December 27, 1918 What Our Friends Are Doing Sergeant Frank EDMONDSON, of Goroke, who has the great honour of being an Anzac, had a wonderful run of good fortune right through the war. He landed in Egypt in October of 1915, and after a course of training in Egypt he went to Gallipoli in April of 1915, and remained there until the evacuation, going to Tel-el-Kabir to reorganise, thence to France, where he arrived in 1916 and remained until three weeks before the armistice was signed, when he went to England. That was his second trip to Blighty, and the only other spell he had was a fortnight in France. The wonderful thing is that he got through without a scratch. (Note! Although there is some discrepancy in the dates, I have transcribed the article as it appears in the paper. Further research can be carried out through The National Archives of Australia by requesting a free of charge digital copy of his record of service.) : Daryl C. Private Norman BAKER, son of Mr and Mrs Jasper BAKER, of Natimuk, stuck it through magnificently. When he left his native heath, he appeared physically unfit for the strenuous life of a modern soldier. But he proved that though he was spare in frame, he was rich in stamina and stout of heart. Sergeant EDMONDSON informs us that Private BAKER feared nothing and was held in great esteem by his comrades for his unflinching bravery. Norman has an English bride. Daryl Crabtree Gladstone Qld www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au/goroke/