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'Alex McQueen enlisted in the First Battalion 1st Brigade of the AIF on 17th August, 1914, at the age of thirty six. He survived the landing at Gallipoli and served 'One hundred and ten days of hell' before being seriously wounded and returned to Australia in September 1915. Alex McQueen's diary is a graphic account of the conditions endured by our soldiers in World War I. ... He makes frequent reference to his fellow soldiers from the Clarence Valley, many of whom did not return from the bloody battlefields as he did.' (Preface)

* Contents derived from the Yamba, Yamba - Maclean area, Grafton - Maclean area, Mid North Coast, New South Wales,:Port of Yamba Historical Society , 2012 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.

Memories of Anzac"My memory wanders back across the vista of the years", Alex McQueen , single work poetry war literature (p. 87)

In Memoriam"Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.", Alex McQueen , single work poetry war literature (p. 88)

A Tribute to the Memory of Captain Shout : On Behalf of 1st Battalion"Halt! Attention! First Battalion!", Alex McQueen , single work poetry war literature (p. 89)

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