Item 04: G. O. Hawkins letters to his family, 2 January 1915-November 1917 - Page 87
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"Friz sends and odd one or two in late sometimes, just to keep us awake" suggests Johnny Bond, and ex jockey
"Dawn Fritz" snarles Greasy Bill "Did yer ever 'ear how Mick the 'eavy weight kicked the little gippos in the guts 'cause he wanted 'alf a piaster for two horanges"
There upon every one leaves Fritz and his shells alone and listens to an exciting account of Micks manly performance and there is much laughter when that very funny part comes which describes the poor little gippo as being covered with blood and lying insensible while Mick clears off with his basked of fruit.
Delightful unsavory tales of brave doings against defenseless Arabs are then related by others
One man chips in with some word to the effect that such treatment is not just