Christmas Day Postcard from Joseph Mahon, item 6
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However I was not fated to be a soldier
just then,
it being outthey only wantedthe best, it was a case of the survival
of the fittest, the weakest went to the wall,
but I did'nt go to the wall, no, I was
out of a job, so I looked round, and in
the course of a week or two I got one,
and a good one at that, I should say
the best I ever had. That was in
December '14. so I was in luck for Xmas.
Anyhow I settled down to work, and
Xmas New Year came + passed, a dark
+ anxious time for everyone. That great
+ marvellous retreat from Mons had
taken place,
andwe had made ourfamous stand on the Marne, the
year had turned, and January crept
into February, March etc up to Sept '15
before I
offeredpresented ...The word "presented" was added supralinearly above "offered" after the former was struck. myself again at therecruiting Offices. Mind you, during
the aforementioned Months which was
nothing else but a series of Recruiting Meetings, March, I was pulled
up repeatedly and asked to join
up, and after when I refused otrred
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However I was not fated to be a soldier
just then,
it being outthey only wantedthe best, it was a case of the survival
of the fittest, the weakest went to the wall,
but I did'nt go to the wall, no, I was
out of a job, so I looked round, and in
the course of a week or two I got one,
and a good one at that, I should say
the best I ever had. That was in
December '14. so I was in luck for Xmas.
Anyhow I settled down to work, and
Xmas New Year came + passed, a dark
+ anxious time for everyone. That great
+ marvellous retreat from Mons had
taken place,
andwe had made ourfamous stand on the Marne, the
year had turned, and January crept
into February, March etc up to Sept '15
before I
offeredpresented ...The word "presented" was added supralinearly above "offered" after the former was struck. myself again at therecruiting Offices. Mind you, during
the aforementioned Months which was
nothing else but a series of Recruiting Meetings, March, I was pulled
up repeatedly and asked to join
up, and after when I refused otrred
-
However I was not fated to be a soldier
just then,
it being outthey only wantedthe best, it was a case of the survival
of the fittest, the weakest went to the wall,
but I did'nt go to the wall, no, I was
out of a job, so I looked round, and in
the course of a week or two I got one,
and a good one at that, I should say
the best I ever had. That was in
December '14. so I was in luck for Xmas.
Anyhow I settled down to work, and
Xmas New Year came + passed, a dark
+ anxious time for everyone. That great
+ marvellous retreat from Mons had
taken place,
andwe had made ourfamous stand on the Marne, the
year had turned, and I
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However I was not fated to be a soldier
just then,
it being outthey only wantedthe best, it was a case of the survival
of the fittest, the weakest went to the wall,
but I did'nt go to the wall, no, I was
out of a job, so I looked round, and in
the course of a week or two I got one,
and a good one at that, I should say
the best I ever had. That was in
December '14. so I was in luck for Xmas.
Anyhow I settled down to work, and
Xmas New Year came + passed, a dark
+ anxious time for everyone. That great
+ marvellous retreat from Mons had
taken place,
andwe had made ourfamous stand
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Mons
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The Marne
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Salonika
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Story location Salonika
Document location Mons
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Additional document location The Marne
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- Denys Mahon
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