DRURY.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 96, 15 October 1915, Page 3

DRURY.

A SOLDIERS' I.BTTEK

A letter written from AI xandria

on August Ist, has just bun received from Trooper Ted Fielding by a resident of Dtury. Trooper Fielding, who went away with the .Main Force, complains bitterly of lis misfurture in not having been in tte firirg line yet, Lut atates that it wus impossible to lar.d the hursts aid thus the transport men were tent back to attend to them. Incidentally he Buys: "It was bed luck being so near and yet having to gi biik without having a cut at the luik". We have tct gone back to Z-.itoun, tut htv: rut own hots; s and those if thy mrclund gun sections to lock afar here en the beach at Alexandria. We have complained to cur officer that we are not getting fair play, as although we came with the first lot, the rtinfcrcemen's are getting away before us. He has, however, been battling for us, and we have to be ready to go at any time now su we might soon get to it. All the blacksmith's are still at Zeitouo, keeping the horses there shod, and that is where bid Atkins is. It was tough luck for poor little Bob Munro. He got on the wrong boat by mistake acd went up to the firing ftont with the other boys and got 'bowled over.' Bert Atkins, Sid's brother, is with us in the Transports. He used to play football for Wairoa. Eric Brodenck is also here. He used to play for Bombay, l have not seen Fred AHalliday. since he went to the but 1 hear he is doirg all right. lam pleased to hear tome more Drury boys are loming, and 1 reckon Drury did well to take £2l from a turn out for the Hospital Ship." Word has since been received that Trooper Fielding has, since the letter was /written, been sent to the front.