Furlough to help in recruiting – offered to Lieutenant Hugo Throssell

A cablegram to Australian Headquarters in Cairo, regarding a furlough (leave of absence) offered to present war Victoria Cross Winners.

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[Capitalised heading] COPY OF CABLEGRAM

To – Australian Headquarters, Egypt, CAIRO [capitalised].

From EAR (FRANCE) [capitalised]

Received 27-7-18, at 0900.

[The copied cablegram reads:]

"T.101 26-7-18aaa Defence desires present war Victorian Cross Winners return Australia on furlough to enable them to spend few months there and to help in recruiting aaa If Lieut. Throssell desires accept this furlough send him accordingly and report date of departure DEFENCE [capitalised] by cable repeating this office.

AIF [Australian Imperial Force] Fifth Army

(FRANCE)."

[End of copied cablegram]

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