The wartime exploits of James Frederick Bowditch were discussed at the recent Z Force reunion In Queensland at which the WW11 training base on Fraser Island was recalled. Covering the event was veteran reporter , Les Wilson, who worked at the NT News in the 1960s when Bowditch was the editor of the newspaper.
Wilson told Little Darwin that he got an instant response when he asked a 92 -year old veteran if he had known Bowditch . The informant , a tailor by trade, was nattily attired in a three piece suit he had made 30 years ago which looked as if it had just been bought off the rack . It was pointed out that Bowditch had been mentioned in several books, including one with the title , Silent Feet .
We passed this information to Betty Bowditch and said we would track down the book, the existence of which she had not been aware.**** THE CONDENSED, ACTION PACKED LIFE OF BIG JIM BOWDITCH , DESCRIBED AS THE LAST OF THE FIGHTING EDITORS , STARTS ABOVE , AND WILL BE RUN AS A WEEKLY SERIAL .
