FANCY DRESS ARMY
BERLIN'S REFERENCE Berlin radio's first mention of tlie arrival of the Anzacs was a contemptuous reference to small detachments having reached the Middle East to strengthen the Allies' •fancy dress" army. The Berlin radio annoiincement which was brief and belated, was: "The fancy dress ball assortment of Allied uniforms in the Middle East, including those of the British. French, Egyptian, Arabian and other native troops, has now been reinforced by those of small detachments from Australia and New Zealand."
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 131, 4 March 1940, Page 3
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