EXTRACT FROM A SOLDIER’S DIARY.

Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 2, 19 June 1943, Page 3

EXTRACT FROM A SOLDIER’S DIARY.

n The place doesn’t look so bad, a little clearing will be necessary although there is not a lot of undergrowth. And running right through the camp is a splendid creek, two places of which provide excellent swimming prospects,» The job today is to got our.bearings and to straighten up our tentso With me in my tent are five fellows" all from.different parts of New Zealand. First, there is Lew-my pal of B—? secondly there is T.P.H? familiarly known as Buck, quite a character 'who, from my knowledge of him, conceals under an irresponsible front a well developed thinking machine*. Next on the list is N.JoA®, known to us all as Merry. He is a good follow and a Batman} a man with a vivid imagination who should go far as a family man. The fourth member of the party is R.G.P from Temuka and Late gas warfare instructor of W— Camp. A very successful man in civilian li v fo . Last, but by no moans least, is D.C.C, from Wanganui, commonly called Dunk. He is' our youngest member, but despite this, has had quite an extensive military training. Keen on getting ahead afterthe war, he has already got to work on an AEWS course? but then, why shouldn’t Dunk want to get on—b*Ok in little old Wanganui , waits a little lady - Mrs. D.C.C.- who made a lovely bride not long ago. Dunk is ’’newly-wed”, and has years of bliss ahead of him •" However, they are all keen on getting the place up to scratch, and after put--ting in most of the day working, we are now going .to sample tho river.”