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Private J. D. Caves: The Long Journey Home

7 June 1942 Opotiki

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7 June 1942 Opotiki

My Dear Denis,

It seems ages since we last heard from you but I dare say there is a mail not very far away now. I was interviewed last Friday for National Services and we were only asked if we would like to volunteer for the army, navy or air force but of course I had to say I was wanted at home.

Six months after the Battle of Sidi Rezegh, while in Syria with the re-formed and reinforced 24 Battalion, Denis wrote about the battle, as follows.