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Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 45, 17 April 1930, Page 4

HUMOUR IN THE TREIsX'HES . The "Loiiflon -Evening News" has rinted a number of stories of they war, stories .which Show the unquenchable humour of the Tommy in the face o£ tragedy, his indomitable spirit despite the terrific ordeal lie-, was called upon to face. Here are a few of them—rail stories of Cockney soldiers who had the right spirit. . . ' r•,

INSULTING '/'■'. We had advanced "beyond the German first line in the big push x>f '18. "The rain was heavy, the mud was deep; we had not quite dug in beyond shallow-" and rations had not come "up— altogether a most dismal prospect. Quite near to us was a small pool of of water which .we all attempted to avoid when passing to and fro. Suddenly the¥e wmi a^^^ll sh'd much ctirsing-^ the -Cockney of the company1* complete with his equipment^ had fallen into the pool.' ' - % After recovering xlry. ground; he gazed at the pool in disgust and said "Fancy a fing like that trying to drahn a bloke ,wiv a name like Peter./'

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