A wonderful set of cards recently released , First day of Issue by Australia Post "stamped " Albany WA. Commemorating 100 years since" Our Boys" left to travel overseas to the Middle East and France for their effort in the First World War. At this time Australia had a small population and this war was to deplete the population severely as so many were not to return, leaving a lot of small country towns completely devoid of men and as a result women had to do everything that was needed for the towns to function. Australia was so affected by this war and the loss of the biggest and the best of the nations male population that now sees a war memorial in every town and city that one visits in the country..The card shows the uniform of the time. as in the early stages the majority of the boys were with (troopers ) The A.L.H. The Australian Light Horse .Mostly recruited from farms and outlying properties and were excellent horsemen as that was the form of transport on the majority of Properties and farms. A wonderful card commemorating this devastating time in Australian History.
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