"Neither the Light Horse of 1918 or most of the characters being portrayed in the The Pacific circa 1943 were professional soldiers."
That's the point I was trying to make. There is a big difference between "conscripts" and "professional" soldiers. I was trying to be subtle.
"More than Wikipedia you say? We'll just have to wait for the Peter Fitzsimmons book. It happened in 1918, when can we talk about it?"
I don't mind talking about the incident. It was never a secret. We were taught about our military history in the Army.
Lots more info here...
Australian Light Horse Studies Centre
"I didnt tell you about ANZAC Day, I simply mentioned it happened to be yesterday."
I was being a smart ass.
