BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 14, 13 September 1943, Page 5

BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

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if tha namo R tommy .atkins” has been a household v.orH wherever british soldiers have boon in the limelight; but up to the present it han always boon associated with the meh of tho onglish regiments, however, wo of tho WORKS SERVICES are rosily fortunate in having a tommy ntkins with us a * * *in many ways ho reminds us of thetommy atkins who made the onglislman famous as a soldier• the onglich tommy has always boon a grumbler; but his n e z» namesake, being modern n does his score ” instead, his pct grouch i s the because being an old soldier* though tender in years, he has a lot of time for napoleon, especially napoleon’s

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3 ••••••'»« that an array ranched on its stomach a * ’ * * the modern tommy atkins is' through with route Marches, or any kind of marching, and if you mention hitch hiking' ho becomes vulublo and will tell you all the short cuts but you must not mention « the transit camp to him, otherwise you will *' bo treated to a lurid outburst t, he o it was ' there that ho fought his greatest battle ’ and wps forced to -evacuate at dawn# ** * * other flights on his character reveal themselves in his willingness to sell his ration of tobacco and matches , his eagerness to keep body and sould together by ns mnny holpingsof sweets as he can lay his hands on altogether ho is an admit able — character, c «««. 8 . • .such is tomy athins*