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TAGGED: Recruitment
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Boxing and Recruiting

On 31 July 1915 Darcy defended his world middleweight title against American Eddie McGoorty.  This was filmed and used in the recruitment campaign.

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All the Boys in Khaki Get the Nice Girls

This light-hearted recruitment tune composed in 1915 by Tom Mellor and Harry Gifford was a British wartime hit and claimed a uniform was all it took to attract 'nice' girls

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One Good Reason

Bill Hunter features as Major Tom Archer in this film about the dilemma of an army major who is considering resigning to take a job in private enterprise. 

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Bill Hunter in One Good Reason

Still from One Good Reason (1973), a promotional film for the Australian Army, featuring Bill Hunter.