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Originally Posted by Mike Kelly
well, sort of , a Polish truck ?
Going through the AWM war diaries ... gems are there . I've been looking at HQ Middle East AIF .The WD number for the said stolen Morris seems to be a bit brief .
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This seems to be just a case of following a long tradition.
My grandfather who was a veterinary officer in the 1914 - 18 war with Royal Artillery batteries said that adjacent Australian units would often steal horses from British units, or more cleverly swap ill or damaged horses for better ones tied up over night in the lines.
In the morning the troopers would arrive to find a broken down horse where the previous night a good one had been tied up.
Nick
18-01-09, 19:24
Just following a long tradition
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