An unusual
find by Little Darwin in North Queensland is this WWll
piece of sheet music , Dear Mom
, sung by Radio Star Jack Kolder , in
uniform, from somewhere in Australia, where he was appearing . The cover design includes a stylised Australian stamp on an envelope to an address in Pennsylvania . Also written on the front is the name Constance Robino , St. Gabriels ( an Anglican
college ), Charters Towers . In the
song , copyright 1941, the soldier tells Mom her
cake she sent him made a
hit with the camp, the food is OK and he misses his old
bed . He expresses a wish- that the Army would be “co-ed”. If his
mother runs into a certain
“You know who” , please give her a
kiss and ask her to write nightly . The homesick soldier signs off as the
bugle just blew
for tomorrow’s big day with plenty to do.
