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sincere sympathy for your loss.CADELL SOLDIER TELLS OF BURIAL“Trick* of Japanese'*» Also DescribedCpI. Line* writing from New Guinea t« a friend In. Cadell, states: I have seen a lit: le l»lt of nrtlnn again and 1 am very pleased to say 1 we rnnij off very well: as u matter '' «»f fact we belted L nut of the little J yellow belly. Ho mines at nil sons » of ilirty trlrkn, hut we were nnt horn yesterday, as he soon found out. Sniping from tops of cocoanut trees ” and lying Doggo” beside their mates are only a couple of their tricks, and they wntrij chaps hury the dead anlt;l when the burial party is working they sling a fuselnde of shots at them. We soon learned to make sure that ; those lying about in- •dead were | really so. We lost a few lads, but I guess they were the unlucky poor ichaps. »I I saw to It that John Virgo (Cadell). was reverently hurled. Geo. It hurt . me to bury that lad. as he was such . ft great friend. Any way his remains ; were burled real decently and that Is• one consolation I know John would• have done the same for me. %Ve put . n temporary cross up but I believe . hflV* the proper one erected now.1 Bob Fmyth (John’s life Ion* friend): thok It very badly.We arc having a very quiet time at present but one never knows when We Will go at very short notice. Lets• hope Its home next move.The news sounds favourable tonight. ’ 1 ***** us winning this war ull• .right. ft may be n while yet.
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Renmark Murray Pioneer and Australian River Record
Renmark, South Australia, AU
Thu, Oct 22, 1942
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AR, AU 18 Nov 2021
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