Anzac: Our district goes to war

By Eric Richardson
Updated April 23 2014 - 10:14am, first published 10:07am

Anyone who looks at the Honour Roll at Wingham’s Memorial Town Hall cannot but be humbled at the numbers of local men who volunteered to serve their country in the first World War. Not one was “called up” as Australia had no laws to require young men to risk their lives in the service of their country. In fact at two referenda held to see if Australia would introduce compulsory service the people voted “No”.

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