“CHOOK” HOPING.

War Wit, Volume 1, Issue 11, 1 December 1941, Page 12

“CHOOK” HOPING.

This war brings Diggers queer turns of luck, good and bad. Take “Chook” Henderson of the Pioneers.

When he lobbed in Palestine, a typical Digger, he ventured his meagre “pay” on the good old Australian game of two-up. He finished in high glee, with a, big, fat roll. Now for a gay and hectic time. But the Brass Hats would pick this moment to order the Diggers to advance into. Syria. And “Chook,” who is anything but hefty, had to lump his heavy roll as well as the weighty rifle, ammunition, etc.

His two-up luck was not followed by equal war luck. His small party was cut off by a big mob of the Foreign Legion and taken prisoners. The Frenchies, souvenired “Chook’s” roll. 1

Wasn’t it a lousy war. Broke and a prisoner! And rotten food! And then “heads were right” again. Froggies capitulated and “Chook” and other prisoners were liberated to rejoin their units.

There will come more pays and more two-up schools. Here’s hoping “Chook” heads ’em until he gathers another fat roll next time he takes a kip.