For Which They

Fought

Peace has returned to bless your shores Where seeds of tragedy have scattered far and wide.

Only the ghosts of memory remain To haunt those places that we used to know.

Now tall weeds wave amidst the ruined homes, No smiles of welcome await us at Rabaul, Yet in this new New Guinea still survives The spirit of those men who fought for you.

Despair must never dim your eyes, Your scars will heal and you will find abiding strength Deep-rooted in your soil, a legacy Left by those daring men who fought for you.

And when the moon drifts o’er Kokoda’s trails Speak to your heart and swear you will not lose The things for which they fought—those simple things Of faith in man and God and love of home.

Freda MacDonnell.

Flight-Lieutenant F. L. Burrow was included in a recent list of Australian officers who were Mentioned in Des patches. He conducted an engineering business in Samarai, Papua, before the war, and he enlisted as a fitter in the RAAF in 1940. He saw much service in North Australian and East Indies areas and had over 1,000 flying-hours when he was commissioned as an Engineer Officer.

Part of his citation reads: “He has dis played outstanding ability, leadership, and determination and, by his tireless devotion to duty has made a most valu able contribution to the achievements of his squadron.” Flight-Lieutenant Burrow is still in the RAAF. but probably will be discharged within the next few months.