12/12/41

Japs in war (Corporal Parkinson diary) (December 1941)

The Japs attacked Hawaii!! Shit. Now it hits the fan. Well the Yanks are in now finally. Finally. But what do they do first day in? Take a kicking. They better be more than just big talk. Otherwise we are in it.

Rotting away here in 'merrie old England.' God this place is boring. How many hours have we done advance to contact drills the same damn way. When are we in? Year and a half here and the Quebec boys from the Royal Rifles get in first, in Hong Kong. Mind you, jungle telegraph says they are in it really deep. With the Yank fleet bashed, that seems credible. Is anyone ever going to extract digit and get our act together? Only ones seem to be doing any good fighting are Ivan. They must be tough mothers.

Salisbury Plain, 12 December 1941

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