Re-Union in Palestine
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. x , i MONO the AIP troops now m Pales- A tine are a number of men from New Guinea and p apua , and re cently, at the Hotel Central, Tel Aviv, they held a re-union, Lance-Corporal John D. Wilkinson, formerly of Misima Island, Eastern Papua, writes. We had rather a jolly time and all agreed that such gatherings should be held regularly. Toasts to the King and to missing comrades were drunk, “Getting ‘home’ was to some an un enviable experience, owmg to the vaga nes of ■the 'Wog- (Arab) drivers and their taxis.
“Unfortunately, most of the Papuan men were unable to be Present, but those who attended were: Papua: L/Cpl.’s A.
Mclntyre, R. Nolan, J. Wilkinson. New Guinea; Lt- Co i. Wa if o rd King, Lt.’s Fairfax-Ross, R. Cardew, R. Cole, Sgt.’s Lew Dayi Qu Black « Ralph „ Con nor > Y - B - Donald - Ted Fulton > Cpl ’ s Frinkel, Peel, Pte.’s J. and S. Grimson, AveraU . Burke, There were one or twQ Qther NGX . but J missed ettlng their names Jn thg crush _„