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John Buchan was moved by the way the nations of the British Empire volunteered for service in the Great War.
1923
King George V 1910-1936
John Buchan was moved by the way the nations of the British Empire volunteered for service in the Great War.
1923
King George V 1910-1936
John Buchan, novelist, Governor General of Canada, and leading historian of the Great War, reminds us that the countries of our Commonwealth and Empire played a decisive role in frustrating the ambitions of the German Empire – all without having to be asked.
IN the very first days of war events happened which proved that the German Emperor was right in dreading the entry of Britain into the struggle. The British Empire overseas awoke to action like a strong man from slumber, and there began an epic of service which was to grow in power and majesty up to the last hour of the campaign.
No man can read without emotion the tale of those early days in August, when from every quarter of the globe there poured in appeals for the right to share in Britain’s struggle. The great free nations of the Empire — Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand — prepared to raise and send troops, and the smallest Crown colonies made their contributions in money or supplies.