| Biographical Notes |
- Jim Henderson, author of Gunner Inglorious, has this to say about his cobber, Bert Wheeler.
- "Bert was next to me when they took off my leg. That was a relief. But the thigh went septic. And bed-sores cut into my bones. And they bound me up in a big cardboard corset, which made it worse. And they decided to amputate again, this time at the hip. That's when I said to myself: 'I'm going to die. I've stood enough.'....
- But Bert, with pneumonia, in the bed next to mine, wouldn't let me die. He'd get out of bed all hours of the night to move my smashed thigh to more comfortable positions. He'd talk to me all day about his civvy job, in Thompson and Hills' jam factory, Auckland. Talking simply, just about his job, about the life he had loved when he was free, Bert made me realise I had something worth living for, not just dying for. So I lived, thanks to Bert." (page 69)
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| Description of Image |
- Thompson & Hills, Fruit Preservers, Nelson Street, Auckland, front (AWMM photo)
- Thompson & Hills, Fruit Preservers, Nelson Street, Auckland, inside canning, 2 women (AWMM photo)
- Thompson & Hills, Fruit Preservers, Nelson Street, Auckland, inside men, bottling (AWMM photo)
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| Sources Used |
| Henderson, J. (1945) Gunner inglorious. Wellington: Harry H. Tombs |
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