Friday, October 5, 2012

Eighth Army News

A short article from the Auckland NZ "Weekly News" dated April 24, 1945 mentions foxhole radios built by soldiers at Anzio. It refers to an article that "appeared recently" in the "Eighth Army News". What is significant about this is that the "Eighth Army News" was a news sheet distributed to British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand troops, so this is one of the few mentions of foxhole sets built by Allied troops other than Americans.

So far I haven't located the original "Eighth Army News" article, nor the issue with the original letter from a soldier requesting more information. I've tried all of the usual sources - libraries worldwide, WWII museums and organizations, university and museum archives, but no one seems to have issues from early 1945 (the original article is likely somewhere in the January - April 1945 range).

If you have, or know anyone who has, a collection of these news sheets, please let me know. You'll get an acknowledgement in the book for your trouble!

The issue pictured is not the one I'm looking for - it's only an example.

UPDATE: 

February 2016 I finally found a copy, and it was worth the wait! One of the designs is like none I had seen before.

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