Category Archives: Posts and telegraph

Esprit de corps strained: the new CO has a hell of a job

Posted on October 27, 1941 by felicityh54

              TX 1004 Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF Abroad 27th Oct 1941 Dear Mother & Dad Sorry that confounded broadcast caused so much bother.  I might have known it would.  It would have been … Continue reading →

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Better tucker, Aussie beer and tinned Tassie apples

Posted on October 18, 1941 by felicityh54

              TX1004 Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF Abroad 18 Oct 1941 Dear Mother & Dad I’m certainly on the crest of a wave with mail – letters, parcels and papers.  Eight Aussie letters and … Continue reading →

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A mail bonanza, but snowed in with barrack duties

Posted on October 9, 1941 by felicityh54

              TX 1004 Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF Abroad 9th Oct 1941 Dear Mother & Dad Your welcome letters of the 15th and 22nd of Sept arrived yesterday along with two of similar dates … Continue reading →

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Half our money is spent supplementing army rations

Posted on October 3, 1941 by felicityh54

  TX 1004 Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF Abroad 3rd October 1941 Dear Mother & Dad Just a line or two hoping to find you happy and well as I am at present.  Our letter mail is a bit late … Continue reading →

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Plenty of mail, regimental hooey, dangerous drinks and instruction in the use of pick and shovel !!

Posted on September 24, 1941 by felicityh54

TX 1004 Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF Abroad 24th Sept 1941 Dear Mother & Dad Your welcome letters of the 18th August and sixth of September came in today.  The 18th August had evidently been held up.  In addition to … Continue reading →

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Moving north, into French Barracks outside Tripoli

Posted on September 17, 1941 by felicityh54

TX 1004 Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF Abroad 17th Sept 1941 Dear Mother & Dad On Saturday yet another page of 33rd history was written when we came into barracks and it is from a magnificently appointed second storey suite … Continue reading →

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A parcel with scallops – hoping they’ll go the rounds

Posted on September 2, 1941 by felicityh54

    TX 1004 Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF Abroad 2nd Sept 1941 Dear Mother & Dad Once again I write hoping to find you happy and well as I am at present.  I am writing a little earlier than … Continue reading →

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The comfort of a Chev sedan on race day in Beirut

Posted on August 27, 1941 by felicityh54

    TX 1004 Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF Abroad 27th August 1941 Dear Mother & Dad I received your very welcome letter today – a day earlier than the usual delivery & you certainly tricked me with the handwriting … Continue reading →

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Durban… Shrapnel Valley…. Beirut

Posted on July 31, 1941 by felicityh54

  TX1004 Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF Abroad 31st July 1941 Dear Mother & Dad I received your very pleasant letter of the 14th yesterday and am glad to know you are both well again.  the matrimonial business is certainly … Continue reading →

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Peaceful prelude to dramatic evacuation

Posted on June 15, 1941 by felicityh54

  TX 1004 Pte M L Hickman 2/33 Battn AIF Sunday 15th June 41 Dear Mother Just a few lines from the shade of a fig tree hoping to find you, dad and the boys as happy and well as … Continue reading →

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