Guns Of Batasi
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00:02:18Where she come to me
00:02:31If I was just thinking back home they wouldn't let me drive a scooter without taking a test
00:02:45Yeah, Ben look get out of it you bunch of stupid
00:03:00Oh Lonnie, he was exceeding the speed limit. Hey, what's the road?
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00:04:26Sorry gents no passengers allowed
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00:04:36Don't know they got rid of our government perhaps they want to get rid of their own
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00:05:23Come on lads, let's be having you
00:05:26Retrieve sergeant Justin get him cracking with the unloading corp. Yes, sergeant. Hi corporal corporal when you've done that
00:05:32Here's the mail for the officers mess
00:05:41You got any mail for me owed right to you dig climb out forgotten what women smelt like where's it from?
00:05:47Ah
00:06:00So our head man is the Prime Minister
00:06:04Your head man is the president
00:06:07Now our Prime Minister works in Parliament your head man works in
00:06:12House of Lend it now one of our members of Parliament is coming to this camp
00:06:16I'm sure she'll want to talk to you. She sir. Oh, yes a woman a woman member. Oh
00:06:22Women in Parliament have their uses, you know, what do you say sir to carry water?
00:06:27Yes. Well, we won't go into that one now class dismiss
00:06:41Hey Ben, is that for me? Yeah, what is it then?
00:06:46Good, that's my degree course
00:06:48Haven't you had enough education? Come on Abba. What about that dirty great pint?
00:06:52I got a mouth on me like a gorilla's armpit Ben schoolie. No, thanks
00:06:55All right, just a quick one been down to the railhead 80 miles of dust track enough to boil your brains
00:07:01There's something queer going on down in fantasy
00:07:04When we came through the main square just now, it was choked up with Africans running always and hollering
00:07:09Fill her up Apple
00:07:12Some of them tried to stop us and all probably celebrating something. I'll be one of those dare bars. No, these characters were dead serious
00:07:19They were really giving it big licks banners and drums and all look out here comes the RSM. We'll have to get changed
00:07:26He comes in and catches us like this. He'll do his tech
00:07:38Oh
00:08:00When you pass a commission officer
00:08:03You don't wave your end about like a pregnant penguin
00:08:07You execute a salute in the following manner
00:08:11Raise the right arm by the longest route to a second finger rest one inch above the right eye at the same time turn the
00:08:15head in your eyes in the direction the officer when one face past the officer return the eyes to front your hand to the
00:08:19Right side by the shortest route. Is that clear?
00:08:23Yes, sir, right
00:08:26Let's see you do it then
00:08:30Saluting by numbers
00:08:37Sure
00:08:45Message from command, sir. Thank you. You'd better wait
00:08:58Go in
00:09:01Priority signal from command, sir
00:09:08Serious political riots reported in the capital for the duration of these disturbances British personnel will retire to their respective misses and take no
00:09:16part in regimental activities
00:09:18British officers commanding African formations will hand over command forthwith to senior African officer and await further instructions from this HQ
00:09:26It's
00:09:30Alright we made it
00:09:37Part please digger right and the usual for bed
00:09:41This will be my last Queen's birthday dinner. So you're really off. They won't let you extend. No mate to bloody old
00:09:47Ah, well, we'll come and see you off at the airport. I will sink a few pints that day
00:09:50I reckon old Ben's got himself a smashing job out there. They've got no time for hairy old soldiers in City Street
00:09:56You'll be all right once they see you standing up there straight as a ramrod holding your guts in slamming your feet down
00:10:02I'll say give this man a kick in the crutch out of it. Why don't you become a doorman Ben?
00:10:06I know bloke. He's knocking off 16 pounds a week
00:10:09Stand around a doorway all day saluting every stray bastard that comes and goes
00:10:13Not like me. I'm chocker with that bloody lot. Never mind Ben. The great British public will see that you get your reward
00:10:20RSM is getting carried away out there. He's three and a half minutes late. He fractured his elbow by now
00:10:25He wouldn't let a little thing like that. Hold him up
00:10:34You won't get away with that you'll spot it in two minutes
00:10:36You want a bet fights all around your aunt, right?
00:10:41There's nothing for you a man of muscle
00:10:44I'll leave off
00:10:46Why don't you call me muscles like everybody else muscles? Yeah, you notice anything different what's going on?
00:10:57Evening
00:11:11What's it gonna be sir, I'll have a whistle
00:11:16Sir
00:11:17How's the marriage prospects corporal? Oh, very fine. Thank you, sir. Very fine Dodger
00:11:22Once you supposed to have the lawnmower repaired. Yes, sir. I tried it this afternoon. I regret to say it wouldn't cut off butter
00:11:29We'll have to get some more table mats down at command HQ they've got some new ones stamped with the regimental crest
00:11:34These old ones are Chevy. They're a disgrace
00:11:39Silver to do with the Polish to cover level sir. Anybody got a light? Yes
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00:11:51Now tell me which bloody fool among you removed a magic portrait
00:11:55I'm afraid that was me. So I bet Ben pints all around you wouldn't spot it under two minutes. I'll put it back
00:12:03I'll have proper respect shown in this mess
00:12:06You may think you know me gentlemen, you may think you can see me coming but let me tell you this
00:12:11There's no alteration celebration no argumentation and no qualification in this mess that escapes my little eye
00:12:18Read learn and inwardly bloody digest. I've seen Calcutta
00:12:23I've eaten camel down. My knees are brown. My navel is central. My conscience is clear and
00:12:29My will is with my solicitors short and curly
00:12:35I believe you're in the chair
00:12:40Oh
00:13:01So for me sir, yes captain Abraham take a look at that
00:13:06Serious political riots capital
00:13:10British personnel take no part in regimental activities
00:13:15few political hothead sir
00:13:17Will hand over command to senior
00:13:22You will assume command of this battalion as of now
00:13:271900 hours this is quite a shock sir. I'll
00:13:31Call my officers together right I
00:13:35Would welcome your advice sir, of course anything I can do. Thank you, sir
00:14:01Oh
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00:14:34Get stopped don't seem to like us very much. Of course they do. It's just their way of expressing themselves
00:14:54Proud as a peacock he was saluting like a guardsman. Well, I was back at the depot for a minute
00:14:59Except for his color, of course, that's what you need in the army. Isn't that so bad pride?
00:15:05Remember the church parades in Singapore before the war
00:15:08Everybody marching through the town of Sunday morning beyond the bend and drums bags of swank
00:15:13see of ease
00:15:15Catholics anti-baptist every bloody thing
00:15:18There was a man name of Smith
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00:15:23Refused to go to church on the grounds. He was an atheist
00:15:25I had to whip him up in front of the colonel, of course old colonel killing back
00:15:28He was a wicked old boss
00:15:31When Smith said he was an atheist Oh killing back said his documents you stated you were church
00:15:40You stated you were Church of England when you enlisted he says
00:15:45Smith says I know sir, but I've changed my mind in the meantime
00:15:50In this regiment says all killing back. Only the officers changed their mind and even they have to get permission in writing
00:15:5828 days glass house. They gave him which was something to shout about in those days
00:16:03Wonderful station Singapore. What was your favorite station muscles? The best station I ever knew was mortar before the war
00:16:10The Navy used to go on fleet maneuvers and leave their wives behind all soft and pink
00:16:16willing
00:16:19We made sure they never got lonesome
00:16:29You couldn't beat India though, you know men
00:16:31Jewel of these they used to call it. What a pity there to go and give it away
00:16:35Well, gentlemen, do you all understand the new situation? Yes. Yes, sir. Good. I just want to remind you of one thing
00:16:44It is your duty to carry out the orders of the elected government it is not for us to concern ourselves with politics
00:16:52That quite clear. Yes. Very well
00:16:55So want to see you all again at 9 o'clock sharp tomorrow morning
00:16:59That is all
00:17:06Boniface
00:17:08Sir
00:17:10Bunny
00:17:12Your company is on duty tonight. Yes
00:17:15travel all pickets with guards from the arms and ammunitions to us
00:17:20Don't issue any ammo except on my instructions
00:17:24Somebody might shoot somebody
00:17:27We call a and B companies
00:17:30Here's the signal
00:17:33Let me also for the moment you'll come back later. We'll do rounds together
00:17:56Well, the battalion seems to be very capable hands, I'll put mr.
00:18:01Lauderdale in the picture and then we can get changed for the party as relax
00:18:08Hello, yes, yes, it's here right now it's for you sir. Oh, thank you
00:18:14General deal speaking
00:18:18As well I could be there in a couple of hours sir, but well won't he wait until morning
00:18:26Very well, sir, William
00:18:28Damn, what's the trouble sir? The deputy commissioner wants to see me
00:18:34Tonight Oh
00:18:35Phone, mr. Lauderdale and say I'll call in on my way. Right, sir
00:18:41Last I nearly forgot
00:18:44the Barker wise woman
00:18:47She wants to spend an evening in the sergeant's mess
00:18:51Lay on the transport. Will you with pleasure, sir?
00:18:54What bad luck sir you having to go off this evening, I mean with the nurses coming to dinner and everything yes, it is bad luck
00:19:04To you too Tony you're coming with me
00:19:09Now you wouldn't credit a sausage fly at brains would you but this little beast landed on my shoulders three times running
00:19:15We'll tell you sir. How do you know it's the same one? Well, I can tell can't I sport?
00:19:19European sergeant's mess one moment, sir sergeant meet your lauderdale. It's for you, sir
00:19:24Yeah, let's try and see if we can get him plastered. Shall we?
00:19:28Get your laughing gear around that mate. Hey, what's up?
00:19:32Sears on his way over Ben be ready to offer him a drink as soon as he comes through this door
00:19:41Good evening, mr. Lauderdale
00:19:43Evening, sir. Would you care to come in for a drink, sir?
00:19:46There's nothing I'd like better, but I'm afraid I'll have to keep the war office. I've got a flap on what again, sir
00:20:11Dear Fundy
00:20:14Joe
00:20:35In the meantime you will be responsible for the safety of the members of your mess
00:20:40There shouldn't be any complications if we keep our heads down until this little spot of bother blows over and then
00:20:46We can carry on as usual
00:20:49Oh, and don't forget what I told you about miss Barker wise. She's a member of Parliament. So tell your chaps to be a bit
00:20:58Diplomatic I'll tell him sir
00:21:00Ah
00:21:06No, he can hardly walk straight he's got the hiccups now
00:21:13Bastard bit me
00:21:17Why did the colonel with me I'd have bit you you were so long sir
00:21:20We couldn't think what was happening. That's the gallant colonel bring good news from the front, sir
00:21:24He does marvelous news news to set your little ears a tingling. I'm late for
00:21:29Attention
00:21:31You're all confined to the mess till further notice
00:21:34Well, what have we done sir? I think you've done. It's due to the political situation
00:21:38Well, how long still further notice in this case till orders restored down in the town
00:21:44Bloody marvelous to our chocolate mechanics Chuck bricks at each other. No British armies immobilized. May I remind you some brown?
00:21:51They're not chocolate mechanics. They're Africans and you're not the old of the British Army. Thank God
00:21:58Well, I will sir. I want an extra place laid for dinner. We shall be entertaining a lady. Yes, sir
00:22:03A lady blimey a woman not one of those nursing bits from the hospital. We're entertaining a member of the House of Commons
00:22:08Miss Barker wise. Oh, right. I want this place tidied up dig up sling those empties over the box muscles
00:22:13Get rid of these pinups
00:22:15Schoolie hide these disgusting magazines
00:22:18Roger
00:22:19Thank you. So be useful. Come along along
00:22:21remember this
00:22:23If I catch any member of this mess drifting about the hardships of a soldier's life into the ear all over certain member of
00:22:29Her Majesty's government. You're sure she's not a member of the opposition, sir
00:22:31I don't care if she's a member of the royal belly if I catch anybody belly
00:22:36Belly aching it'll be harder off. She's gone. The arm is a great life and don't you forget it
00:22:44Right, here she is
00:22:46Now, I want you all behaving like little old Fontaroys. No, that's me. I've seen the tape
00:22:51Above all no bad language
00:22:58Who's a bloody leu evening sergeant major
00:23:13Evening Oh
00:23:22What's your name lad Wilkes private Wilkes, I shan't be private walks for much longer. Oh, really
00:23:30What will you be then?
00:23:33Montgomery
00:23:39Identification card
00:23:44Yes, well private Wilkes 7-1-4 what are you doing here
00:23:51In transit back to England for demo
00:23:59What's this
00:24:06This is miss Erickson sir, she's um, she's on her way back to Paris. She got stranded at the airport same as me
00:24:14No planes taking off that's right. Mr. Wilkes was kind enough to look after me
00:24:21Oh
00:24:24All highly regular, this is a military establishment not a hotel
00:24:29Well, I couldn't do much else. Could I say she's uh
00:24:32She's with the United Nations and what we're supposed to keep in with them
00:24:38Well, they are on our side
00:24:41aren't they I
00:24:43Came out as a secretary with a team of United Nations observers and I stayed on for a little holiday
00:24:52Yes, well, we'll talk about that later if you'd like a clean up
00:24:58Then we'll see what we can arrange
00:25:02Then
00:25:08This way miss
00:25:10Where do you stand fast?
00:25:13When you do for discharge
00:25:15Day after tomorrow doesn't look as though you're gonna make it lad. Does it?
00:25:19It's all highly irregular having a private soldier in the sergeant's mess
00:25:23You better keep down in the ration store through there
00:25:27Yes
00:25:30Whoops
00:25:32Hang on to your card lad. Never move without your b2 601 chin up chin up
00:25:38Now understand this Wilkes I
00:25:40Can always stomach a good soldier whatever his faults
00:25:43What I can't stomach a Bolshe's skivers scrimshankers and bog house barristers, I've broken more of them than you've had eggs for breakfast
00:25:52If I take a liking to you lad
00:25:55I'll be your good friend and counselor
00:25:58If you offend me
00:26:00I'll pull out your sausage like intestines hang them round your neck and prick them every so often like they do real sausages. Good evening
00:26:13Ma'am regimental sergeant major lauderdale. You're miss Marker wise. I do hope I'm not interrupting anything
00:26:19No, ma'am. We're just having a discussion on them discipline
00:26:23May I choose something we do
00:26:26Browns
00:26:28Sergeant Smith and this is but these are neat
00:26:33Five Wilkes, how do you do?
00:26:36Which is done, ma'am. Thank you. What about a noggin? May I have a whiskey?
00:26:41Go grab you large whiskey. All right, you Wilkes. Oh, it's very kind of you sir. I'll
00:26:46Have a large whiskey to please
00:26:49And the usual is corporal. So come on. Let's come on quite informal
00:26:53Well, this is the first time we've had the honor of entertaining ladies in this mess ladies
00:27:00Yes, there'll be another one out a minute typist got stranded at the airport this is quite an occasion indeed
00:27:06Well, it's an occasion for me too. It's not often one gets the chance of seeing things for oneself, especially the new African army
00:27:14Perhaps after dinner we could all sit round and I'll fire questions at you
00:27:19Yes, well long as we don't come up against the official secret act, of course. Oh, I don't think we shall do that
00:27:25Know what? I'm most interested in is how you get along with your African colleagues
00:27:29How soon they'll be ready to take over completely, you know that sort of thing
00:27:36I
00:28:06Captain Abram, you are under arrest in the name of the new government
00:28:14He's got it discipline you can't run anything without discipline from an army down to a coffee stall
00:28:20That's the trouble with the world today. Isn't it Ben? They don't know the meaning of the word
00:28:23When the first judge parade I was ever on I fainted drop down slap in front of general
00:28:27I'm here. What does the general do has me charged with leaving the appointed place of parade without permission section 40 of the Army Act
00:28:33I never fainted again
00:28:37Well now they've abolished Church Parade the general must feel quite frustrated
00:28:43Well, he's dead got blown off the seawall at Ramsgate in a gale broke his neck, but he's sad
00:29:06I
00:29:15Cool around here, isn't it?
00:29:18You've got over that taxi right here just about but I'm glad you were with me
00:29:23They couldn't have done much if they got the door. I thought sir
00:29:27Said bark at them. They were very angry, weren't they?
00:29:31Yeah
00:29:33Laughing their heads off the next minute. I take it sergeant major that you do not believe that all men are equal
00:29:40equal man, but different
00:29:42now
00:29:44You take the Olsen zebra
00:29:48They're equally in a manner of speaking
00:29:51But if you was to plunk them down side by side feed them on the same drop in the same client
00:29:57One of them would turn his toes up wouldn't even but there are thousands of Africans living in our climate eating our food and they
00:30:04Don't turn their toes up
00:30:06My group entertains dozens of them every weekend
00:30:09Like your own lieutenant Boniface has been to my house on many occasions and you'd hardly suggest he was incapable of inventing the wheel
00:30:26No one is allowed to leave the confines of the mess, is that understood who the hell are you to issue orders?
00:30:32I have an armed platoon surrounding the building. I don't have to remind you of the penalty for armed mutiny. Mr. Boniface
00:30:38No, you don't
00:30:40But this isn't mutiny. Let us call it a change of structure and call it what you like. I
00:30:47Advise you to go back to your party and await further orders
00:30:56What do you think get on the sounds mate?
00:31:26Lancet
00:31:29He's got us
00:31:30I'm a gun in the place and I'm courting all around and a dozen nurses on our hands. You might keep us here for days
00:31:37Now that's a thought
00:31:43Young my side this one man lives on milk and bull's blood damn good fighter
00:31:47This chap he comes from the northern districts one of the Turkana chiefs
00:31:52Yes, well time for dinner
00:31:55Well, yeah, tell the bugler to sound the mess call
00:32:03What's his name? It's Archie our company mascot go I'll make him talk
00:32:13I don't wish to interrupt the entertainment Wilkie, but you haven't seen a bugler anywhere about it. Oh
00:32:20Oh
00:32:20What a bugler Wilkie, you know a man that plays the bugle there's been no one here, but look private Wilkes and myself sergeant
00:32:29Right. Well, thank you. Yes. Thank you
00:32:38That private's gonna get there first if somebody doesn't watch it and the bugler hasn't reported so
00:32:43That's reported. What do you want company orders in the morning? Yes, sir
00:32:47Ah by Wilkes you don't amongst your many other accomplishments happen to play the bugle do you
00:32:53No, sir. No
00:32:56I'm pretty good in the harmonica, though
00:33:00You having me on
00:33:04No, sir, the prestige of the British Army's taken a bit of a paste in in the last few years
00:33:09But it's not going to think to having its bugle calls played on a spittle trap
00:33:16We can't go into dinner without a miss call
00:33:22My shoes
00:33:23Put on that record bugle calls of the British Army. It's got the miss call on that
00:33:27Well, there's a lot of others first. So Jenkins last post and water. Never mind. Show me at all, sir
00:33:39Marvelous isn't it the privates get the crumpet the officers get it
00:33:44Look what we get
00:33:47No, I don't know she's looking better every minute
00:33:56Nothing to be ashamed of muscles turn it up so people can hear it
00:34:17Oh
00:34:40Son major take these men to the guard room, sir. Keep them under double guard tomorrow
00:34:44They'll be taken to Batazzi and charged charged with what mr. Butterfield's treason
00:34:49against the new people's government
00:35:14I
00:35:44I
00:36:14I
00:36:45I
00:36:59Everybody got a little something in their class
00:37:05This is a very special occasion, you know
00:37:14What's going on out there sergeant major
00:37:19Light firing exercise on the range, ma'am
00:37:23Well, as I was saying this is a very special occasion
00:37:29This is the first time I think that we've had the company of ladies in the mess
00:37:34On the occasion of a majesty's birthday
00:37:37Yes, well, we mustn't let the talking interfere with eating as they say but
00:37:42Before we get down to it
00:37:44As president of this mess
00:37:47It falls to me to have the honor to propose the loyal toast. Therefore if you're
00:37:52Willing to accept the royal toast
00:37:55I'm sure you will
00:37:57I'm sure you will
00:37:59I'm sure you will
00:38:01I'm sure you will
00:38:03To propose the loyal toast therefore if your glasses are charged, uh, perhaps you'd all care to be upstanding
00:38:15Ladies and gentlemen, I give you
00:38:18Ned
00:38:32Do what you can for him ben right give me hand muscles schooling first aid kit, sir
00:38:40Abu you and your boys are out of sight steve. Come along. Come on
00:38:44Sir
00:38:48Don't you with them lads, sir, see if it's clear out the back. Can I help sergeant major? I've had training. Thank you, ma'am
00:38:53Thank you very much. Don't show those rights in there, sir
00:38:58Wilkes sir get your rifle. I've got a pair of glasses in my kit bag, right? Get them
00:39:09Good follow me
00:39:14I
00:39:25Can't recognize the bastards
00:39:31Don't make the way it came probably to company hq
00:39:33You
00:39:40All right wilkes you stay out here
00:39:42If you see anything move in yell, you don't have to be polite wait for me to stop speaking
00:39:47yell
00:39:49Right, sir
00:39:52Roger your truck still out the back. Yes, get away from that window get it started quiet as you can
00:39:57What's going on out there? Did you spot anything sir? See anything out the back digger? No, sir. Nothing. Hello. He's pretty rough
00:40:03Hello say who did it? Not a dicky bird still unconscious
00:40:13Mutiny ben
00:40:17It's like the Loch Ness monster heard of it but never actually run across it what are you going to do sir?
00:40:26Well before I do anything
00:40:28We're going to get hold of some weapons. How are we going to do that?
00:40:31Drive up to the arm store and draw just like that. Just like that. Bluff it out
00:40:35Truck started up sir, but I don't understand. We don't have to understand you have to drive
00:40:39How are we off the spud bags been plenty in the storeroom take them out of the sand bunker and get them filled school
00:40:43He'll give you a hand drive the wilkes. Oh ben before you go. I'll need your keys
00:40:47Muscles dig up. You're coming with me
00:40:50Now they left
00:40:51Keep your eyes skinned
00:40:53You're on your own for a bit
00:40:56Yes, sir, I suppose you know how to use that thing
00:40:58Well, I know how to use it, but I've never yet found one in anger as they say
00:41:03Go for it
00:41:06You're with me lads
00:41:10Oh get in the sack we're not building sandcastles come on
00:41:15Come on get a move on we'll be a whole bloody night with you
00:41:20Oh, give us that before you rupture yourself i'll shovel and you grunt
00:41:28Foreign
00:41:47I'll slow down
00:41:58They'd get out of the way you've seen my face before
00:42:04Lieutenant boniface said no
00:42:10Right
00:42:16That was caught from the timber never make a sergeant no initiative
00:42:28Foreign
00:42:43Halt who goes there
00:42:46Three
00:42:47Open up dig up take your thumb off the boat private juma. How many times have I told you right standard east lead?
00:42:53You cannot go in there, sir. Lieutenant boniface gave me orders
00:42:57Let's have a look at that. Hi. It doesn't look clean to me. You want this bolt?
00:43:05You'll have to do better than that juba
00:43:19Friends first dig up three muscles
00:43:27Magazine
00:43:57So
00:44:04Quite a minute right you two carry on and lock up after you
00:44:27So
00:44:36Watch your back
00:44:40Copper on the timber
00:44:43Come any closer you get brambles up your pipe
00:44:48All right, let's get back
00:44:57So
00:45:11Oh
00:45:14The old man missed the siege of tobrook that's his trouble
00:45:18Don't hang around doing nothing lads get those bags onto the veranda and start setting up some firing post
00:45:23This isn't a punishment camp, you know, right? Get a wiggle on
00:45:27Come on
00:45:33Here they are
00:45:36Stay with him. Will you miss erickson? Yes, of course
00:45:41Don't strain yourself. Oh, so you're back
00:45:44Get these guns cleaned labs dojo. I want that one first
00:45:47Muscles get the grenades out of the truck, sir. No, ma'am
00:45:51Captain abram. I demand to know what's going on. What exactly are you doing? Well at this precise moment, ma'am
00:45:57I'm charging an smg magazine
00:45:59Has it occurred to you that the rebels or whatever you choose to call them were leaving us alone because we were unarmed
00:46:05That what you were doing can only provoke more bloodshed. Well, that's a matter of opinion
00:46:09I'm surprised at you ma'am. I thought you believed in all men being equal. Of course I do. That's exactly the point
00:46:16Well, they had guns and we didn't that wasn't very equal was it sir father wilkes, sir
00:46:21But it's safe to catch on next time. Dodger know what this is. Yes, sir. It's a sterling smg. I've even fired
00:46:27Well, that doesn't make you unique everyone in this room's fired one except miss barker wise
00:46:30Of course take it and get back on guard. There must be some way to stop this madness
00:46:34Why don't you at least make an attempt to contact the other side? I've already done that ma'am
00:46:38You have give me another box for nine millimeter. No, didn't you tell me what happened? What's the matter with that?
00:46:42Yeah, this barrel's in a hell of a state look
00:46:46Give it another pull through and take a chance. Will you tell me what happened? Nothing much ma'am
00:46:50We ran into lieutenant boniface's party down the ammo dump bonnie. Is he in charge?
00:46:56rust
00:46:57I'll have somebody on a fizzer when this lot's over dodger is lieutenant boniface in charge. Well, he gave me that impression ma'am
00:47:03Yes, thank god. Thank god. I wouldn't be too hasty about doing that. Let me go and talk to him
00:47:08He's a civilized and cultured man. He'll listen to me. Please arrange the transport. You'll be safer here for the moment ma'am
00:47:15Safer in the middle of this this gunpowder plot you're organizing very well. I'll walk don't stand by the door
00:47:25Do you intend to keep me here by force
00:47:33Now listen to me ma'am
00:47:35You're not in parliament now
00:47:37This isn't england and I know more about these people than you do
00:47:41And don't run away with the idea that i've got a down on them because their skin isn't the same color as mine
00:47:45Their best is as good as our best
00:47:47But their bad's as rough as ours and that's pretty rough now
00:47:51I'm responsible for your safety while you're in this mess. So while you're here, you'll obey my orders
00:47:59And if you don't like it you'll have to lump it this is intolerable I agree ma'am
00:48:03But don't blame me blame your harmless little africans blame them who put guns into their hands who taught them to shoot you
00:48:09And if it wasn't for people like us, you wouldn't be able to walk around spouting your smarmy silly bloody half-baked ideas
00:48:17That remark sergeant major may well cost you your rank
00:48:21Stay with her muscles as she quietens down. See she doesn't leave the mess
00:48:25What a rotten old cow no wonder the officers dumped her onto us
00:48:30All those nurses up there. I bet they don't mind being cooped up for a year
00:48:34As long as somebody can knit
00:48:37Hmm you must admit the old bag's got guts. I only hope to god she doesn't get to be prime minister
00:48:53Russell
00:48:54Colonel deal glad you've arrived. So william's waiting to see you
00:48:59You're in for a long party tonight. I'm afraid so the change of government can affect an awful lot of people
00:49:05Is it as close as that? Yes, I think so
00:49:15All right
00:49:18Hello john, mr. William
00:49:21Danny, hello, sir. Well, you made good time. Well, it sounded serious. Yes, it is things have happened fast since I spoke to you
00:49:28Whiskey. Oh fine. Thank you, sir
00:49:31To put it mildly the position is well delicate
00:49:35I've just had the buzz that the president is on his way out of the country
00:49:39Taking his wives with him. That'll leave the rebels a clear field
00:49:43I think we should get out of the habit of calling them rebels
00:49:46By the morning they may well be the government's fantastic in less than 36 hours. Yes. Well, no doubt. It was well prepared first
00:49:52Harry joe will assort of that
00:49:54Seems to be no stopping him now
00:49:57Oh, excuse me
00:50:00Yes
00:50:02When did you hear this
00:50:05All right, ring me back
00:50:08The afro-britannia mines
00:50:11And you boys have just taken over
00:50:13You know what that means
00:50:15The wealth of this country. No, no
00:50:17Harry joe is no fool
00:50:19It doesn't make sense
00:50:21Five years in jail and within six months of coming out. He's on his way to the president's palace
00:50:26He spent that six months here as a gardener got to know him pretty well
00:50:30Lousy gardener. Hope he'll make a better president
00:50:33Anyway going to jail is considered a shortcut to power these days. I hope it never happens in the army
00:50:39Come in
00:50:41A radio message from the airfield, sir. Jobless men are in control
00:50:45Any casualties? No, sir. Good
00:50:47Get on to the camp tony. Is that all right, sir? Yes. Yes use this one. I want to talk to captain abraham
00:50:55Oh get me my tarsy camp, please
00:50:58What's gonna happen?
00:50:59Uh in the future, I mean I should think that once the position is stabilized they'll want us to carry on as usual
00:51:05And joe below will need all the support and advice he can get if he's going to fulfill some of those promises. He's made
00:51:12The thing to do is to hang on and above all keep our noses clean. Excuse me, sir
00:51:17There's something wrong with the line to the camp. They can't make contact
00:51:21Give me that
00:51:29So
00:51:59Oh
00:52:14Sergeant major
00:52:19Armed party dozen men
00:52:23Who goes there
00:52:25Lieutenant boniface
00:52:28Advance sir unarmed to be recognized
00:52:35You two come with me muscles
00:52:37sir
00:52:39Go back and keep your eyes on miss parker wise
00:52:41See she doesn't come in till these people are gone understand, sir
00:52:49Good evening sergeant major. I hope this call isn't too inconvenient
00:52:54It's a pleasure sir, let us hope it will remain one
00:53:00Indeed so
00:53:06Good evening gentlemen
00:53:14Now sir
00:53:16sergeant major
00:53:18I've come to inform you that i've taken over command of the battalion from captain abram
00:53:22You'll therefore regard me as your commanding officer
00:53:27I've only got one c.o. sir. That's colonel deal
00:53:31As far as i'm concerned captain abram is in temporary command of the battalion as far as i'm concerned captain abram is a traitor
00:53:37And anyway, he's dead
00:53:39I'll believe that when I see it in casualty return in the meantime, sir
00:53:43Will you please remove your headdress while in the sergeant's mess and request your escort to do the same leave them on?
00:53:48Sergeant major i'm not interested in points of etiquette at the moment. Mr. Boniface
00:53:54I've been a member of this mess for 23 years, sir
00:53:57In all that time i've never seen anybody man woman or child sergeant one and offers a field marshal or prime minister
00:54:04Walk into this mess with his head upon his head
00:54:09I do not see you now, sir
00:54:12All right, if it worries you
00:54:28Now sir
00:54:30Can I be of service?
00:54:33I wish you to understand sergeant major that I will not be of service
00:54:38I wish you to understand sergeant major that I will give you protection if you cooperate with me
00:54:44Your future in my country is very limited. You must appreciate
00:54:47Limited did you say sir?
00:54:49That's a very elastic word. No doubt. You'll be sent back to your own country in due course
00:54:54At this very moment. The new president is considering the matter
00:54:57And where do you come in? Mr. Boniface you as a loyal officer. So where do you come in loyal to whom?
00:55:03To the corrupt lackeys your government left to lead us when they granted us our so-called independence
00:55:10So you consider that soldiers should not be revolutionaries
00:55:14Your crumble was a soldier wasn't he?
00:55:16Did he not grab ireland sergeant major?
00:55:21Well, you know so it was only for their own good the mix have always been obstinate sir very obstinate
00:55:26Very obstinate
00:55:29As for myself i'm a soldier I don't understand politics. Well, I do understand them sergeant major
00:55:34And for my political education, i'm obliged to one of your compatriots
00:55:38Miss barker-wise
00:55:40However, I did not come here to discuss politics
00:55:42I've come to tell you all that you must remain here until I receive further instructions from the new government
00:55:48My men will surround the mess and they will shoot anyone who tries to leave
00:55:53in the meantime
00:55:54I am taking possession of the camp in the name of the new republic
00:55:59Sergeant major
00:56:00You will deliver to me all your arms and ammunition and I will be responsible for your safety. Is that understood?
00:56:08Also, I shall withdraw your servants who will be required to carry arms
00:56:12Corporal private daniel
00:56:23You will collect all the mess silver and your kit and report to me in the orderly room
00:56:34Do you hear me
00:56:38Yes, sir, yes, sir
00:56:41So
00:57:11Yes
00:57:13Now sergeant major
00:57:16If you leave all your weapons on the veranda, I will send a squad of men to collect them
00:57:20I will inform you of any later developments. Just one moment, sir
00:57:25If you please
00:57:28Well
00:57:31Now you listen to me mr. Barney first
00:57:34I'm a professional soldier born across the road from wellington barracks
00:57:38I enlisted when I was 17
00:57:40By the time I was 24. I was a sergeant serving on the northwest frontier of india
00:57:45Sometimes mr. Boniface i'd lay awake in my tent with a hurricane lamp
00:57:49Sometimes in the middle of a blizzard reading about the exploits of other british soldiers
00:57:54Sometimes i'd be lying there in my freezing cold tent actually sweating
00:57:59Beads of sweat pouring down my face from a battle 200 years old
00:58:03And later on I had a little active service of my own to take notice of now what i'm coming to sir is this
00:58:08Yes
00:58:10All this experience of warfare imaginary and otherwise gives me a certain amount of experience to face this little misunderstanding with a certain amount of song
00:58:20It's a fly on the wall sir a fight with a feather silly no, I refuse to fire the weapons are concerned
00:58:26I was ordered by my ceo to keep them to swap flies with
00:58:31And until I get further instructions from the same source, I intend to hang on to them. Look here, sir
00:58:36Will you please listen to me?
00:58:39You seem to have gained control of this battalion by an act of mutiny very well
00:58:45You're entitled to the mess servants because they're your countrymen not mine
00:58:49You're entitled to the mess property
00:58:52Because it stands on your soil
00:58:55But if you think for one moment that i'm going to hand over the lives of these people
00:59:01To the custody of a half cooked jumped up sad little black bald warrior like yourself
00:59:08You're very much mistaken
00:59:11Do I make myself clear?
00:59:17Absolutely clear son major
00:59:28I always knew that one would turn out to be a savvy boy
00:59:33Well, that fixed him for a bit
00:59:36Provided the servants don't tell him we've got abraham
00:59:39abu won't
00:59:40abu is the same tribe as abraham
00:59:44Boniface comes from the coast
00:59:46Abu's people look on all the coastal tribes as several grades lower than bush red
00:59:51Let's hope you're right
00:59:54Sergeant major
00:59:56What right has this man to to keep me confined to that room?
01:00:00My authority ma'am
01:00:02Am I under arrest then?
01:00:04Not yet ma'am
01:00:06not yet
01:00:07sergeant major
01:00:09I can end this ridiculous nonsense in five minutes and get captain abraham to hospital
01:00:14I implore you. Please send me to boniface
01:00:18No, ma'am
01:00:20And for a very good reason it'll be a waste of time. He's already been to see us
01:00:24That boy you mean he's been here. He left a few moments ago
01:00:28He wanted to tell me that he'd seized control of the battalion by mutiny
01:00:32And that if we'd all be good little boys and girls he'd see we didn't come to any harm
01:00:36I sent him off with a flea in his ear
01:00:39You did what you bloody fool. Why didn't you let me talk to him? I know boniface like my own son
01:00:45Did you tell him about captain abraham? I did not why if you'll excuse me, ma'am
01:00:50I've got to get on with battalion orders. If he doesn't get a doctor, he'll die
01:00:53We've all got to die sometime ma'am. If I handed him over to your little pal boniface
01:00:57He wouldn't stand a hope in hell nonsense. He's a very humane man. His principles are very sound
01:01:01They've all got a bullet up the spout
01:01:04Let me tell you this
01:01:06Your stupidity is placing all our lives in danger
01:01:10When you talk of principles with a bullet up the spout, that's a perfect example of your own mentality. You're a
01:01:16a living gun
01:01:17They've turned you into a human rifle. They've taken away your personality sergeant major bit by bit down the years
01:01:23And replaced it with a sort of military stuffing left right about turn obey fight kill. Don't be impudent ma'am
01:01:30That's all you know
01:01:32You're an instrument ready primed to put to someone's shoulder
01:01:36A royal trigger in waiting. Yes, and just you be careful ma'am that I don't go off. What's your life?
01:01:43A dull routine round a bootlicking waiting for a war
01:01:47The only way you'll ever fulfill yourself is to die in action
01:01:51So
01:01:59What are you huddling about there for like a brood of wet hens well, just get back on guard
01:02:04Schoolie get that ammo stone away
01:02:06Miss erickson
01:02:09You cook oh, yes, I expect the dinner's spoiled by now, but perhaps you do what you can. Yes, sir
01:02:16muscles dig up
01:02:18Get that table tidied up
01:02:19It's the queen's birthday
01:02:21And even if we have to have paraffin and brick dust sandwiches
01:02:24We're going to celebrate it
01:02:27With or without our distinguished guest
01:02:32Dodger don't stand there like a spare wick at a wedding. Give me a drink, sir
01:02:49So
01:03:20So
01:03:47What the hell do you think you're doing
01:03:49Now just do what you're told and you'll have nothing to worry about
01:03:54Throw down your revolvers both of you
01:03:56Oh, no by what authority the authority of the new government
01:04:03Now you listen to me
01:04:06This revolver is staying where it is
01:04:10Until I see some signed order from a legal member of your government
01:04:20You
01:04:23All right colonel now get moving
01:04:30Meanwhile, you might get your men to change that wheel
01:04:50Oh
01:05:02I'm wilkes sir. You better hear this. I've drawn up guard detail and battalion orders for tomorrow
01:05:09Right now about the sleeping arrangements miss erickson will go in your room dodger
01:05:13You go in with digger
01:05:15First time I get a bird in my room. I'm posted absent
01:05:18Ben miss barker-wise will be in your little nest and you can go in with muscles. That's a happy release schoolie
01:05:24You stand fast and I'll be in here
01:05:27Now you'll all sleep fully clothed and that includes boots
01:05:30If anything does happen, I don't want anybody to get a burst up the backside when you bend it down
01:05:33I'll give you a punishing boots
01:05:36Provide you a bit the usual time. No 600 hours. The last men on guard can have a nice long name till half past
01:05:41right
01:05:43Ben as soon as you change over your kit you relieve wilkes carry on
01:05:48Come on darling, let's go to camp
01:06:18So
01:06:48So, I suppose you realize that this is strictly against queen's regulations
01:07:19So
01:07:31Better be getting back in
01:07:39Um
01:07:43You know what you want to do if it gets too hot in your bedroom no what
01:07:48just
01:07:52Just leave your window open
01:07:55So
01:08:17All right, all right, all right wilkes i'm relieving you
01:08:20I've put a pelly ash in the ration store. So you'd better go and get some kip
01:08:24All right
01:08:25I think I'll just take a stroll before I turn in take a stroll. Blimey. You've been strolling up and down here for two hours
01:08:31What's the matter with you?
01:08:34Insomnia what chronic insomnia wait, wait, wait a minute. You want to see a quack about that, you know
01:08:39You might get rings under your eyes
01:08:42Good night
01:08:44Good night
01:08:46Good night
01:08:54Um
01:09:01You crafty basket weaver
01:09:06Who is it
01:09:11It's all right, it's only a blind uncle charlie hello wilkie
01:09:25So
01:09:36Now, wait a minute
01:09:54So
01:10:25So
01:10:44Excuse me
01:10:46Excuse me
01:10:48All quiet schoolie as quiet as the proverbial grave, sir. Yes, never mind the proverbs. I didn't get my rank on a proverb
01:10:56No, sir, unless it's god helps them that help themselves
01:10:59Miss barker wise
01:11:17Foreign
01:11:24Will you please tell these men to take their hands off me what's
01:11:32You must forgive them I gave orders no one was to leave the mess, please sit down
01:11:37Thank you, buddy
01:11:39I had to come and see you. What about ma'am captain abraham
01:11:43Captain abraham, he arrived at the mess last night. He'd been wounded
01:11:48Perhaps it was an accident. I don't know
01:11:50But he must have immediate medical attention
01:11:55That's no problem i'll see that he's removed immediately
01:11:58I'll see that he's removed immediately
01:12:12Thank you bonnie, I knew it was only a matter of common sense and reason
01:12:17Now if you'll give me an escort i'll go and see that captain abraham is ready for the ambulance
01:12:21I'm afraid I can't allow that. I must ask you to stay here
01:12:28I don't understand
01:12:38Is that how you're gonna fetch captain abraham if necessary
01:12:42What's gonna happen to him? He'll be charged with treason and if he's found guilty, he'll be shot. But what has he done?
01:12:49He's known to have opposed the national unity party. Is that all?
01:12:52I
01:12:54Forgot you're a member of parliament. Well, we do things a little differently here. Perhaps we're in more of a hurry
01:13:00but bonnie
01:13:01I
01:13:03I don't understand you
01:13:06When you were in england you were
01:13:08So different
01:13:10Yes, I was one of your african mascots then wasn't I?
01:13:13Sitting at your feet listening to you talk
01:13:15My god how you talked
01:13:17No one talks better than the british. They drug you with talk
01:13:20When you wake up they still have their heel on your neck
01:13:23I feel excused
01:13:28Now you just listen to me the lot of you going to a gross piece of negligence the parker wise woman has escaped from the mess
01:13:34I don't blame one man any more than the rest. You've all been walking around in your sleep. So watch it
01:13:39Keep your eyes rolling and your mind sticking and be sure to check your guns. Excuse me, sir
01:13:44Sir
01:13:57He's coming in on his jack
01:14:01Don't hang around the windows displace yourselves around the room dig a muscle on the other side
01:14:11Good morning gentlemen
01:14:15Hmm
01:14:24Some major i'll come quickly to the purpose of this visit
01:14:28I understand from my friend. Miss barker wise that she's been kept here under duress
01:14:32For her own safety, sir
01:14:34And i'd be obliged if you'd have her restored to my custody. She insisted on returning to batasi san major
01:14:45There is something more important for us to discuss
01:14:50You have here a wounded officer captain abram not so
01:14:55Miss barker wise informs me that this is so
01:14:58Well, she must be mistaken women of her intelligence do not make such mistakes
01:15:03I understand that captain abram is badly in need of medical treatment if you'll hand him over to my custody
01:15:08I'll see
01:15:14There is no officer of that name now, don't waste my time
01:15:18I insist that you hand over captain abram. He's required to answer for crimes against the new republic
01:15:23That's his hardship not mine
01:15:25Or being very stupid
01:15:27The affair of captain abram is the affair of government. You will hand him over at once
01:15:32Mr. Boniface
01:15:34Suppose for the sake of argument captain abram was wounded and had come to me for protection in that case, sir
01:15:41I wouldn't be at liberty to hand him over without a direct order from colonel deal
01:15:45We'll appreciate that. It's I who give the orders and you who will obey
01:15:49For the first time in the history of my country side major
01:15:52It is the african who is putting the shell into the breach and giving the orders to fire
01:15:57Really, mr. Boniface
01:16:00I don't think i've ever come across a misfit of your size and quality before
01:16:05You missed your vacation. So you ought to be in i'd park
01:16:08If you do happen to go put in a shell into the breach, sir
01:16:12I sincerely hope that you'll remember to put the sharp end to the front
01:16:19You are in great danger all of you you have already refused to give up your weapons
01:16:24Now you refuse to hand over an officer who's wanted for treason
01:16:28Sergeant major, I will give you an hour to change your mind
01:16:31If you haven't delivered captain abram into my charge by that time, I will destroy the sergeant's mess and everyone in it
01:16:43One hour sergeant
01:16:57Great
01:17:01Do we get any danger money for this caper?
01:17:05Probably bluffing bluffing like bloody hell he was
01:17:09Oh, they can't do this to us. Can they stop him? But it's not in queen's regulations. It's there somewhere boy
01:17:13They've got everything taped in there
01:17:16We ought to let him have captain abram on a written guarantee of safe conduct then we're in the clear safe conduct
01:17:21How long do you think that it'll last? Well, it's no skin off our nose
01:17:25We could always say they broke their promise. It's no concern of ours
01:17:29No concern of ours
01:17:32You stupid
01:17:35Put your man into the arms of a firing squad and you say it's no concern of ours
01:17:38You're bloody keen aren't you? What's he ever done for you captain abram or any of them? I'll tell you what he did for me
01:17:51Look
01:17:53I had a skinful one night around four o'clock in the morning
01:17:56I felt somebody shake me while I was sleeping it off. It was abram. You know what he said, huh?
01:17:59Well, no, well, I'll tell you what he said. He said color sergeant
01:18:02I just had a very strange dream. I dreamed that I went to the arm store and helped myself to a hundred thousand rifles
01:18:06Now I didn't need an exacting telling boy
01:18:08I got up and bolted around the army and found I'd forgot to lock it
01:18:11Now if it was anyone bar abram on duty, I'd have got court-martialed for negligence
01:18:14Now you tell me one european officer that wouldn't have stuck it on his report. Just tell me one you know of
01:18:19Thank you sergeant
01:18:23You all right, sir, you shouldn't be walking about i'm all right
01:18:33I'm sorry, sir
01:18:37I can't allow you to leave the mess. You cannot prevent it sergeant major
01:18:46Don't you see that
01:18:48While I remain i'm involving you in my own affairs
01:18:51Is that good ethics i'm not interested in good ethics or bad ethics or politics I trust
01:18:58well
01:19:00You're lucky
01:19:03Thank you for your hospitality
01:19:12Before you go, sir
01:19:16Yes, sergeant major
01:19:18What is it?
01:19:19I've given you the protection of this mess, sir
01:19:23If you insist on going against my advice, would you please sign a chip to say you'll do so willingly?
01:19:30All right
01:19:33But I must ask you to hurry
01:19:38Yes, of course
01:19:50Aye captain obispo
01:20:06Do hereby
01:20:17Declare that I
01:20:20Leave the
01:20:24European
01:20:28Sergeant's mess
01:20:31At my own
01:20:39Consistence
01:20:41Yeah
01:20:49Now, sir
01:20:54Could you please sign this sir just here
01:21:06I've signed for many things the army sergeant major
01:21:12The first time I've signed for myself
01:21:35Taking my case
01:21:42I thought for one nasty moment. He was gonna get off the hook
01:21:47There are more ways of killing the captain sticking a poker in his ear lad
01:21:55I think i'll have this framed sir. Take a look at this
01:22:11The bofus
01:22:16That's what the basket man when he talked about putting a shell in the breach
01:22:26The only weapons in this battalion
01:22:29capable of burn assault blazes
01:22:32not that the gunner's very smart, but
01:22:35You can't let it all miss a sergeant's mess at 100 yards in broad daylight
01:22:38So
01:22:40Now
01:22:42The quickest way to put a bow out of action is to shove a 36 grenade in the beach simple as that
01:22:48Two guns
01:22:49So it'll need two of us
01:22:52Now I know you're all itching to get out there and get stuck in so i'll offer it to the first volunteer
01:23:02Well, come on, let's come along don't be shy
01:23:07What's the matter with you lost your tongue surely I don't have to detail somebody
01:23:17Oh gentlemen
01:23:19You amaze me
01:23:21You honestly amaze me
01:23:25I do honestly declare to you that i've never seen anything like this in all of my service life. Holy suffering
01:23:34The first chance we get
01:23:36Have a bit of action
01:23:39Instead of sitting on our duffs like a lot of prized billy goats
01:23:44And there's not a man among you
01:23:47Not one man who's even got the guts to admit he's a coward
01:23:53I'll tell you what it is, sir
01:23:56In the war all you had to do was go out and find the enemy and give him the chopper
01:24:01But these blokes are supposed to be on our side
01:24:03Well
01:24:05We don't know if we're on foot or horseback
01:24:08I'll go
01:24:09Come on, let's toss. I said i'll go
01:24:12All right, steady on ben
01:24:14I'll go
01:24:15I mean after all ben you you've got to use your loaf. You're a bit old for this job. I'm what well
01:24:22Now ben
01:24:24You have only got 10 days to do in the army and I take that into full consideration
01:24:28So if you want to leave it to dodger or digger, that's all right with me
01:24:31Leave it to them. They couldn't fix a rat in a drain pipe, sir
01:24:36Yes, what is it? It would be simpler to toss for it, wouldn't it?
01:24:41Well, is anybody against tossing up for it
01:24:45All right get a move on
01:24:54Ben
01:24:59Dodger
01:25:01Digger
01:25:06Wilkes
01:25:19A queen god bless her
01:25:23Right then that's you and me now's your chance to get smothered in glory
01:25:31So
01:26:0136 is ready, sir. All right, we better take two each just in case any one of us gets through
01:26:18Lay out to the camp sir good
01:26:25Sergeant's mess is here the guns
01:26:29There
01:26:29Now if we come up from the front, they'll make jam of us
01:26:32So we go out of the back and round there
01:26:36Right, how are you gonna get across the road?
01:26:37Will you stick a boomerang in that great aussie cake over yours till i've finished?
01:26:52They're just lining up on us
01:26:55Right we come out the back where there's plenty of cover and make our way around to there
01:26:59Now this is the tricky bit ben
01:27:01Give us two minutes to get here
01:27:03Then I want you to attract their attention and if you can hold it for even five seconds
01:27:07We'll be across this road. How about some cover fire sir? What with two bofors sticking right up our jumper?
01:27:12No, no, no make out you're otherwise engaged a fight party. I don't care do a dance. Wilkes
01:27:17All right so far. Yes, sir. I wonder they didn't make you a sergeant. I had a strike once
01:27:22Lost it after a fortnight after this little lot's over
01:27:24You'll probably get it back not too late to stay on and change your mind, you know, lad
01:27:27Now then once we're across this road, we'll make our way through the firing butts
01:27:31And then well, there's plenty of cover there. I'll play it by ear
01:27:35Now ben we'll be at the end of the buildings in two minutes
01:27:39And then we'll wait till you start your freckle
01:27:42And keep it going till those guns go up
01:27:46I make it
01:27:4810 seconds short of oh six thirty
01:27:51Three so zero from
01:27:56Now come on Wilkes
01:27:59Good luck
01:28:03Give me a hand with it
01:28:20So
01:28:39Right
01:28:50Minute and a half to go
01:29:20So
01:29:37Come on quick
01:29:51Foreign
01:30:04Right
01:30:20So
01:30:3710 seconds digger open those windows
01:30:40You want them to get the full benefit of the choir schoolie come and do your stuff?
01:30:45three
01:30:46two one
01:30:50Victorious
01:30:53One pint of beer between the four of us
01:30:56There you go
01:31:23Sing up
01:31:26All of us glory
01:31:44Now then through the trench the danger flag, sir, well keep your head down then
01:31:56Oh
01:32:01They won't get in the top 10 with that little number
01:32:27That'll teach me to go peeping through kiosk
01:32:30right
01:32:32Let's get out of here before they send someone to set the targets up again
01:32:57Oh
01:33:17What do we do now sir charge
01:33:26Oh
01:33:30That's torn it his nips
01:33:52We couldn't have done it better if we'd asked him
01:33:57Yet
01:34:15Now pick it up come on i'll be there i'll be there
01:34:22I'll be there
01:34:26Oh
01:34:28Good morning
01:34:33Is mr. Lauderdale about
01:34:38Um, he's uh, he's doing something outside sir
01:34:45I take it you've heard the news
01:34:49New sir what news
01:34:53That we've a new government
01:34:56The old lot have already surrendered we've got through the crisis without being involved damn good show
01:35:04Now tell mr. Lauderdale i'd like to see him when he's finished would you
01:35:13Oh go on color sergeant go on
01:35:26Oh
01:35:53I I think the sergeant major's finished sir
01:35:55Right, Wilkes?
01:36:09Sir?
01:36:10Put your beddie on and you're about to have...
01:36:12Well, Miss Derrickson, thank you very much for all your help.
01:36:15Good-bye, Sergeant Major.
01:36:16Bon voyage.
01:36:17Good-bye, sir.
01:36:18Try, sir.
01:36:20Wilkes.
01:36:23Remember, some folks sleep light.
01:36:26Next time, don't sling your boots around, lad.
01:36:41Morning, Sergeant Major.
01:36:43Morning, ma'am.
01:36:45Morning, Sergeant Major.
01:36:47Morning, ma'am.
01:36:48I'm leaving you today.
01:36:49I trust your fact-finding tour has provided you with a few facts.
01:36:52Perhaps one or two concerning Lieutenant Boniface.
01:36:54Colonel Boniface, Sergeant Major.
01:36:57And with any consolation to you, I disapprove of his methods as much as I do of yours.
01:37:02Colonel Boniface.
01:37:03Yes, Mr. Lauderdale.
01:37:04I see that you're already dressed for the ceremonial parade this afternoon.
01:37:08Yes, sir.
01:37:09What's it all about, sir?
01:37:10Well, it's a bit of a rush job, actually.
01:37:13It's to celebrate the coming to power of the new government.
01:37:17Colonel Boniface will be taking the salute.
01:37:19He's now military governor of the province.
01:37:23I think, under the circumstances,
01:37:26it might be better if you handed over the parade to the color sergeant.
01:37:34Very good, sir.
01:37:37Well, you'll be glad to hear that the new government is elected to stay in the Commonwealth.
01:37:41So, of course, we shall be carrying on as before.
01:37:45We will, sir.
01:37:47What's going to happen to Captain Abrams, sir?
01:37:50Oh, the new president has given him safe conduct out of the country.
01:37:57That's good, sir.
01:38:00Yes, but we, um, had to compromise.
01:38:05General McClellan told me this morning that Boniface had demanded
01:38:10that you leave the country within 48 hours.
01:38:15The general considers the request completely unjustified.
01:38:19Boniface also wants us to take disciplinary action against you.
01:38:28What does that mean, sir?
01:38:30Court-martial?
01:38:32Of course, he won't come to that.
01:38:34We've asked for time to consider the matter, naturally,
01:38:38but the general thinks it would be wise
01:38:41if you were on the first available plane back to England.
01:38:51Very well, sir.
01:38:53I'll get my gear together.
01:38:55I don't suppose there's any comfort to you, Mr. Lauderdale,
01:39:00but in your place, I'd have done exactly as you did.
01:39:05Step for step.
01:39:30Muscles.
01:39:31Sir?
01:39:32There you go.
01:39:33Sir?
01:39:34Get the weapons back to the stall.
01:39:37Schooley.
01:39:38Sir?
01:39:39Get busy and empty them sandbags.
01:39:42Yes, sir.
01:39:43Dodger.
01:39:44Sir?
01:39:45Check your vehicles and make sure they're in order.
01:39:48Yes, sir.
01:39:49And you.
01:39:50Yes, sir.
01:39:51And you.
01:39:52Yes, sir.
01:39:53And you.
01:39:54Yes, sir.
01:39:55And you.
01:39:56Yes, sir.
01:39:58Check your vehicles and let me have a list of deficiencies.
01:40:01Yes, sir.
01:40:06Sir.
01:40:10See what you can do about the meth silver, will you, please?
01:40:15And Bill.
01:40:18You'll be taking the parade this afternoon.
01:40:28Pour me a whiskey, will you, please, Corporal Abu?
01:40:30Yes, sir.
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