Diaries of Thomas Currie Derrick, 1942 - Part 3

6 February 1942

Friday

Tourbol again & 

again pltn commander

- more troops have

moved out there &

the place looks quite

an industirial centre

- 2/2 M.Gunners are

right next us preparing

gun positions

artillery - feel sure

this place could hold out indefinately

 

7 February 1942

Saturday

Again to our diggings

have put in two

good days work and

can now see the

result of our toil 

- got into some 

strife with an

officer and told 

him off hot and strong

looks like no good

coming to Thomas C

Derrick. 

 

8 February 1942

Sunday

The day of rest & no work.

Am to be paraded

to the C. O. appears 

my attitude to our

officers has not been

appreciated.

Result - escaped all

punishment but stood

up to some sound

lecturing on disciplinary

matters

 

9 February 1942

Monday

Another week & no

more visits to Tourbol

have handed over to 

2/24^th and are to concentrate

on training

- news from Libya

is scarce & bad, Huns

have again pushed our

back to Gazala

- the East --- taps

endeavoring to land on

Singapore Island

 

10 February 1942

Tuesday
Same thing again

today, but these

stunts arn't real bad

- This mornings paper

has not brought

very good news from

Singapore -- appears

it is in a very dangerous

position. 

 

11 February 1942

Wednesday

Bad news from Singapore. 

Japs only 10 miles

from main defences.

Out doing field manourvres 

today, a glorious

N C Os class at nirghe

prevented me going

to Tripoli

 

12 February 1942

Thursday

Out to do field Exercises, 

and am Pltn

Commander - all went

smptthly & wasn't a

bad day, back in

camp at 1600.

Furphy's about that 

Singapore had fallen

All are anziously awaiting

the correct news

& dyng to get back

to Aussie.

The Eagle flew over

today - drew 30

 

13 February 1942

Friday

Field Manouvres

again today.

Singapore in a bad

position & think it

is just a matter of 

how long before

it is taken.

Big airial battle

in Dover Straights

we lost 42 planes

 

16 February 1942

Monday

More field craft

training

Have been alloted a

new training area

 

17 February 1942

Tuesday

Same thing, - more

training

 

18 February 1942

Wednesday

My wifes birthday

25 today. Looking

back to the first 

day I met her is

about 9 years ago.

Beginning to think

we are getting up 

in years.

Wrote to her in the

evening. 

 

19 February 1942

Thursday

Going to A N C Os

Tute today

Complete at 1500

& very interesting'dat

an on cinema piquet

this evening

NIPs damaged Darwin

last night

 

28 February 1942

Saturday

 

Memoranda

2 months of the 

New Year with the

war getting ever

closer to Australia

and am not in a

position to do anything

about it

The whole of the

[[?]] Dividion are most

desirous to return

home and fight for

[[?]] in their own

country.
A strong belief

 

Memoranda

here is that the

6^th & 7^th division are 

either in Java or

Australia and we

all expect a move

by our own Div in

that direction shortly

 

Memoranda

 

Memoranda

 

Nothing of interest

to write about am

losing next few pages for a cute

little ditty that

I'm sure will please

even though a little

naughty. 

 

1 March 1942

Sunday
Ill tell you a ditty

thats certain to please

of a granding farting 

contests at Stockton on Tees

where all the best arses

parade on the fields

& compete in a contest 

for various shields.

 

Some lift their gases

and fart up the scale

to compete for the cup

and a barrel of ale

while others who's arses

are biggest & strongest

 

2 March 1942

Monday

compete in the contest

for the loudest and longest

 

Now this Easter event

had drawn a large crowd

and the betting was

evens on M^rs M^cloud

it appeared in the paper

the paper 

the evening edition

that the ladys arses

was in perfect condition

 

Now old Mrs Jones had

a perfect backside

 

3 March 1942

Tuesday

with a bunch of red

hair, & a wart on each side

she fancied her chance

of winning with ease

having trained on a diet

of cabbage & peas

 

Mrs Bingle arrived midst 

roars of applause

and promptly proceeded to

pull down her draws

But though she'd no chance

in the farting display

she'd the prettiest arse

you'd see in a day

 

4 March 1942

Wednesday

Young M^rs Pothole was 

backed for a place

but sh'd often been in

the deepest disgrace

once dropping a fart that on

drowned the churchorgan

and gassed the poor verger

- old Mr Morgan

 

The Vicar arrived and 

ascended the stand

and then he addressed

this remarkable Band

The contest is on & as

shown in the bills

 

5 March 1942

Thursday

Weve forbidden the use of 

injections and pills

 

The ladies lined up at 

the signal to start

and winning the toss M^rs

Jones took first fast

the people stood round

in silence and wonder

and the ABC announce

warnings of thunder

 

Then young M^rs Pothole

was called to the front