24 th. BATTERY' NEWS AND NOTES
. . A well-known. Bombadier. has just returned from a demolition course. If his prowess against bridges,- ent? nglements , • etc <: equals his performance at. Mess ? ■ "we have ‘.no. "doubts of ; the success of the -’’scorched earth policy 11 Ws -applied by, the 24 th, ’ " ’■ Our pet ’’Popeye"* alas, is with ? -us- no- more, . manpowered out until after Christmas.*- .We cannot but admire the fortitude with which he bore this "u'n/ind/blTw 'of-fate’. - ' - < ... .J . ' r-,' , ■ • yl The' past ‘few days have seen some new faces . added to our happy family, We can assure' them of a sincere welcome. More .gunners t fewer fatigues’* . . "Dick” Connell writes us from camp near Auckland. Still an anti-tank man. and still retains his stripes. Leave every • night -.except Mondays but, as ; .he says', "What ? s the use?” The- Yanks have bought . the place - and that gobs - for its i nhabltantSj including all the. sweet young things’. Best of luck, Dick, and better hunting. Our dumb-cluck still can’t understand why they call Johnny only a q uarter-mast r » . 0 000000
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Rangiora Gunner, Volume 1, Issue 2, 20 October 1942, Page 8
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17724th. BATTERY' NEWS AND NOTES Rangiora Gunner, Volume 1, Issue 2, 20 October 1942, Page 8
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