Item HAMILTON, ISM 17/27 - Scrapbook of press cuttings, Jan-Mar 1914, on Hamilton's tour of Australia

Scrapbook of mostly Australian newspaper cuttings on Hamilton's tour of Australia as Inspector General of Overseas Forces, mainly relating to his inspections of troops, cadets, parades and military manoeuvres including exercises of 13 Infantry Bde at Lilydale, South Australia, 12-16 Feb; his inspection of the Lithgow Small Arms Factory, Queensland, 26 Feb; his review of over 20,000 cadets at Centennial Park, Sydney, 28 Feb; his inspections of manoeuvres involving the 3 Bde Light Horse at Goulburn, New South Wales, and 5 Bde Light Horse at Broadford, Victoria, 4-5 Mar; his inspection of physical training exercises by Victoria State school pupils at Melbourne Cricket Ground, 9 Mar. With edition of the Daily Express, (20 Jul 1918), containing article on Hamilton's praise for the service of French Gen Henri Joseph Étienne Gouraud during the Dardanelles Expedition. 1 vol