photograph taken on the 3rd of August 1918, is of His Majesty King George V (right), inspecting the guard of honour at the opening of Australia House, London. He is accompanied by General Sir William Riddell Birdwood (second from left), and Mr W M (Billy) Hughes (Prime Minister Of Australia).
After the way the Anzac troops were treated by the British military leadership, I am surprised those solders were able to keep their disciplined look.
ReplyDeleteI suspect there was a good bit of "pommie this & pommie that" left unspoken...
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