A CURIOUS CREATURE
THE BRITISH SOLDIER. (TIMES AND SYDNEY SUN SERVICES.) LONDON, 14th October. An officer of the Veterinary Corps writes :— "The British soldier is a. moat curious creature. When h« goes to wav
he gives away most of his badges and all his distinguishing marks to the nearest girl, loses his hat and replaces it with a chauffeur's cap; by not washing and not shaving for a week he makes himself J look like a tramp, and then, without the slightest warning, proceeds to show that he is the finest fighting man. in the world."
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 93, 16 October 1914, Page 7
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96A CURIOUS CREATURE Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 93, 16 October 1914, Page 7
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