THE LOWDOWN.

Dozerdust, Volume 2, Issue 7, 5 February 1944, Page 1

THE LOWDOWN.

IN a special interview on Thursday night, Sapper Jimmy Woods stated that he shared the opinion of Walter Nash as published in N.Z® press® Sapper Wood added that the- Pacific Theatre of activities were most closely related to N.Z«, and should bo regarded as her first battle ground in th&s global war. HO went on to say that ” to withdraw our troops after one of two engagements appeared shortsighted and hard to understand® Why remove s the Kiwis when the battle was half won. Why not bump a few more thousand men into the Pacific and keep going until wo had pushed old To Jo’s whiskers under his too noils, N.Z. and Australian troops could do the job * they proved their vc rth in jungle warfareV And much as he wanted to ” got home some day ” ho felt he would like to stay in the Pacific until the Japanese were torn up fo ©mail pieces of paper • Ha was OffG Host of the men in Works felt the way he did. H Per my part I d? nt think we’ll got i home for a long time ”, he continued, and I think most of us realise it.

There appears to be bory little hope of our going back to N • Z. and then on to the European Front* And I dent think wo will get furloyvh for come years ? That was enough for us. ( Bogorduat undertakes to obtains if required, a guard from Infantry Det. should there be any display of violence towards Sapper Jimy Woods®ED)