Pocket book of John Hector Croft, 1914-1915

 J Croft

The 
Victory
Note Book.

The paper for these books is
specially made with a good
hard writing surface and is
equally suitable for writing
upon either with pencil or ink

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                              MADE  IN  ENGLAND

John H  Croft Jnr.

C/o Mrs Russell 
Marion Villa
Main Road
Bulli
South Coast
N. S. W

22/11/1914
At Liverpool
Camp 

No matter how you call  miss us
No matter how you call
Theres nothing left to answer
But our name upon the 
wall. 

A Toast
Heres to you as good as you
are

Heres to me as bad as I am
But good as you are
And bad as I am
I am as good as you are 
Bad as I am
 

Antidisestablishmentarianism
 

This book is one thing
My boot the other 
If you touch one
you feel the other

J Croft

When you and I my love
shall part.
Shall sorrow meet this
weeping heart.
I to distant land's shall
roam.
Lay down to die far far
from home.

All this I do for the love
of you.
Night bids me so I cannot
sleep.
With these few lines Iif
you will stow in mind.
You will in me a question
find.

Mad Mick

Mr B. [[Osborne?]]
[[D B Osborne]]
46 Cook Road
[[Marickville?]]

[[Mr Osborne?]]
46 Cook Rd 

Mr. Bert Osbourne
40 Cook Road.
Marikville
 

Mr Harry Catt.
Cleveland Road
Driston
Brighton
[*Private address*] 
 

Flour Mills
[Kemptoown?]
Brighton.
new firms name not
[[?]]
Late. John Catt

This introduces our
Friend John Croft of
Bulli N S wales

Frank Catt
Jan 30th 1915

Memo
Joined the Liverpool
Camp on the 31/11/14
Regmental Number
Private Croft 21343
2nd. Reinforcements
3rd Battalion
1st Brigrade
A. I. F.

Public Trustee
Culwalla Chambers
King and Castlereagh Sts
Sydney
N.S.W.

[*Bulli 31/1/15*]
With
Hearty good Wishes
To John Croft on His Departure
FOR KING & COUNTRY
F Catt 

We unite in wishing our Friend
Every success in his military
undertaking & shall pray for him
safe return from a successful
campaign Emily Catt.
Frances Catt Charles Catt.
Olive Catt Bertha Catt.
Alice Catt Fred Catt
Clara Catt Frank Catt 

Mr Frank Catt
Hopetown
Bulli
N.S.W
Australia

April 7th Tomorrow we are going
to land at some place on the
Turkish coast and expect to have
trouble in case I get outed for good
Charles Bitmeau will forward this
note to Frank Catt of Hopetoun
Street Bulli N S. W. who will
know what to do, and will also
inform H. F. Cotterill of Bulli.
My personal Cask and property shall
be forwarded to Mr F Catt who has
charge of my affairs.

Private John H Croft

C Company
3rd Battalion
1st Infantry Brigade
A. I. F. 

Three ways of sending
a message

Telephone
Tel-e-phone
Tel-a-gram
Tell-a-woman

Mad Mick

[[?]] to the north hot
north win is [[?]] blow
our [[skull?]] high.
The Lord he [[?]] as fine
grains of sand to
blind the bad men's
eyes. 

by a girl who
knows

The race is to the swift
and the battle to the strong

Down to Ghenna or up to
the Throne he travels the fastes
who travels alone 

Frank
Challow-deari
Farr St.
Banksia

Mr Bert Osbourne
40 Cook Road
[[?]]

by Hook or by
Crook I. will
be. last in
this Book.

Last but not least
[[?]] C Catt

Mad Mick

[*22/11/1914
at Liverpool
Camp*]

John H. Croft
C/0 Mrs Russell
[?] Villa
[?]
Bulli
Ilawarra
N. S. W.
Australia

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