Yourg Veteran. New Zealand's youngest Great' War veteran has again enlisted for overseas service. He is Mr R. V. ■!. ("•Dick") Ho veil,, of ind he has offered his services with Mie Maori Battalion. During theGreat War Mr Hovell enlis'ed at 13 years of age., joined the Specialists* Company, and qualified in sig'naT- ' ing and machine gun wo r k. He•ailed witli the 28th Specialist Coinnanv; was promoted to lewis gun section commander in France, ami' served over three years attached to* the fi'th Companv, A.1.8. Mr Hovelf. who was severely wounded in ac~ >on. and who was invalided home, '■as just celebrated his thirly-ninUi-'tirtlulay.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 144, 8 April 1940, Page 8
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