A BATMAN'S DAY.
As Batmen-§rlvors Fred and Tom have two thin ( in common* They both like their - Chiefs 11 an their K Jobs § Otherwise they are poles apart » Tom is i! fussy 15 ; he must have everything in his tent neatly stowed away# 'has a joke for and can always be relied upon by his tent mates in the morning® F-red finds the morning nap the best, sometimes knows where to look for his boots and genera ally takes life seriously. He came over with the Advance Party as Batman-Driver*to Major, S» W—• Like most of the men in -the Party ho had to turn his hand to jobs as they came. Talking of his duties he says that .the hardest part was to know whore to find the Major who might be in a trench’ with& .pick and shovel along with the lads, or busily proparing for a Conference, Tho day begins, as Tom says, with a cup of tea for the 11 Chief includes bod making, washing clothes, attention to personal effect, cleaning the car and being ready- for anything up to a hundred miile drive® Xnd tho day finishes th attention to the mosquito not. Thon comess the forgetful hour when one writes a long letter home to n Mum *, telling her ......What do you think ????????
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Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 5, 9 July 1943, Page 5
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219A BATMAN'S DAY. Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 5, 9 July 1943, Page 5
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