The Australians in Flanders (1918)

This lantern slide, "The Australians in Flanders (1918)," shows a cartoon presumably drawn by an Australian YMCA war worker during World War I. The top half of the cartoon shows YMCA workers relaxing in a canteen in Flanders, Belgium, while the lower half shows them waiting in line to receive mail. ; During World War I, the Australian Y.M.C.A. ran soldiers’ clubs, etc., in Cairo, Alexandria, and elsewhere. They also pooled their resources with the United States, Canada, England, and New Zealand to form the International Hospitality League and provided social services to all Allied troops. Will... Mehr ...