26th April 1915
Dear Diary,
I went to enlist for the Australian army. Everyone was applying for it so I decided why not? It would be adventurous, fun and exciting. ƒº And travelling somewhere other then home? Oh it just gets better. If I¡¦m lucky enough and fight hard enough I might even be famous. Famous, imagine that. There was actually no choice because if u didn¡¦t apply you were considered as losers. You were considered as not having a heart because you were not caring about what was happening in the war. I¡¦m sixteen years old and Barren Lorry¡¦s my name. Like any other sixteen year old I¡¦m not a fully grown man, therefore I don¡¦t have the muscles I need. I thought it was the end of the world if I didn¡¦t pass the medical. People were failed for a lot of different reasons. When I went to get my chest measured I took a deep breath and puffed my chest as far as possible. Luckily I just got through and it was joyful to hear. I ran home happily that day and I wondered if......
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