In Memoriam single work   poetry   war literature   "Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away."
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 In Memoriam
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon There's No Glory in War : The Gallipoli Diary and Poems of Alex McQueen 1878-1968 Alex McQueen , John McNamara (editor), Sue Spence (editor), Yamba : Port of Yamba Historical Society , 2012 Z1911208 2012 single work life story diary poetry war literature '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) Yamba : Port of Yamba Historical Society , 2012 pg. 88
VIEW PUBLICATION DETAILS FOR ALL VERSIONS ()
Last amended 17 Jan 2013 15:04:36
Subjects:
Newspapers:
    Powered by Trove
    X