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- Fishing with grenades… and a powerful brew of vaccines
- Serious drinking indulged in by all, despite a brewery strike
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Tag Archives: Rex Wedd
A tongue in cheek verse and a couple of airgraphs in the mail bundle
TX 1004 Sgt Max Hickman NGF Training Sch New Guinea 20th Dec 43 Dear Mother & Dad I’m a bit behind with my letters … Continue reading
Two letters – but only one intact
TX 1004 Sgt Max Hickman 2/33rd Btn AIF 8th Aug 43 Dear Mother & Dad Another Sunday has come round and of course that means that except for church parade the day is … Continue reading
Even the tax collectors couldn’t keep track of us….
TX 1004 Max Hickman 2/33rd Platoon 25th Brigade attached 7th Aust Mach Gun Btn 24th Feb 1943 Dear Mother & Dad At long last the … Continue reading
Posted in Food and Drink, Letters to/ from others, organisation, parcels, The course of the war
Tagged militia, Rex Wedd, Ted Elliott
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Dick’s kept pretty busy; we find a marvellous swimming spot
TX 1004 Cpl M L Hickman 33rd Platoon Composite Carrier Group NGF New Guinea 5/10/42 Dear Mother & Dad As Mail has now become our only connecting link with civilisation you can well imagine how pleased I was to get … Continue reading
Posted in Papua New Guinea, The course of the war
Tagged DIck Schultz, Jack Chandler, Peter McCowan, Ray Ross, Rex Wedd, Shortie Wright, Snow Lewis, swimming
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Chaps have to get married to get a spot of leave; stunts on iron rations
Sunday 14 – 6 – 42 Dear Mother & Dad The good run of mail I mentioned in my last letter continues. This week brought some more old letters – yours … Continue reading
Posted in Carrier platoon, leave, parcels, Queensland, The course of the war, training, Uncategorized
Tagged Ken Jenkins, Len Woodlock, Ray Ross, Rex Wedd, Rommel, Tobruk
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Every day we read the Germans are using their last reserves
TX 1004 Max Hickman 2/33rd Battalion AIF Abroad 21st August 1941 Dear Mother & dad I was very pleased to get your letter yesterday along with Youngster’s and one from Jack. Yours and Youngster’s are as regular as clockwork – … Continue reading