AT THE FRONT.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5360, 18 February 1916, Page 3

AT THE FRONT.

LETTERS FROM SERGT. JUDD

A number of letters have been reeeived from Sergt. N. H. Judd, who is well known in the Pahiatua, Pongaroa and Wood vi lie districts. Sergt. Judd was in hospital for a time, and returned to the firing line. Writing from the Dardanelles before the evacuation, he says:—“The food has improved considerably since I was here last. 1 hope next time I get sent away it will be to New Zealand. Gen. Godley stopped and asked me if I was feeling quite fit again. He said he recognise d me as an old main body man, and was pleased to see me back again He has a wonderful memory for faces. You will be pleased to hear that T have been promoted te Sergeant. [ met young Grant from Woodville the other day, and he gave m<> quite a lot of news. Kind regards to all friends ” In a later letter, Sergeant Judd remarks: “I hear a lot of the chaps in New Zealand ore hanging back to get commissions. It n:.ay interest them to know that the men here haven’t much time for the fellows who are hanging hack jn the hope of getting a commission. There are plenty of chances of getting them on the field. I am quite sure any man who gains even one stripe on the field in worth two of any man still fooling around New Zealand looking for a star. We still need men, and more men. and shall do for some { time. Th,> will oome when the I shiAer will be feeling very much ashamed of himself.” . Describ-j ing the rigorous climate, the writer says:—“Sonv of the chaps got frost bitten, and had to be carried out. | Fortunately, I smelt bad weather j ahead. and put on tliroo pnirs ut I socks, two tunics, two airs of pants, a jersey, and a Balaclava cap. My mate is trying to liave a sliavo j in the semi-darkness. He cannot go outside, the Tih'ki am putting in . their evening hate with a captured French 70. Tuo days ago three men ! were coming along the old sap when ! a shell came whack into the bank, and buried all three. It took us about ten minutes to dig them out. After they spat the dirt out of their mouths they let go some* Colonial oats and English dialect at the blnnkety blank who fluked that shot.”*