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"The Boys"
At the gas demonstration the Major in charge said gas does not affect rations except to turn bread brown. One chap remarked :- "I don't suppose, Sir, it has any multiplying effect on food has it?"
The Major also produced the "Glasso" used for preventing the eyepieces from misting. It is a paste something like rubber. He said to one chap :-
"Do you use "Glasso" regularly?"
"Yes", said the chap, "I done me boots with it yesterday".
An Australian officer had an argument with an English officer who was a bounder and used some grossly offensive remarks re Australians. The Australian silenced him at once with these few words "You run away & play, Mister SUVLA!"
General Legge was walking along the other day and was wearing a steel helmet and a cloak. A sentry seeing him to be an officer saluted but did not know the rank he held. The General was annoyed not to get the "present"
General :- "Don't you know who I am?"
Sentry :- No, Sir, I don't know your name.
General :- Do you mean to say you don't know me at all?
Sentry :- No sir. I only know you are an officer that's all.
General :- Well, I am Major General Legge.
Sentry :- (presenting arms) "Gords (1) Bl----y (2) Struth (3) (getting a smart click on each separate movement of the present & timing it with oaths)
The 7th Bde made a raid on the German lines and got some prisoners. One of our chaps who was prodding along a German who showed no disposition to hurry was heard to make the following remark "Eggere, you b----, the Jumbo's have got you!"
Another bringing in two Germans called out – "Is there an officer there?"
"Yes, what do you want?" – "Well here's two prisoners for you!" sent in the action to the word & throwing them over the parapet neck & crop.