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THURSDAY, JUNE 15th, • 1944
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The Lucknow Sentinel, Lucknow, Ontario
PE GE SEVEN
Norman "Bud" McCartney of
the R.C.N.V.R: has been posted
from Toronto to Halifax .for naval
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LAC. Russell Webb; son of Mr.
and Mrs. MacKenzie Webb of St.
Helens ,has been posted from
Whitehorse in the 'Yukon .to' Van
couver.
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Home From Middle East
Flt. -Lieut. R. J. (Jack) Wilson
of the R.C.A.F.,. who° has been
serving in the Middle East for
more.,than two years,, has arrived
home to spend a furlough with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. S.
Wilson of 'Hamilton: Jack. lived
here as a lad, when his father
was manager of the Lucknow
branch of the Bank of Coinmerce:
Brother Wounded In Italy
Mrs. Frank Miller of Langside
has learned` that her brother;
Fred Smith, has been wounded in
action in Italy.. Mrs. Miller has
three brothers , overseas, Fred,.
Reg and Lloyd Smith. Her bro
• ther Eimer ` has beenon farm
leave, operating the Miller farm,
during Mr. Miller's illness and a
fifth. brother, Bruce, was reject-
ed for military service. Mrs. Mil-
ler also has a brother-in-law,
Stanley Schwass, serving •over-
seas.
Legless Soldier Writes
Trooper Leonard Johrtston of,
Kincardine, who had both legs
'amputated as a result ,of wounds
received in- the Italian advance
writes . home from hospital. He
says, "I suppose '.you .know I got
hurt.:I lost both legs below the
knees. It is bad, but I- guess ,it
could have been worse,. I also
• have one hand injured but I think
I will 'be all right. Just now ,they
are bringing dinner' around.: The
food is not too bad and the
nurses are certainly nice to me.
I am in an English hospital .and
I'm the only Canadian in this
ward. I hope to get home some
day, so don't worry".
Stimson' Brothers Finally.
Meet In Italy
Smokes On Road 8 Months.
Due 'To Wrong Address
Time after• time the publisher,
has appealled for • information
that will enable us to keep the
mailing list of overseas addresses.
up to date. The response is_ gen-
erally most discouraging.
The ° Sentinel . has endeavoured
to keep a list :of all .boys from,
this district ,who are overseas.
We know it is neither complete
nor entirely correcit. The respon-
sibility for this rests with the
folks at home. 411 we ask of them
is to advise us of allnew over.
seas addresses and ,of... all ''sub-
sequent changes which mayo.c-..
cur from time to tinier
This . mailing list is used by
various organizations who send
periodic gifts to: the boys hver-
seas, and it is very 'disheartening
to these groups to 'learn• of fail
ure of such parcels to arrive, or
to be long delayed in delivery,
due to a wrong address.
Her is what one boy says in
ale er written on' May 24th, ack-
nWiedging cigarettes mailed last
S. ptember:
Dear Sirs,
Received carton 'of smokes to-
dayand was surely 'glad to get
them as smokes;' are a • big, prob-
lem over here. r wish to thank
you very much. They were a long
time catching up to me as the
address was wrong and . took
eight months coming. They had
gone ''to Italy and then back a-
�gain". '
Jack Leith,.. who is with the
Canadian Forces. in .Italy, has
acknowledged receipt of Cigar-
ettes sent by The Clansmen.
Mrs. P. M. Johnston, that he oc-
casionally gets a hold of .a bicycle
•andwheels out to a farm for some
fresh 'eggs, and the chance to
milk
,a „cow again for old times
sake. Merle is near where' Torn
Wilson is buried and has been in
the town he says.
THE ORDINARY SEAMAN
He doesn't wear a uniform'
Of a -tailored navy'.blue,
He may never be too stylish'
But he's loyal, ,.fine, and true.
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' He's , the stoutest, bravest fighter
That the world has ever seen, .
He's the • Ordinary Searnan
Of -the Merchant Marine.
Gets "Kick" .Out Of Milking He's the lad upon the tanker
Merle Johnston, who is over- With its 'pre.ciousload of oil,
seas with the R:C.A.F., says in :a He's the one who mans the
letter to his parents, Mr. and freighter •
With the products of our toiL
He's the one who dares the raider
And the lurking submarine,
He's --the ordinary Seaman
Of the Merchant Marine.
Let's give credit to our Air Force
And the boys in. Khaki too, • °,
Let's give credit to our Navy.
'And wherever it is due.
But don't forget the vital cog
In Great Britain's war machine,
He's the ordinary Seaman
Qf the Merchant Marine.
Helen Ha*;thorne. ,
Private Finch was late for the
parade.
"Well how nice to : see • you
soldier/ said the sergeant, in a
w.e11 modulated snarl. "We were
beginning to fear that you °had
signed a separate 'peace."
After chasing each other
around England, North Africa,
and Sicily the Stimson . brothers.
-Donald and Bill, : have finally
met up "somewhere in Italy":
In a letter from Bill written
May 27th, he said: "Don is right
around here someplace close by
but I can't run across him yet".
Four days later on May 31st. Don
wrote home, saying: "Well I had
a great surprise a couple of days
ago, when who should,'come
strolling along but BrotheBill,
and was. uI ever glad . to see him.
For, a minute I didn't know who.
it was, but actually he hasn't
changed much. Due to certain
circumstances .we didn't' have
very long together, just time for'
a few words and fond memories.
I am going to see if ' I can't get
him with me but I doubt it very
much, as he is older and I don't
think hecan transfer at this stage
of the game. But anyhow he
knows where I am now, so. I ex-
pect. to see • him quite often".
Don . is .with an artillery unit,
and said, "I suppose you will see
by the papers where we started
the big push out here and are
giving old Jerry everything we've
got". .
Bill is with the. Princess. Pats
Bight Infantry and in his letter
said, "Just a. few lines to let,.you
' know I` arn- still alve -after the.
big fight, which I suppose you
have heard all about. I still 'don't
,know how .I am still living, be-
cause it was the worst day 1
• ever spent It wasn't too bad
while we were in it, but after
it is all over is when you begin
to shake; burl suppose it will
wear off. The worst is over in
this country now. Rome is next
'mad- i isn-'t . hag-. to hP too bad—
if
ad -
if : wfi keep them on the run
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Yes sir, .I wear it on my armo and. I'm proud of it. For, G.:' means
General Service on any fighting front anywhere inthe world. It
means that I want to go overseas.
Canada needs a lot of men like you and me.
I know it's going . to be tough, but the job
has got to be done. . • Fa
So, sign up as a volunteer for overseas service,
Remember it takes months of thorough train-
ing to make you fighting fiat.
Come on fellows — let's go!
MIOE'p0
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WEAR IT ON YOUR AWN
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