A bomb knocked down a house, and a policeman plunged into the ruins to rescue a fellow trapped in the basement. Half an hour later he crawled out with his man. He was covered in mud, grease, plaster, bits of brick. He was also scorched and half-choken from a fire that had started. “My,” said an A.R.P. man, “you are in a mess.” “Yes,” drawled the policeman, “that’s the worst of navy blue—it shows every little stain!”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 July 1941, Page 5
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