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GOOD OLD SERGEANT.j laj They were burying th . 01 ’ major. _ er $ai And sitting in church at', th - eral service the men were li st '• - the chaplain’s address. : As the virtues of the dead roll J the chaplain’s lips, the “Bad Lil' 1 the crowd became more and■ ' amazed. W » 3 When the chaplain referred(. deceased’s “lovable qualified 3 could stand it no longer. He rose in his place, and 5 cough to attract the tion, asked:— 3 “Excuse me, sir, BUT ARE 7 SURE YOU’VE GOT THE R] CORPSE?” !■ . ■< ; /■- * * * » ■ »■■, j, ; ■ REAL THING. Private: May I have a week’s to get married, sir? Captain: But I thought you) week off last year for the same pose ? ! Private: I’m afraid I did, 1 this time it’s the truth. ■
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Camp News (Northern Command), Volume 1, Issue 20, 13 September 1940, Page 8
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130TRY A SMILE Camp News (Northern Command), Volume 1, Issue 20, 13 September 1940, Page 8
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