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If men and women didn't volunteer they would receive white feathers in the mail, the while feathers was a symbol of being a chicken that was one act of peer pressure that influenced the choice of going to war for many young men and women from all over Australia. read more
On the first day of the war in 1914, British newspapers published appeals for young men to join the colours, and to fight against Germany. Following the advice of the new Secretary for War, Lord Kitchener, the government decided to raise a huge volunteer army, hoping that in two or three years, when the other combatants were exhausted, this would tip the scales in Britain’s favour. read more