so I am after we

finished the water bottle that is

anymore

Thanks nope a 20s pay about bleeding

time why is it all so peaceful do you

think maybe Fritz has run out of ideas

that'll be the day one if he's up to

something

they're keeping very quiet about it if

they are right our generals are gone it

will take them six months to put the

British Army back together again after

Passchendaele look better to keep it

this way

play cards and wait for our pension yeah

we're saying that in Gallipoli three

bloody years ago hmm long time away from

home

what is it I listen

up there yep

this is what I call a war come on over

in the shade dear mom thank you for your

letter

I got me a neighbor to write for me what

you're asking is just not possible

I've got my duty here men are hurt every

day dreadfully hurt and I can do

something for them there aren't many

women in Australia who have the chance

there but I have I've got personal

reasons too

maybe one day I'll have some good news

for you

wonderful news but there are times when

I doubt it but either way leave me alone

mum I'm miss dick too but he is dead and

my business is with the living before

they die - say a prayer for me mum we'll

have a drink first

a loving daughter cake

I don't think I quite understand mrs.

Baker what did you say in your letter I

asked her to come home why

because my husband's did says my boy do

you can Kate's all I got left and I

wonder I need a vicar the wounded need

her to honor thy father and thy mother

that's one of yours isn't it well it's

one of God the father's anyway love thy

neighbor as myself that's one of God the

Sun I reckon that's what she's doing

good news one day she hopes only there's

times when she doubts it sounds exactly

like loving your neighbor to me

boys I wangled a weekend leave good good

how is it ah I'll be alright I just had

to see it before you sailed colonel leg

says he can have you on a boat home in

three weeks

yeah well lover

I'm not going to Australia what I'm

seeing Keith Murdoch about a staff job

you promised me you'd go home you

promised me yeah I know about you know

when I thought about Italy all things

considered I'm not in bad shape

the managers staff job liar bloody liar

a chance to go home a lot of men would

envy you that you know it's only my arm

out of action on my brain I can hear

some you see it you really want to be

with the boys don't you of course I do

what damn thing about you anymore well

okay me you didn't kiss me didn't even

say hello what are you talking about

that's right for the world we've got to

finish it first

you mean you personally maybe I do I

mean I don't know anymore I've been

fighting for three and a half years

don't like me

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okay I've got to go back I've got to see

this through

shove off and play soldiers

he'll Maddy

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looking a hell of a logical well I think

I deserve it

I signed on for the duration after all

well I'm gonna need a damn good reason

if there's one thing that the troops

hate more than Fritz and the weather

it's a staff in not your divisional men

but those champagne zippers up at high

headquarters the troops see their

greatest threat is coming from these

incompetent base officers who understand

nothing of the fighting man's needs if I

was to become a staff officer I might be

able to change much as a junior but I

could sure as hell protest against

schemes which are downright bloody

murder I mean believe me the situations

beyond a joke some British unit so

openly stated that they'd rather shoot

at the staff than Fritz

in the French army the staff officers

are no longer going to where there are

beds I see what you mean look I'm gonna

tell you something this is most

confidential the five Australian

divisions are to be unified finally

under their own command really we've

been arguing with Haig for two years for

this for the right to fight alongside

arrow so who gets command well hopefully

white maybe Birdwood then mallesh yes

who support us well I don't suppose you

could get me a posting that one morning

perhaps it's the divisions take it some

pretty heavy knocks I mean the man's a

good enough administrator or so I hear

it might be the best I can do for you

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I saw you there you go what's wrong

you've been at the wall

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you've got a choice

firing squad backup attendant will we

finish it now

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Martin isn't coming home yet

Oh what do you mean of course he is he

had his medical ball what they told him

he was unfit for active service

they told him he's managed to get

himself a staff appointment oh I see

well that isn't so bad is it I mean it

isn't dangerous he used to write and

tell us in his letters that the staff

never went near the front miles back in

some chateau drinking champagne and

eating pheasant it isn't so bad is it

please listen

Martin's letter is in many ways a

remarkable document a Christian man if I

may say so he's done enough

mrs. Baker wants her daughter back and I

want my son

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you know the there was a time when I I

thought that Martin might marry a cake

baker and I wouldn't have minded his

thing as long as he came back to me

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Rupert might've but he'd have come round

looks too good for the returning hero

how is rooted

it was to ask him when you see him I

don't see him I mean he's always away on

war work and when he's home we quarrel

Oh Pat [ __ ] ISM conscription

our vial is the hon god it's so much

better when he isn't here excuse me

George I I don't mean to embarrass you

Martin and cake baker now there is a

marriage to look forward to here yes but

I'm so afraid he only thinks of death

that's why he can't leave that place way

it's so

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to the Prime Minister as you are aware

our requests for reinforcements for 1918

was 600,000 men to date we have received

no more than 100,000 class a man I have

to inform you that this is placing a

great strain on the fighting capacity of

our infantry whatever you or ego to

advise us regard as the decisive front

in this World War I am bound to say that

the Germans regarded as here in France

my intelligence sources have already

identified some additional 60 German

divisions in movement to France from the

east following Russia's collapse the

odds of swung dangerously and Germany's

say though it's obvious they intend to

go for a knockout blow at an early date

they trust that whatever the future

holds we will both be able to say we did

all in our power to guard against a

catastrophe

thank you scare me well if so he's

failed he has more men in khaki now than

at this time last year the military

molix appetite is are not debated but

remember Prime Minister they're mostly

support troops not infantry well I will

not endure Hague's profligate use of

manpower any longer and that's that

in any case Henke the army would be on

the defensive most of this year we are

waiting for the Americans know that may

be longer than you think at this moment

not ten months since they joined the war

the Americans have fewer than seven

divisions formed and remember Prime

Minister we and the French have to

supply all their artillery and most of

the Arab lands yes but their numbers

there are immense numbers certainly but

they're raw and untrained

well let's go back to the possibility of

opening up a second front

tell me there's no need to do a

moonlight ride the rich

b-boss damn it's a marvel one oh not

anymore

yeah hi is this place selling go go not

certainly is 3 o'clock Thanks no I need

to go over there I'm not laying back to

believe me

boss you're carrying her and I am NOT

waiting to say hello

yeah this is your chef up to last night

so reckon I'll fill marshal I go to put

you on the payroll

yeah she's got around supplying it we're

gonna have a boy yeah sir Fermo this is

not necessary when the Harmons bring a

good boy for weeks

oh hey those are nail guns in miles away

wherever it is - all the young and old

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just in case

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okay thought you were Saluda sir great

fur Germans that close early they're all

over the place sir looks like it could

be the big break through this time our

means could go anytime

no we're the Australian division sir

crane not sir I'm asking sorry sir

places if the officers have gone where

are you going back to Calais base HQ so

we could we can give you a lift if you

like

no thanks I'm going the other way get

that junk out of the car that you obey

orders in the British Army gear up lads

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give you a receipt for the car and for

one bottle of brandy thank you very much

sir it will do nicely very hot on

paperwork it's the colonel sir

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captain Barrington sir Bearington yes

you're the fella that Keith Murdoch had

foisted onto me you're a little early

captain yes sir I thought I'd better no

one seems to know what they're doing an

ollie on Captain Barrington no one seems

to know what they're doing along the

entire saw him front the British 3rd and

5th armies appear to have disintegrated

so we have a line through now it's a

bloody nightmare Gerry's events so fast

at all our communications have been

overrun we can't find the British Corps

headquarters our divisions moving up as

fast as it can but I don't think it's

going to be able to get here we must

have detailed information on the German

positions well I know this part of the

country very well sir you know yes sir

ah

an original 8th battalion man yes sir

and a DCM commissioned in the field yes

sir

and you know this country you safe yes

sir I could go forward and find out

where the Germans are right quick as you

can search along the villas Britnie Road

here yes sir

let's put your backs into it

engineers yes sir

where is your officer we were tunneling

sir and mr. right Croft hurt himself in

an accident we sent him up by ambulance

a couple of hours ago we've been on the

move ever since sir which is pretty

close enough

pretty close sir about two or three

miles what are you doing now we've been

on the run since yesterday sir and we

reckon we've come far enough so we're

digging in good man you wouldn't care to

stay with us sir be a pleasure and an

honor sergeant keep digging sorry right

you heard the officer we're staying here

mohnish as quick as you can wait tell

him I'm making myself useful here

it I couldn't help noticing that you're

on the staff but I wondered if this was

a planned resistance I meet my chapter a

little tired but there's still a lot of

fight in them

follow me come on chaps a pretty tough

time huh yes rather the whole frontline

company's wiped out the bombardment then

Gerry worked his way behind us

especially trained men called storm oops

bitter out a bit of depth and digging

all the way along here

like socket down

all right sunny attract up

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I say is from the boss you have time

still yeah yeah about three killers

against behind coming Keith bar come in

hey Jeff what's up

no I'm not sit down bad news the worse

the very worst in white so cheerful how

do the only domestique not before the

service it sounds better in French even

my French I must stop making stupid

jokes God knows I've got nothing to joke

about what's happened sir

I rather think I got my wish it looks as

if I may have reason to get rid of Haig

but I'd rather too high a price what

price would that be sir it is all too

possible that we may lose this war the

Germans have broken through on two

fronts now break through you say and no

amount of military perceive large will

persuade me otherwise

what about the French strategic reserve

formed by you in Clermont sir are they

committed as its commanding general says

all I have is the pennant on my car and

as for the rest of our military experts

Fache is making heroic speeches to

himself in the mirror

petit is catatonic and wants to

surrender and general Wilson is

proposing battle plans as long as he

doesn't have to take the responsibility

for carrying the maps and Field Marshal

Haig Haig has lapsed into a silence

unusual even for him can't be that he is

actually on the brink of admitting that

he may have made a mistake

is there any reserve sir yes the five

Australian divisions the Canadians and a

few battered English ones what do you

think he that the Heartless British are

about to throw your Australians back

into the breach again

it doesn't seem to be much choice

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the night from captain Barrington sir

the Germans are advancing along the

Corby roading strength position

approximately here why didn't the report

in person he says he found a few fellows

with guts enough to dig in so he thought

it right he should begin to really what

a staff officers coming to

hurry up lads haven't got all day

mind if we join you sir that's the time

being huh

trophy sir I can't walk much further and

we drive a fight and wait for Jerry

weave our ain't up any of you drive a

car I can sir

drive this car come on drive to the

nearest advance the dressing station use

the chit [ __ ] explains how you got the

car

thank you very much sir

thank you for the offer good luck

I've been

following the car chug you to stop what

you get used to a lot of waiting about

in the army but this was different

we'd read of the German breakthrough

near amiens the loss of the towns that

had cost us so much blood and sweat

Bullock or but porn pausing airs even

Albion the mood among the boys was

changing from amazement to anger our

division was the only one that hadn't

been put in against the Germans down

south we couldn't understand why

by all accounts Fritz was very close at

that moment to winning the war

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bloody time wonder where they're gonna

take us now

you're pretty please

soon you will have company list they are

very close now and my people are very

tired could you please try and get your

people near the edge of the road you're

asking too much copy there they are not

soldiers

we can not sacrifice that Ramiz surely

you'll realize that our soldiers are

coming I hope so

you are not many to rollback the German

army but they will come believe me

which soldier your countrymen that's

right very soon very soon

he's Australia is that right sir your

books are coming god help me if I'm

wrong sergeant sir could you come have a

look at the gun emplacement we've set up

one man get your weapons ready the

Germans are coming

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bloody Kelly it

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I was saying to miss you to kill a we do

not worry now it is safe to go home we

know your strains from 1916 you will

stand and fight is that not so

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where did you come from far side of

Amiens miss well you believe in

traveling in style aren't you it was an

Aussie officer gave his the canvas which

Elsie officer he was digging in up on a

hillside even a lot of our lads what's

up say what

Royal Engineers east kids Dara my

infantry Gordon's all sorts funny though

he was the only Australian I'll tell you

something else was funny and all well

you do that I could do with a good laugh

well this officer he was on staff red

armband all of that except they did not

like he was on to staff did he know he

acted like he knew what he was doing not

like he was on the staff at all like oh

but it was very nice to Rasmus a proper

gent did you get his name no miss yes we

did he gave us a chitnis on account to

the car

Martin Barrington captain lot of man

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so where are we this time

Garza house of look has broke but that's

where we started from yesterday he's a

bloody stuff up again nah that's alright

how many blacks have been in the Army

for four years you still haven't woken

up with the Army's sense of humor what

well are you blithering a bad well it's

logical isn't it it's two weeks past the

1st of April right uh-huh

staffs almost two weeks behind with

everything this is an April Fool's Day

joke drive around in circles got it the

officers are getting down for a stretch

I suppose they need to must have stiff

backsides broad and round all day on

them big fat questions oh there's the

pommy office they're coming to speak to

them brass hat gentlemen I have

instructed to inform you all that the

expected German attack in the north has

commenced bloody Hill Flanagan was right

yeah he's always bloody right when he

says we'll get shot at a lot yeah has

already fallen enemy pushing hard

against Kelly and yep if they succeed we

will be cut off from Great Britain I am

further instructed to inform you that

the first Australian division is the

only form body of troops between here

and the channel force so it's all up to

you good luck

bloody roll up roll up is on again it

seems funny going off to fight without

Marty doesn't aah

he's better off where he is Rowley where

is my where the staff always are tucked

up in some shadow with a bottle of

champagne for a nightcap

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target to expose what we can change Des

Moines

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Driscoll tenth Brigade Martin Barrington

the word from on high camp atop this

Foreign Legion off so we're only moving

for it's a nasty shock and so the

brigades about to move forward you

things stood down with many thanks hold

is available message to a certain

general wants a certain captain back on

his staff again to sweet stuff well at

least you'll be able to tell your kids

what you did in the Great War so I'll

look after them as the stragglers

collection point further down the road

they're not stragglers he's some of the

best men on it afford re I'll look after

them right

gentlemen the dress standards of this

headquarters are declining I must have a

word to the chief of staff the British

are already half convinced we're all

bush ranchers and I hear you've been

running a private army of Tommy's how

were they good men sir only some of

their top right away well there's a

quotation from Napoleon it covers it

there's no such thing as a bad soldier

only bad officers it

there's a pity about the British

they draw their offices from the narrow

social class or some of them are good in

a war like this there's not enough of

those to go around it's cost him dearly

now Barrington you were sold of me on

the basis of your brains it's about time

we put that to the test

now look here we've given the Germans a

bloody nose right there temporarily they

still outnumber us four to one but if we

can keep the month old for say 48 hours

there'll be time to bring up the extra

Australian divisions I'd tend to do this

with a series of local counter-attacks I

want you to do a study of the ground

where we can achieve the greatest

success of the smallest cost have the

appreciation in front of me in three

hours

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yeah

good job corporal wallis

you're alright don't call me mate your

name is Wallace

as a matter of fact it's Paris corporal

wallis West Kent's night

corporal Harry site battalion 1st Divi

iof you killed your officer who deserted

your regiment in Afghanistan a a pretty

stupid place for a deserter to play

would you say you're under arrest

Wallace you taken a bit of a chance

aren't you

I mean just suppose you're right just

for the sake of argument here's me with

a rifle as you

no one else about

you won't get away with it I'll report

you for this

there's a place like this between

Ballarat and us it's like a rule between

Ballarat and bails but there's a place

just like this up on the Wimmer yeah I

know the place

it's near natto Maki well this is

exactly the same here on either Wimmer

is full of gum trees and dust there's

not much grass Tarun

yes choco with parakeets and galas and

Rory Kinnear cicadas and the smells

different from the lights different

because up there the sun's a big orange

bastard takes about a hour and after set

and of course you don't have Germans

charging through your fence every 20 or

30 years yeah but it starts from that

that you go to admit it's bloody like

the Wimmer

captain Hyden the company saw major been

center for the nucleus you are now

acting company commander hell of a

bloody time to spring this on me

couldn't run a raffle or something

you'll deploy your men in defense of the

NIP forest area here to the southeast

you're to hold this line here from there

to there correct well any friendlies in

front the guards brigade lasted I've

surrounded but fighting so do we know

how Fritz is operating yeah they've

worked out new tactics a combination of

artillery in this flying wedge

arrangement instead of a mass attack the

machine gunners and bombers in front

general advance behind him when did they

start all this two days ago

they'll be buggered up like so fresh I

wouldn't think maybe to bug it might

they've hardly been opposed since day

one they will try and well supplied

reinforced and confident we're in for a

bit of a stash I'm afraid we'd better

get on with it then

the orders are that you're a hold your

position at all costs if necessary down

for last man good luck aye

well serve the men break position here

it won't be to go back that way bill

you've just been promoted acting company

Sal major now we'll use that farmhouse

up there until we get organized all

right right

so that'll be our line a series of posts

got the picture then bill couldn't be

simpler we're on a battalion front needs

six hundred men easy we're going to

defend it with a company now after the

knocks we've taken the company consists

of exactly ninety-seven blokes who can

still walk like I said it's easy

ah but then you're smart I must be I'm

one of the 97 we can do it you know

we've gotta do it

beautiful isn't it sweetie on a sign of

wire or mud do me mate yeah I feel like

a kid on my first Sunday school picnic

what you're not worried about what might

happen worried by me six Bob a day to

this I make all my decisions provide

free transport to the appointed place

from throwing three meals a day now you

compare this to happen a swag me on the

outback under the Blazing Sun 100 miles

between pubs nothing but the crows for

track mates cool I'll miss it got a good

feel of fire the feels a fire to burn

never seen so many fields are for

whoever needs a few guns to fire I might

it's all major to you wanna watch this

one he's a stickler for the rules still

got a bit of hominy all right

they're these branches I want them laid

on top so none of this fresh soil shows

now a secret of this sort of scattered

defense camouflage and concealment

that's right man Louise post he's over

there

we're about bilk I can't see at night

you're not supposed to see neither is

Fritz yeah Louie can cover your front

and you can cover his if need be okay

it's called mutual support what the

hell's happened clearly you've been

somebody's Field Manual no I'd never

admit to being a private now some butt

rubs off on you after war you know like

a lot but I don't say it just deep

hey you're a bite lawyer in Utah weren't

you oh yeah I want to brag but I was

voted best cheers cookers big will and

ER and could in G good soon as your dug

in you're gonna report to company

headquarters you just officially become

chief spud barber haha the trust the

boss isn't singing a bit of a prank war

brought cheese on another flank

where do you think you're going

coming up you know that line regular

collecting point over there

the only thing fact there is the English

Channel

we're staying here Oh Sun or earth on

that parapet bergens more have I

sergeant major can we be part of this

God's certainly you can son

everybody's invited where's the guards

now mostly did where they stood sir help

digging over there lads how's the

digging on your flank bill Oh coming

along nicely

mrs. room battalion reckons we can

expect them in two or three hours why

don't you get your head down for a

couple of hours you might be glad if it

may yeah I will wait me too now right

off you go

company's on 50% stand to

boy look you a spud bashing uh-oh I did

the system that is what I found so what

now they had someone in them well might

their silk funny time for playing

dress-ups is an entry into him Doby

their silk kind of thing moist won't

live either step up there must ever they

he remember what dick in a dirty old

bagger as well who's in charge here

giver I am sir

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you're going to make fight of it lab yes

sir

good man get me a rifle sir you can't go

into the line I haven't got time to

argue with me lieutenant that little

rifle and show me position

Stan - Stan - move

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now pick your targets that's influencing

the trouble covering drevis goes right

you're on a strike

plus the cantle

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Flanigan here to join our picnic

jolly good press will be here any moment

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bill detail a party and collect whatever

weapon she can find and get the wounded

to the rear as quickly as possible that

rest of you stay put in the round one

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and the pig's ear we have made that was

just a warm-up will take me about half a

day to get the guns up for the main

event

can I say would you get from apple

brandy that's a very civil of you might

yeah girl yes

thank you cheerio old chap jolly pleased

to have met you thanks for the help drop

in anytime

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work boy time for a brew 1000 that's my

so you'll be the mr. yes sir

yesterday's working along March nice to

make a stand of it sir sir it appears

that some of our chaps are still hard at

it off to the east in that case I'd best

go and join them can't let these

colonial chappies do all the work

Lance Corporal tell your commanding

officer the first Battalion of the

Lancashire Fusiliers fought the last men

lead on Jim

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ranging shots right this is the main

event you will know what the story is

we're here to stay now every individual

position must hold you lose one we lose

the lock now if one post gets into

trouble the other post will fire an

assistant and as a last resort I'll

commit company reserve all right who's

got the Tommy I have no Alec well do all

right I want you to keep an eye on the

Lewis gun positions they getting off

with stuff tom find my three yet

wasn't it two minutes ago but working

like buggering for IT positions and keep

your heads down you can't find me when

the lies through get it to bill until we

get out Tillery support all we can do

this whole we get artillery support you

are now the company reserve don't

fiddling with that rifle that man

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mr. Flanagan's lost hope

the plan is we're going to stay here

it's a perfectly good plan and we won't

have the Germans bugger it up I'll make

every shot count

bloody way they'll come this time I

don't know but they won't hit the same

place

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where'd they go

using their brains this time

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Bell top the left flat get the reserve

up now

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pindy

wait till you get set

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go booster entities 1d Empire

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I blew out my this young Europe I've

gotta warn you be attacking this war on

by yourself

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phones through that bloody time

gun it soul it's six to twelve one four

one six the composition you've given

them out this year the hell you think

the bloody Hannah

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in it lovely hybrid and

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how you doing rolling fine

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I could do with a drink fetch answer

that round here my good on your thump

vibe you for that night you're on

special award from general clearing Lacy

and BA

thanks perfect William gentle when you

take him back the a toast sergeant major

Harris I'll report to my Colonel look

today I saw an Australian sergeant made

you an actual would have been a credit

to the capacitance elves

good luck Harris

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good luck to you son

I'm out of my agent unity of Defense

accessible tonight and another number

two from knowing good job boys you

[ __ ] get outta here we'll look after

the food we fighting you eat that's a

piss-poor arranging there are the ration

it should be rations you need high Rolly

come and have a look at this

what's the sign

I listen to this boys it Raleigh order

of the day 11th of April 1918 from the

commander-in-chief Field Marshal Sir

Douglas Haig yeah it's from a there is

no other course open to us but to fight

it out with our backs to the wall and

believing in the Justice of our cause

each one of us must fight to the end

back together

[ __ ] been living in shadows too long

what are you doing bringing us this

stuff

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well sir major well skipper you did all

right out there today I've done it

before or not have you you know I have

none of my business

Steiner crows you love being after my

secret for last four years now wanna

tell it you don't want a bloody listen

come on I get off of it

it's on the base army back in 1900 by

soldier boom pull that what regiment the

Buffs ma Lolly's can't steer truth you

know cars were taking a bit of a chance

going back there can't only master

blokes I knew indeed kill Mons for you

and may even got to glibly so hurts I've

been taking bit for chance

since our Shama platoon commander you

what

you turn a bit in that line yourself in

cheddar you've been kept in young-bae

her bridge scene that's right well I

didn't kill him mate you saying you

wouldn't have gone on getting us all

killed

like-minded but all this happened

no 4-under yet not not seven let us into

a Python ambush trying to run away and

leave us to it I've just been made up a

sergeant I was a good soldier Cain

what's gonna be company sodomite which

accompanies Sal major now may I catch me

Elaine I reckon shoot in your offices

the cause of that makes the others a bit

touchy you know just remember one thing

bill belong to us now mate we're not

gonna let you go Anzac that's joined

together let no pom put asunder mate

let's go and join the party

yea-ah

Matthew is that all welcome I get how

long have you got till tomorrow I can

arrange it

matron owes me a favor just give me five

minutes to get changed and then the long

lunch

it's a French custom

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anyway that's enough by repetitive

Hospital routine tell me what you'd been

doing these last weeks usual staff

officer stuff and we set of underwears

and baths you need per man Dyer I said

liar a group of wounded Thomas

turned up in a car with a chick signed

by captain Barrington and furthermore

they told me about this Australian

officer who was digging in for some mad

last ditch stand what are you a

perpetual schoolboy Kate only try new

pulled strings to stay in France you

said you were gonna be safe on staff you

are frightening the daylights out of me

by being right up stop

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okay amongst the shambles of that

retreat for some men who had no

self-respect men are looking for someone

to focus their courage now what would

you expect me to walk out on

bloody hell

there's gonna be more unprincipled men

left alive at the end of this war than

the other kind so so why should my man

be one of yours oh yes mine until a more

cynical generation comes along thank you

very much

Oh help me I think I'm stuck in the

old-fashioned kind then again

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we all arrange the boss is being

promoted now I have to go with it the

boss now commander of the whole

Australian court Oh much it's so I'll

end up at corps headquarters

you can't even hear the guns from there

that's marvelous no giving out blankets

and long johns Oh glory be

well I'm planning be a staff officer

endure like a boss says reconnaissance

forethought planning we're livin is

alone

Gor help me matron we being seduced

eight worse than their sisters

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my mate

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where do you reckon we're head oh I

don't know it's a question I give up

asking the army years ago for me peace

of mind please this country sorry

yeah I know it's like the bloody wimmer

what happened to you drop to Bob and

find sixpence engine mate mr. Flannagan

hmm it's always young back where you

think we're gone with you so we can all

get some peace

well best furphy I've got is that we're

headed south to the Somme

yeah you happy now what's the matter man

oh I don't know it's the weather I don't

suppose it would be the the whereabouts

of the esteem in a stocks and profits

would it picking him one

I made it was a girl mine yeah well yeah

be sorry that we worried about the girls

- all right I reckon they'll be that far

behind us man maybe you figure that out

well this is the first time all the

Aussie divisions are gonna be together

in one camp so so is murder I'm gonna

stay north with the Tommies to get a

shilling a day was he gonna follow the

six borrowed a warrior's south a she's

no dummy that's right I'm back in

business

you bet you were slipping there for a

minute Pat must be your old age man

senility right hi bluey

it was a bit of a song right backward

I'll sing mommy show

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lovely won't oh who wouldn't be a

soldier aid

oh it's a shame to take the pay as soon

as rebellious wrong rebuild the Caesarea

slain but we never get on the massage

and brings a wrench to stop Japan oh oh

oh it's a lovely war what do we want

with Acheson hand when we got Bob Mayo

Jen Falls right turn - we spent the

money

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you