‘‘Now remember, Pat,” said a sergeant to an Irish soldier, “the password is Saxe—after Marshal Saxe, you know.” “Shure,” said Pat. “Oi’ll never forget it. Wasn’t my father a miller and ray uncle a coalman?” Later in the day the Irishman was challenged. “Bags!” he replied.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 97, 24 April 1941, Page 7
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