Media: BOOK - paperback, 100 pages
Author: T. Goode
Year: 2016
ISBN: 9780859056533
Other: b&w photos, maps, bibliog, index
Publisher: Hesperian Press

One hundred years ago over two hundred and fifty railwaymen from across Western Australia left Australia for the Western Front. Many were over age and some of doubtful fitness but they went because they felt they were needed.

For more than eighteen months sometimes under German artillery fire they operated railways carrying vital men and supplies for the British army. Largely ignored by the Australian Official Histories of World War One, this is their story.

The history traces the events and decisions that led to the raising of Australian Railway Units for service with the AIF and follows the path of this particular unit from its formation in Western Australia through its service on the Western Front to its eventual return home. While recounting the unit activities in the context of World War One events, equal emphasis has been placed on the stories of many of the individuals who comprised the unit.

Contents:
Introduction: A Forgotten Unit
1. A Background Story
2. The Call for Help
3. Building the Unit
4. The Voyage to England
5. To the Front
6. Running the Midland Line
7. Leaving the Midland Line
8. Conchil le Temple
9. Returning Home
10. The Casualty List
11. Stories from the Files
Appendix 1. Establishment
Appendix 2. Military Records
Appendix 3. Additional Faces
Appendix 4. Alphabetic List of Unit Members
Bibliography
Index