ARMY TRANSPORT MASCOT
erallv in bad odour. The example thus set Avill doubtless be folloAved by other sections of the Home Guard seeding a mascot. For the Army Transport section the. natural choice would appear to be a donkey. His half-brother, the army mule, lias established a name for himself in military history. It is possible that a donkey might at llrst be inclined to kick over the traces but lie Avould not be alone in that respect. With so many "key'* men iioav in the Home Guard, a don-key as a mascot would be highly symbolic. Many men are fed up and feel that they cannot get any kick out of Home Guard duty, but the donkey as a mascot might avcll cause them to change their opinion. Yours etc.. HEE-HAW.
Sir, —I:t was interesting to learns from "One of the Goats'" that the Engineers Platoon of the Whakatane Home Guard had selected a goat as its mascot. This, was the more surprising as the goat is gen.-
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 6, Issue 56, 16 March 1943, Page 4
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