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He was when he joined the army in 19. Tom was a little young to be in the army, but they let him join anyway.

He first belonged to the Territorials, a group a bit like the army but for teenagers in peace time (when there was no war going on).To train for the army, they first went to the main Auckland training camp at Papakura racecourse, where they learnt how to use a gun, when to march and general training. They also did weapon training, truck driving and motorcycle riding. At the time, there was a general fear that the Japanese were going to invade and take over New Zealand.

Soon after they finished in Papakura, the troop was called to go to Rotorua racecourse to do more training. They went to Trentham next (Trentham is just outside of Wellington). On a motorbike in Trentham, Tom fell off it and onto the hard, cold tennis court underneath him!  page 3 Page 4 - Photo Gallery