Christmas Day Postcard from Joseph Mahon, item 5

• December 22, 2016 19:17:48 Sue Bryant

  My life, travel, and experiences in the 

  Army, during the Great World War 1914/19 

  by 14/21 2801 Dr. Joseph Mahon R.A.S.C. 

  B.S. forces + Army of the Black Sea, 

  formerly 1/1837 Dr. Joseph Mahon 3/1 E. Lane. 

  territorial A.S.C.

  
  

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  After several unsuccessful attempts to join 

  up in November 1914 I gave it up as 

  a bad job, it seemed to me at that time 

  that I was not destined to be a Soldier, 

  and although I offered myself for 

  enlistment three or four times, I was 

  turned down like a bad penny in 

  each case. Everybody will remember 

  the great rush to the colours during 

  the few months which preceded Xmas 

  1914, and Old Manchester the great 

  rotten centre of the world was not 

  behind backward in offering her sons 

  as sacrifice on the altar of the Nation

• December 15, 2016 18:54:50 Paul Broyles

  My life, travel, and experiences in the 

  Army, during the Great World War 1914/19 

  by 14/21 2801 Dr. Joseph Mahon R.A.S.C. 

  B.S. forces + Army of the Black Sea, 

  formerly 1/1837 Dr. Joseph Mahon 3/1 E.Lane. 

  territorial A.S.C.

  
  

  horizontal rule

  
  

  After several unsuccessful attempts to join 

  up in November 1914 I gave it up as 

  a bad job, it seemed to me at that time 

  that I was not destined to be a Soldier, 

  and although I offered myself for 

  enlistment three or four times, I was 

  turned down like a bad penny in 

  each case. Everybody will remember 

  the great rush to the colours during 

  the few months which preceded Xmas 

  1914, and Old Manchester the great 

  cotten centre of the world was not 

  behind backward in offering her sons 

  as sacrifice on the altar of the Nation

  
  

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