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The 36th Battalion: a record of service of the 36th Battalion with the Third Division in the Pacific

Operation Order

page 115

Operation Order

Secret H2 36 BN

No

To OC—Coy

You've joined the army to fight, my lads, to fight for your country dear.
In case you may never see a Jap, we'll make the story clear.
There's holes to be dug in the coral sand; we'll have to have a well,
And in between you can stack, those bombs, and there's all those trees to fell.
We have to send a few to Brigade to help them pitch their tents;
There's not much beer at the ration dump, but they say they want a fence.
Another ship's just in at the dock, unloading day and night;
You'll need a guard on the canteen trucks, and the petrol dumps are light;
You can send the rest of the company out to the ammunition barge,
And send a patrol to Laifa Point—I hear there's a Jap at large.
And if there's still a few of them left, they'd better drain the lake.
You've joined the Army to work, my lads, so work for your country's sake.

Capt

Adjutant

Pronto.