Charles E W Bean, Diaries, AWM38 3DRL 606/257/1 - 1916 - 1927 - Part 6

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First World War, 1914–18
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serite Paoto elison wt. Kenp am leas Mal 4/9/16 ifte
D hat Aug 29 191 p 7 pS Aygnes 413 Sofar the new recruiting companyn precedent to the voluntary enlistment ballot has proceeded the results are patifying. It is intened by the Men Cxecrinting that every means posuible utilised place befe each elyible man the need Teasonableners o ofening o service a ballot & determine when he y called to enlist to make tointenee o circulars pictonal represintation, strong appeals to clisibles to offer 6.C ballot There apteals intended. prepare the minds eligble men I ballot cant o gven a datemat inclication necebte? Wallst and.
AU. (17 Penbtis a ded subation the no. elgible mea residing slectoratio quites required subation make if the afets prot a fortnight of allowed wallot cards retur manny atene to woaking 6 contain all informn ltre a ballot I held double the number of nawes wanted a abdun receivedX 5 aguite three months Tas men take place after ballot A malical exam lose who not regd thee who pass a first of accepted regd make up 6 qusta whenthe 3 miths balloted vte o diawn Drawing ballets o unser the supervision, a judge police magistrate some other respomible finon whe Ramtel a dee t atble
turn Each man O called attendance at drawing drawing med exam t also name comes bver man who apree submito order take place 15 accepted ooven adaluctive bugge wht a ballot not Mento go into camp monthy qustas qarterly quote should the doctors yuuss more menthan I required carried overto themen whose names were the last drawn the C quarter.
W 3 ballot vods conplet accorve 8 Aygus Aup 20 1918 Voluntary Ballo & Iland stell for behind reparations efforts made of coming weeks everything issue ballot ands 9 Ang. the list a reasonable the ballot cares Renl return answer.
405 thail 16/10/18 Plate 2 then 24 volunta Lai ballo inharte thaa tabl 4/1718 an be prepared all Elisble men 2.C subnat their name voluntay ballot no yet I sent 1; but many men, lajer tarly bedges applied Glards signed C thus become entitled a badge crcs the men Recinty decided E farrest c) ballit Cbrdges this the first wo badges were guiblicly drawn Marlin Place Mr Orchard pointed out establishment oduntay ballot took away the last available excuse Telenbleman Aust the countryI. not enlestig & plit
each dwn. I allotted a quota into divisions ten 54000 per month and all th elifib Men dwwn were aned ballor order democratic fair provide 6a a wethod There were 2 effective 1 chard 6000 ten aust belived Allowing 50 o/ A 4 refecton medical sufficient men there were stiel yel frvrd years ohewores while some men 3 called A ononce other not I wanted C a long others again I never required + Now 500000 clinble mew there were said Munister
I War effort of Empire Vol Figures from Statist Abstract. OHE9R 14 IAI 16 136 pp 739 seq. P. HOYCE WGWL Canalty pe 182 1epe 1671 Recreiting "Section GG oicg p 9 Keit gets his from this & they, are woon B4 3) The empie as war Enblyene MEGHH 361 2n ESy on t0 Hs presor of & alo 11416 ceiss 37 CX year book 1914. O 13 004 Populations 4 Tittia Brd Carnegie Book of Statistics MIHISA E N1046 17 2 19 CNS 1porog in 2014 1e2epo57s910 oi foe oanger te quotton of 4e pb ee o Ceseotseoooi TRepseeg geropmeneo mengnom Bogpeegep oe T Oct 1000 stinnt ChommonYwnnoh Ehen o oest pusi of Bie CaeCo 16 Tenorg wor mejnge snd gondem io T coobeo 10 B 17016 Moo boe wort wer out groe ptabe no tone the megres oer t Bronkwr or pocts oc oen 10 1or 151269 weis te oidsieg Gempanes of Booge oog comont coe gee hur om 59 tne rog i h co hee. Ave opec of or merovrOrCoa
of the population The proportion, that actually served overseas appears to have been 5.4 for Canada, 6.7 for New Zealant. Such Austoalia, + 8.9 for compariions
NSID (IA) military tea Antralia, however, furnished the contribution r circumstances - a pont-live force most sentable to the and in respectd of over 330,000 officers & onen; sacrifice its activities australiasfft was comparable even to died comparable to bet of any part of to te nmber of those i ho bet the that of the mother country, a comparion of ti casualty frgares Acctralian who loat theis te propotio of Tose the for fighting forces of each was waw The loss of lifes suffered by twos Percutep killed or died poselation Aug 1914 - No0 1918 Uncied Kayon e 1.5 705,815 46,500, 000 United Kingdom 460 Austiaha 58.460 1:25 4,900,000

                                                                                         Mail, 4/9/18

Recruiting train leaves Grafton

 

Photo

JW Collison

Kempsey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argus Aug 29.  1918,   p 5          Voluntary Ballot     see 

                                                                                           chap 

                                                                                            X11,p 20

 

     So far {? } the new recruiting campaign precedent to the

v voluntary enlistment ballot has proceeded the results

are gratifying.

    It is intended by the min {? } recruiting that every means possible

{ ?} utilised {? } place before each eligible man the need { } reasonableness

{ ?} {? } offering {? } services {? } a ballot { ?} determine when he

 { ?} called to enlist

{ ?} {? } intended { ?}  circulars {? } [pictoval] representations,∧ to make

strong appeals to

eligibles to offer 6 { ? } ballot.

 

      These    appeals {? }    intended,   prepare the minds { ?} eligible

men  { ?}

                                                                       

receptive > ballot cards {?  } given a statement indicating

 

 

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                                                                                           { ? }

 

the no {? } eligible men residing {? } {? } subdivisions {? } a (ged)

electorate, { ?} quotas required {? } { ?}  subdivision, make up the

(rfects)

Prob a fortnight { ?} allowed {? } return {m} ballot cards

 

(To leave a sufficient 

margin for the           I { ?} contain all information { ?? }  

rejection of                  meaning {? } scheme { ?} {? }  (working [? ]

physically unfit          Before a ballot { ?} held double the number of

men)                             names wanted

           { ?} a quota {? } three months {? } a subdivision {? } {? } received {? }

    A medical exam { ?} take place after { ?} ballot, {?} { ?} no  ' man

reqd} make up {? } quota { ?} balloted { ?} when the {? } 3 months'

quota { ? drawn {? } {? }   Drawing { ?} ballots {? } under the

supervision {? }  a {? } judge { ?} police magistrate {? } some other

responsible person, who {? } assisted {? }  a (ctee) a afftd {? }  these { ?}

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Attendance at the drawing. Each man { ?} called { ?} {? } turn

{? } enlist {? } {? }  name comes {? } { ?} drawing, {? } med exam { ?} also

take place { ?} orders.  Every man who (applies) {? } submit  { ?}

{ ?} a ballot { ?} given a distinctive badge whether {?} accepted

{ ?} not.

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Men to go into camp {? } monthly quotas.

                                      _____________

Should the doctor pass more than {? } require {? } quarterly quota

the men whose names were the last {? } drawn { ?} carried over to

the {? } quarter.

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                                                         (Augius)  July 20  1918

 

                                    Voluntary Ballot

 

NSW { ?} Qland { ?}  still far behind { ?} preparations {? }

ballot, {? } efforts { ?} made { ?} convey weeks {? }  everything

ready { ?} issue ballot cards  7 Aug. { ?} the lists {? }

complete the ballot cards {? } sent { ?}  { ?} a reasonable { ?} { ?}

allowed {? }  return {? } answers.

 

 

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                                        Mail

                                       16/10/18 

                                                            see plate

                                                                   34, Vol X1

(Mr. Orchard)  (Men) {? } Recruiting 

drawing badges {? }  voluntary ballot {? } Martin Place

                                                         (probably 11/10/18)

 

 

The cards { ?} { ?} being prepared {? } all eligible men {?} { ?} { ?}

submit their names voluntary ballot { ?} not yet { ?} sent{ ?}; but many

men, eager { ?} early badges, { ?} applied { ?}cards { ?} signed {? }, 

{ ?} thus

become entitled to { ?} abadge. {? } (urcs) men { ?} Recruiting decided

{ ?} fairest {? } {? }  { ? ballot { ?} badges, { ?} thus the first 100 badge were

publicly drawn {? }  { ?} Martin Place { ?}  Mr Orchard pointed

out { ?} establishment { ?} voluntary ballot took place away the last available

 excuse {? } eligible man {? } Aust {? } the country { ?} (split)

 

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into divisions: each divn  { } allotted a quota

{? } 54000 men need peer month, and all the

eligible men {? } divn were asked {? } ballot { ?} {? } order { ?} {? }

{?} {? } provide {? } quota {? } {? } a method {? } {? } fair democratic

{? } effective (said Orchard){? }   There were 836 000

 

men { ?} Aust between 18 - 44.    Allowing 50%

medical rejections there were still sufficient men {? } 

provide (refcts) {? }  years.{ ?}  { ?}  other men {  called undesirable some

men {? } called upon {? } one, others { ?} not { ?} wanted { ?}

a long {? } {? } others again {? } required {? } NSW

there were 300,000 eligible men(unenlisted)

 

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Vol VI       War effort of empire

 

Figures from

          (1)     Statist Abstract.

                     pp 739 sew. {? }

                     Casualty

                   " Recruiting " Section,

           (Keith gets his from this)

               { ?} they are wrong)

         (2)  The Empire at War

          (3)   C'th     year book 1914.

                             (Populations)

           (4)   Carnegie Book of 

                                   Statistics

 

  

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The proportion ∧ (of the population) that actually served overseas

 

appears to have been 5 . 4 for Canada,  6  . 7 for

 

Australia  ,  { ?}    8.9   for New Zealand  .   Such

 

Comparisons

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(It cannot be with the assistance of)

Australia , however, (furnished) the (had) military contribution

(for which the action) most suitable to the circumstances - a

front - line force

of over 330,000 officers and men; (whose effort was)and in respect of

its  activities Australia's (effort)sacrifice was comparable even to 

(indeed comparable to that of any part of the) 

                                                     The number of those who lost their

.                                                   A comparison of the casualty figures

that of the mother country.

 

                                                           (Australians

The loss in kills                     The proportion of these who lost their

                                                                                    those

officers { } men;     (whose effort was) and in respect of

The loss of life suffered by the (each was) fighting forces if  

each was  - 

              Population    

         United Kingdom               Killed or5 died        Percentage

                                                          Aug 1914  - Nov 1918

United Kingdom  46,500,000               705,815                1.5

 Australia                  58,460

                                 4,900,000                     558,460             1.26

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