580 Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [15 Oct., 1919. 



Those Who Will Not Return. 



Though with the re-estabhshment of peace the horror of the long four 

 years of desolation and sorrow is for most being slowly withdrawn, we 

 still remember that sixty thousand Australian soldiers have laid down 

 their lives in Gallipoli and France, and that tens of thousands^no one 

 can guess how many— have suffered in mind and body. 



Of the officers of the Department of Agriculture who enlisted ten 

 will never return — 



ALLAN, D. T. Was a Graduate of the Dookie Agricultural College, 

 and at the time of his enlistment in October, 1914, was engaged 

 in cereal breeiing at the Government Farm at Wyana. Miuh was 

 expected from the results of Corporal Allan's investigations, and 

 it was only his response to the E^npire's call that preventel the 

 performance of work that would have been of service to the whole 

 State. He held the rank of Lance-Corporal in the 14th Battalion 

 when he was killed at Gallipoli in August, 1915. 



ANDERSON, A. F. Was employed at the Research Farm, Werribee, 

 at the time of his enlistment early in 1916. He held the rank of 

 Sergeant in the 5Sth Battalion when he was killed in France, 2nd 

 September, 1918. 



COLLINS, Leslie J. Enlisted under the name of Rogers, the name 

 of his step-father. Embarked with the 23rd Battalion, 6th Rein- 

 forcements, in September, 1915. Killed in France, 4th August, 

 1916. 



FLYNN, J., Sergeant. Was employed immediately prior to his 

 enlistment at the Viticultural College, Rutherglen. 



GILLESPIE, Robert M. (B. Ag. Sc). Sergeant, 6th Battalion. Ser- 

 geant Gillespie was appointed to the Department of Agriculture 

 shortly after obtaining his degree at the Melbourne University. 

 He gave valuable assistance in the work of laying out the experi- 

 mental plots when the Research Farm was inaugurated at Werribee, 

 and later was appointed to the position of Experimentalist. He was 

 a man of great promise, and his death was a loss to the Agricultural 

 interests of the State. Sergeant Gillespie, who enlisted immediately 

 after the outbreak of war, was killed at the historic landing on the 

 25th April, 1915. 



