There is, in my belief, only one way to realize such a prayer. The nation that wishes to defend its land and its honour must spare no effort, refuse no sacrifice to make itself so formidable that no enemy will dare to assail it. A League of Nations may be an instrument for the preservation of peace, but an efficient Army is a far more potent one.

The essential components of such an Army are a qualified Staff, an adequate equipment and a trained soldiery. I state them in what I believe to be their order of importance, and my belief is based upon the lessons which this war has taught me. In that way alone can Australia secure the sanctity of her territory and the preservation of her independent liberties.

Such a creed is not militarism, but is of the very essence of national self-preservation. For long years before the war it was the creed of a small handful of men in Australia, who braved the indifference and even the ridicule of public opinion in order to try to qualify themselves for the test when it should come. Four dreadful years of war have served to convince me of the truth of that creed, and to confirm me in the belief that the men of the coming generation, if they love their country, must take up the burden which these men have had to bear.

APPENDIX A
Grouping into Australian Divisions of Artillery and
Infantry Brigades, during the period May to October,
1918, and the General Officers commanding them.

First Division (Glasgow):
Artillery,1st and 2ndBrigades(Anderson).
Infantry,1stBrigade(Mackay).
2nd"(Heane).
3rd"(Bennett).
Second Division (Rosenthal):
Artillery,4th and 5thBrigades(Phillips).
Infantry,5thBrigade(Martin).
6th"(Robertson).
7th"(Wisdom).
Third Division (Gellibrand):
Artillery,7th and 8thBrigades(Grimwade).
Infantry,9thBrigade(Goddard).
10th"(McNicoll).
11th"(Cannan).
Fourth Division (Maclagan):
Artillery,10th and 11thBrigades(Burgess).
Infantry,4thBrigade(Brand).
12th"(Leane).
13th"(Herring).
Fifth Division (Hobbs):
Artillery,13th and 14thBrigades(Bessel-Browne).
Infantry,8thBrigade(Tivey).
14th"(Stewart).
15th"(Elliott).

The 3rd, 6th and 12th Artillery Brigades were Corps Troops not forming part of any Division. The 9th Artillery Brigade was disbanded at the end of 1916.