Here is another digger with an enviable fighting record. He learnt hiscraft in WW2 and polished it up in some serious fighting in Korea. Thiswas taken following the move from The Hinge, and being platoon sgt. he isof course tarted-up.

Note he even has his own clothes line and appears tohave scrounged enough water to wash something. The tent in the backgroundwas made by joining two ponchos together, they only ever kept the sun offyou and your mate. Looks like Joe has something more substantial, goeswith the territory of platoon HQ no doubt!

Old Joe was mightily brownedoff with me one night, when by some chance we found ourselves about 1000yards in front of The Hinge. Just as dark was descending and we weretrying to figure out where we would be hit from first. Joe caught meabsentmindedly stripping and cleaning my Owen gun. He was not pleased andtold me so in a most uncouth manner.