Centenary of the Great War

By David Dial
November 6 2018 - 8:00pm
FOCUS: With increasing casualty numbers, memorials were being erected to commemorate the sacrifice of the nation's men and women. Photo: Courtesy Juan Mahoney
FOCUS: With increasing casualty numbers, memorials were being erected to commemorate the sacrifice of the nation's men and women. Photo: Courtesy Juan Mahoney

Newcastle Morning Herald transcriptions and Hunter Valley enlistment and death details for November 4-10, 1918.

MESOPOTAMIAN VICTORY

The Press Bureau says the British War Cabinet has sent this telegram to General Sir William Marshall, commander of the British armies in Mesopotamia: “Hearty congratulations on your splendid success in dealing the final blow to the Turkish Army and liberating Mesopotamia from the alien yolk under which its peoples have suffered for many centuries. Our victory is due to the resourceful and energetic leadership, excellent staff wort, and endurance and resolution of all ranks, who have worthily maintained the reputations of the British and Indian armies. The Mesopotamia Expedition will for ever be memorable in the annals of the British Empire.”

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