In 1915 enlistment for WW1 had dwindled.

Coo-ee March 1915

2 brothers organised a route march of volunteers to Sydney,

enlisting recruits as they marched.

Coo-ee March 1915

26 men left Gilgandra Bound for Sydney recruiting along the way.

Coo-ee March 1915.

They marched along unsealed roads, rain, hail or shine.

Coo-ee March 1915.

After 33 days and 320 miles.

Coo-ee March 1915.

They reached Sydney and had recruited 263 men.

Coo-ee March 1915.

The Coo-ees as the volunteers were known

became national heroes.

The Coo-ee March 1915.