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=== A.A. Laporte Payne: September 24, 1914 === | |||
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I received the advice from an old soldier that "the thing to do is to make the most of yourself, and not belittle your achievements. Humility does not pay in the army." | |||
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—A.A. Laporte Payne, 1st Battalion, No 1 Company, Section 4, Epsom | |||
* https://the-bay-museum.co.uk/2016/06/16/war-diary-of-aa-laporte-payne-sept-1914/ | |||
=== Ted Gore: September 24, 1942 === | === Ted Gore: September 24, 1942 === | ||
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Advanced watches 14 minutes, & crossed the "line" at 8.03am. This afternoon the Merchant Navy put on the old King Neptune act. They went to unending trouble to give us what they called would be an unforgettable day & it certainly was. King Neptune, his Queen & secretary were very well made up wearing skirts of unravelled rope & brassiers of rope & hair of the same. The King's Court were the most curiously dressed & made up lot I have ever seen. They reminded me very much of Katoomba on New Years Eve. They had everything from scanties to silk pyjamas. Goodness knows where they came from as I'm sure they didn't belong to the sole female, the nurse on board. On the aft well deck they made a bath about 20'x 20'x 4 feet deep using a tarpaulin. The CO, Fit Lt Edwards received the best ducking of the lot, being tried & found guilty by the King & then pasted with flour & water & then walked the plank & received the finest three duckings I've ever seen. The moon tonight is the most beautiful I've ever seen. It is full & above the clouds. The rays from it show all colours & the way it transforms the clouds into glowing masses is an unforgettable sight. The reflection on the water is a definite change & the moon resembles a chinese lantern. | Advanced watches 14 minutes, & crossed the "line" at 8.03am. This afternoon the Merchant Navy put on the old King Neptune act. They went to unending trouble to give us what they called would be an unforgettable day & it certainly was. King Neptune, his Queen & secretary were very well made up wearing skirts of unravelled rope & brassiers of rope & hair of the same. The King's Court were the most curiously dressed & made up lot I have ever seen. They reminded me very much of Katoomba on New Years Eve. They had everything from scanties to silk pyjamas. Goodness knows where they came from as I'm sure they didn't belong to the sole female, the nurse on board. On the aft well deck they made a bath about 20'x 20'x 4 feet deep using a tarpaulin. The CO, Fit Lt Edwards received the best ducking of the lot, being tried & found guilty by the King & then pasted with flour & water & then walked the plank & received the finest three duckings I've ever seen. The moon tonight is the most beautiful I've ever seen. It is full & above the clouds. The rays from it show all colours & the way it transforms the clouds into glowing masses is an unforgettable sight. The reflection on the water is a definite change & the moon resembles a chinese lantern. | ||
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—Warrant Officer E J (Ted) Gore, Royal Australian Air Force, 1942-1945 | |||
* [https://www.458raafsquadron.org/fileadmin/filemount/Ted_Gore/458_Ted_Gore.pdf Wartime Diary Of Warrant Officer E J (Ted) Gore] @ 458raafsquadron.org (PDF) | * [https://www.458raafsquadron.org/fileadmin/filemount/Ted_Gore/458_Ted_Gore.pdf Wartime Diary Of Warrant Officer E J (Ted) Gore] @ 458raafsquadron.org (PDF) | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* https://the-bay-museum.co.uk/2016/06/16/war-diary-of-aa-laporte-payne-sept-1914/ | |||
* [https://www.458raafsquadron.org/fileadmin/filemount/Ted_Gore/458_Ted_Gore.pdf Wartime Diary Of Warrant Officer E J (Ted) Gore] @ 458raafsquadron.org (PDF) | |||
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A.A. Laporte Payne: September 24, 1914
I received the advice from an old soldier that "the thing to do is to make the most of yourself, and not belittle your achievements. Humility does not pay in the army."
—A.A. Laporte Payne, 1st Battalion, No 1 Company, Section 4, Epsom
Ted Gore: September 24, 1942
Advanced watches 14 minutes, & crossed the "line" at 8.03am. This afternoon the Merchant Navy put on the old King Neptune act. They went to unending trouble to give us what they called would be an unforgettable day & it certainly was. King Neptune, his Queen & secretary were very well made up wearing skirts of unravelled rope & brassiers of rope & hair of the same. The King's Court were the most curiously dressed & made up lot I have ever seen. They reminded me very much of Katoomba on New Years Eve. They had everything from scanties to silk pyjamas. Goodness knows where they came from as I'm sure they didn't belong to the sole female, the nurse on board. On the aft well deck they made a bath about 20'x 20'x 4 feet deep using a tarpaulin. The CO, Fit Lt Edwards received the best ducking of the lot, being tried & found guilty by the King & then pasted with flour & water & then walked the plank & received the finest three duckings I've ever seen. The moon tonight is the most beautiful I've ever seen. It is full & above the clouds. The rays from it show all colours & the way it transforms the clouds into glowing masses is an unforgettable sight. The reflection on the water is a definite change & the moon resembles a chinese lantern.
—Warrant Officer E J (Ted) Gore, Royal Australian Air Force, 1942-1945
- Wartime Diary Of Warrant Officer E J (Ted) Gore @ 458raafsquadron.org (PDF)