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MULCAHY PLATOON.
By J/Pte ARATHOON
This term has been a cruel mixture of joy and disappointment.
Taking worst things first, we did not retain the trophy
for the C.O's Barrack Room Competition. In fact, we were only
seventh.
However, at sport, we have progressed admirably. We won
the Company Athletics, as well as the trophy for a new competition
. - Small Side Sports. As far as Battalion Athletics are
concerned, we are well favoured for the title.
. Quite a few members of the Platoon represented the Battalion
at Athletics. Prominent among these was J/Tte LEITCH who won
the Southern Command One Mile title. Other team members
included:- J/L/Cpl HOLHCYD, J/Tte BUDD and J/Pte HARRAP.
Other lads in the platoon who represented the Battalion
were:—
J/L/Cpl JONES — Cricket.
J/Pte HARRAP - Cricket.
J/Fte FODGETTS — Cricket.
J/?te PAIN - Swimming.
I/Pte DEVERELL — Swimming.
and Iyself at Tennis.
One boy managed to get himself on television J/Pte EELES
was interviewed for Belgian T.V. and he spoke in French.
Several other lads took part in a recruiting film.
Summer Camp was a great success with everyone who attended.
We worked and played in some beautiful countryside with good
weather to match. A new thing to Summer Camp was the issue of
Radio sets to each section. This was a great advantage as it
allowed the CC to call up any section, at any time to know the
whereabouts of them. It made it less boring for the sections
on their long march from checkpoint to checkpoint.
This term we loss from our strength the following:-
J/Sgt ROGERS.
, J/Cpl WOODS.
J/Cpl EINDARD.
J/L/Cpl HOBBINS.
J/L/Cpl MCCARTHY.
J/Pte DEVERELL.
J/Pte HARRAF.
J / I’te LANE .
And myself.
To take their place, we shall welcome to our next a
mere fifteen recruits. ROLL ON NEXT TERM as we say Goodbye.
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