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  2. A DIGGER'S DIARY (Contd.)

    Dear "Non-Com."—Re "J.H.F.'I" (Stone-[?] ville) roughie, several times I was shoved into a sleuthing job. The compensating point about them[?] was the conviction ...

    Article : 533 words
  3. Casualties.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Browsing through the history of the Seventh (Imperial) Division I jotted down a few particulars of their casualties. As far as I know ...

    Article : 850 words
  4. Little Things — Big Men.

    Dear "Non-Com[?]"—Mention by "S.W.S." of the late Archbishop Riley as "a parson, a soldier and a man," brings back to memory a little incident that ...

    Article : 441 words
  5. "Cam Lelo."

    Dear "Non-Com."—In a recent issue someone was asking what "Yacka, Bibi Salaam ah, cam lelo cam you" meant. I was told by the Gyppos that it was a ...

    Article : 297 words
  6. In Reply to [?]ack.

    Dear "Non-com[?]"—I do not think I have started another war, and as for a lot of ink being spilled, I think I have one on Jack. He may not have any ...

    Article : 302 words
  7. Harefield Hospital.

    Dear "Non-Com."[?]"Old Bill" (Osborne Park) mentioned recently the Harefield Park Hospital. Herewith a photograph as it was five years ago. It is now a T.B. sanatorium. I get "The Western Mail" sent to me every week, and am greatly interested in "A Digger's ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 72 words
  8. To Correspondents.

    "Te Taipo" (11[?]/939, N.Z.E.F.), Perth.— A warm welcome to the team. There were no grammatical errors to be corrected, and I did not notice any ...

    Article : 597 words
  9. "Coo-up[?]! Coo-up[?]!"

    Dear "Non-Com[?]"—We got a bit used to queues during the war and one of our girls used to get very agitated when she saw the men making a dive for the ...

    Article : 288 words
  10. Potency or XXXXXX Brand[?]?

    Dear "Non-Com[?]"—Re your yarns of unexpected meetings. Here are two which I guess, will seem like fairy tales. The battery sergeant was a stickler for ...

    Article : 346 words
  11. A Broadside From the Navy.

    Dear "Non-Com."—Please sit tight for a broadside from the Silent Service I want to tell the boys about Pat. pat was one of those chaps who ...

    Article : 247 words
  12. A Tribute to the Guns.

    Dear "Non-Com[?]"—"Y. Pip's" memories are enjoyable reading. I cannot lay claim to naming "Warrington," but his kindly reference tickled me a bit. I ...

    Article : 263 words
  13. Joan of Arc.

    Dear "Non-Com[?]"—A few months ago this news item appeared: "A block of Australian marble has been incorporated in a monument erected at Boulogne ...

    Article : 231 words
  14. Preference[?]!

    Dear "Non-Com[?]"—Seldom does one tell a yarn which goes against himself, but the one I relate here actually happened to me. About May or June, 1917, ...

    Article : 208 words
  15. Musical Memories.

    Dear "Hon-Com[?]."—One of my musical memories of the war is of a Red Indian chief and his squaw, who did a stage tour and gave all the takings to the ...

    Article : 158 words
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