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A Job to Do. New Zealand Soldiers of The Div Write About Their World War Two
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What was it really like for the soldiers of 2 New Zealand Division in the Second World War? How did they spend their time and how did they see their lives as servicemen, from training at home and sailing off to war, to setting up camp, relaxing off-duty, fighting in hostile environments and possibly being taken prisoner? This anthology is a personal selection of material describing the experiences of these men, with the great majority of the collection written from within its ranks. Colloquially known to its members as The Div, it was by far the major part of New Zealands Second Expeditionary Force. In this book John Gordon presents a lively and illuminating selection of the published words of members of The Div or those with close associations. The chosen extracts are drawn from memoirs, fiction, verse, news reports and magazine articles penned by soldiers of all ranks. The result is a compilation of the written views and experiences of over 80 insiders, creating an...

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First published 2014

Exisle Publishing Limited,

P.O. Box 60-490, Titirangi, Auckland 0642, New Zealand.

Moonrising, Narone Creek Road, Wollombi, NSW 2325, Australia.

www.exislepublishing.com

Selection copyright John Gordon 2014.

John Gordon asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

Original copyright holders retain their copyright of individual works.

Volume typography and design copyright Exisle Publishing 2014.

All rights reserved. Except for short extracts for the purpose of review, no part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher.

A catalogue record for this book is available from the National Library of New Zealand.

Print ISBN 978-1-77559-130-6

ePub ISBN 978-1-77559-198-6

Text design and production by Janine Brougham

Cover design by www.CVdesign.net.nz

To my father

479061 Corporal J.E. Gordon, 191244

Am now, at long last a member of 2 NZ Div. in 11 Pl. B Coy. 23 Bn.

Personal diary, 17 June 1944

You see that fellow with the grin one eye on the girls The other on the pub - photo 1

You see that fellow with the grin, one eye on the girls,

The other on the pub, his uniform shabby already?

Well, dont let him hear us, but hes the Unknown Soldier,

They just let him out, they say he lives forever.

They put him away with flowers and flags and forget him,

But he always comes when they want him. He does the fighting.

Douglas Stewart, Sonnets to The Unknown Soldier, 1941

Acknowledgements

First and foremost, I want to acknowledge 2 New Zealand Division. This book is not just about the Div; its members wrote it. Without so many good writers within the ranks, A Job to Do would never have gone beyond being an interesting idea.

Sadly, nearly all of the contributors have died. In most cases the publishing rights have passed to their families, whom I sincerely thank for granting permission so that their fathers or grandfathers words could be appreciated again. They include the descendants of Bill Allison, Mark Batistich, Nelson Bray, J.T. Burrows, Sir Geoffrey Cox, Dan Davin, James Hargest, Sir James Henare, Garfield Johnson, Pat Kane, Ted Lewis, Peter McIntyre, John Male, E.G. Webber and Guthrie Wilson. Their generosity and support allow us to share both life and sacrifice within the Div. Unfortunately I was unable to contact quite a few families. I certainly tried. Please feel free to contact me through the publisher.

The other major source is the NZEF Times. I am very grateful to the New Zealand Defence Force for allowing the inclusion of a marvellous range of material from the Divisions weekly newspaper.

Work on A Job to Do began well over a decade ago and has finally emerged, thanks to Exisle and their New Zealand publisher, Ian Watt.

In researching and compiling the book words, cartoons, sketches and photos I want to acknowledge the assistance of several institutions and their always helpful staff: the National Library, the Alexander Turnbull Library, the Hocken Collections Te Uare o Hakena, the Research Collection of Dunedin Public Libraries, Invercargill City Libraries and Southland District Council Libraries.

I must make special mention of the continuing support and encouragement of my sister, Fay, and editor and friend, Anna Rogers, who always believed that, one day, an anthology about and by the Div would emerge.

Military Terms and Abbreviations

AB64 a soldiers pay book: showing his level of indebtedness to the Government.

ACV armoured command vehicle.

ADC aide-de-camp: to a general.

ADS advanced dressing station.

APR awaiting passage return: to New Zealand.

ASC Army Service Corps. Motto: To the troops, arms.

ATS Auxiliary Territorial Service.

AWL, AWOL absent without leave.

B Echelon reserve section of a unit: lotus eaters.

Bgd brigade.

Bn battalion.

Brassard Red Cross armband worn by stretcher bearers and medics.

BSM artillery battery sergeant major: WOI, warrant officer class 1.

CB confined to barracks: punishment.

CCS casualty clearing station.

CO commanding officer: usually of a battalion.

CRA Commander Royal Artillery.

CRE Commander Royal Engineers.

CSM company sergeant-major: WOII, warrant officer class 2.

DCM Distinguished Conduct Medal: for courage and leadership in action warrant officers and other ranks.

Demob release from military service.

Div. Cav. New Zealand Divisional Cavalry: black berets in light armoured vehicles and tanks.

DR, Don-R, Don Arc despatch rider.

DSO Distinguished Service Order: for courage and leadership in action officers only.

ED Efficiency Decoration or excused duties: usually the latter.

Enfilade an attack from the flank on the front of an advance.

ENSA Entertainment National Service Association British: every night something awful.

EPIP large tent: Desert Igloo, Egyptian Patent Indian-Pattern or, earliest probable intercept point.

ERS Education Rehabilitation Service.

FDL forward (or foremost) defended locality.

Field Security the organisation that controlled civilian and military security behind Allied lines.

Fire-step defence position in a deep trench.

FPC Field Punishment Centre: rock college or budgie cage.

G1, GSO 1 general staff officer, Grade 1, normally at division HQ.

GMC Heavy American truck.

GOC general officer commanding: as in General Freyberg.

IC in charge: 2IC nearly in charge.

IO Intelligence Officer

K Rations standard ration for United States troops.

KD khaki drill.

Kings Regs the standard reference book on military law and discipline.

LAD light aid detachment: vehicle repair and recovery unit military AA.

LCV light carrying vehicle: unarmoured.

LO liaison officer.

LOB left out of battle: footsloggers prayer.

LRDG Long Range Desert Group: the bearded, Arabian-headdress-wearing, behind-the-desert-line navigators, route-finders and insurgents.

M&V British rations: tinned meat and vegetables. Good.

MAC motor ambulance convoy.

MC Military Cross: for courage and leadership under fire officers.

MDS main dressing station.

MG machine gun: 27 (MG) Battalion.

mid mentioned in despatches to the high command for gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy. As with the VC, it could be awarded posthumously.

MM Military Medal: for courage and leadership in action warrant officers, sergeants and other ranks.

MO medical officer.

Mr honorific for a lieutenant; other officers are addressed by their military title.

NAAFI Navy Army and Air Force Institute: British military canteen service.

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