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At the call of Britannia
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Creator : Rodda, Charles, 1891-
Place Of Creation : Adelaide, S. Aust.
Publisher : Vardon
Date of creation : [1917]
Format : Sheet music
Contributor : State Library of South Australia
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The outbreak of World War One produced a large quantity of patriotic songs. These songs frequently reflect incidents of Australian involvement and the national perception of Australia's role in the war. At the call of Britannia was published in 1917 and 'Dedicated to the Heroes of Anzac'.

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Coverage year : 1917
Period : 1914-1918
Region : Adelaide city
Further reading :

Brice, Chris. 'Gallipoli...hell & glory', The Advertiser, 21 April 1990, Magazine, pp. 2-3

Laffin, John. Damn the Dardanelles! : the story of Gallipoli, Sydney : Doubleday, 1980

Reid, Richard. A 'duty clear before us': North Beach and the Sari Bair Range, Gallipoli Peninsula : 25 April-20 December 1915, Canberra, A.C.T. : Dept. of Veterans' Affairs, 2000

Steel, Nigel and Peter Hart. Defeat at Gallipoli, London : Macmillan, 1994

Winter, Denis. 25 April 1915: the inevitable tragedy, St. Lucia, Qld.: University of Queensland Press, 1994

Internet links :

Australian War Memorial

Trove: Music, sound and video

Trove Lists See: Music resources theme: Australian musical treasures - War and Loss

Trove Lists See: Music resources theme: War and Peace in Australia - First World War

Australian Army History Unit [Department of Defence] See: History in focus [several sections about World War One]

Australian War Memorial See: Australians at War: Australian Military History Overview: First World War 1914-1918

Australian War Memorial See: Encyclopedia: Gallipoli

Gallipoli: The drama of the Dardanelles [Imperial War Museum, UK]

Visit Gallipoli [Department of Veterans Affairs]


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