WAR VERSE and PROSE

Camp News, Volume 3, Issue 146, 30 October 1942, Page 3

WAR VERSE and PROSE

SELECTED BY A.T.M. IB - (7) TANKS FOR THE MEMORY® Who “invented” the first tank?no one. Who .designed the first tank?— Wilson and Sir William Tritton. Who built the first tank?—Sir William Tritton at Lincoln, England. Who authorised the expenditure of public money for the first tanks? —Mr. Winston Churchill.. When did they first go into action?— September 5, 1916. ♦ ♦ ♦ . EXTRACT FROM LECTURE BY N.C.O. , ' ' “Your rifle is your best friend; treat it as you would your wife. Rub it all over with an oily rag every day.” . ■ ***** ARMY MULE. The following is an inscription marking the last resting place of an Army mule. In Memory of Maggie, who in her < : time kicked ‘ ' '.: - ' 2 Colonels 10 Captains 42 Sergeants 432 Other Ranks, and 1 MILLS BOMB. . * * * ONE HEIL DESERVES ANOTHER. A German soldier entered a large department store in Oslo, Norway. He marched towards an elderly sales lady, clicked his heels smartly, and barked: “Heil, Hitler, Where is the hosiery department?” The sales lady placed her hand solemnly over her heart and replied, “God Save our King, three floors up.” ***** “LET’S HOPE SO.” New Recruit to Officer (after first attempt at grenade throwing by recruit squad): Excuse me, sir, but have the Japs the same method of grenade throwing as we have? Officer: “Let’s hope so. It’s your only chance.”