Stan Mitty

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Kevin Colbran. Stan Mitty

Stan takes charge

The Battalion Moves North

A little diversion

Back to the grindstone

The storm gathers

Stan in South America

Stan returns to base

A few quiet days in the life of Stanley Mitty

A few days later

Stan Remenisces

There was movement in the camp

New job for Stan

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The orders to move came through with each platoon leapfrogging up the coast with Company HQ bringing up the stragglers. Because fitting in with other unit's movements was a priority rather than speed; it was the best part of six weeks before arriving in the Darwin area. Practice at blending into the bush and infantry minor tactics were carried out at every opportunity.

Travelling with Captain Reynolds became routine, combining intelligence reports and counter-insurgent tactics.

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“This ordeal gets worse and worse, how much more can a bloke stand?” Stan fake groaned.

After surveying the last two sites and finding them undisturbed, a camp was set by the several junior soldiers, while the seniors dealt with the tedious job of catching fish for tea. It wasn’t long that the intrepid fishermen returned with enough fish to feed the party, coincidently as long as it took to set the tents and dig the latrine. As the bivouac was semi-tactical with potential insurgents in the area, piquet duty was set and lights out at sunset. This caution was necessary as the three vehicles, and associated equipment would be a valuable plum to pick. Because they were supposed to be on a regular patrol, they couldn’t hide so selected an area with plenty of open approaches so that surveillance was easy from the camp.

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