Belgian Congo colonial troops have arrived in the Middle: Kast. They are all volunteers, who have served five years with the Belgian Colonial Army. They are happy men, but they take their soldiering seriously and lor drill and discipline they would compare- well with the guards. They have their own band; and amuse themselves with their own songs and dances. Being educated in army -schools in the Congo, most ol them can lead and write. The Belgian Congo troops arrived at I'ort Tcwfi'k and settled down to intensive training in their first camp in the Middle Kast. A smiling Congo native brings In.s kit.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 70, Issue 81, 13 June 1944, Page 3
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104Belgian Congo colonial troops have arrived in the Middle: Kast. They are all volunteers, who have served five years with the Belgian Colonial Army. They are happy men, but they take their soldiering seriously and lor drill and discipline they would compare- well with the guards. They have their own band; and amuse themselves with their own songs and dances. Being educated in army -schools in the Congo, most ol them can lead and write. The Belgian Congo troops arrived at I'ort Tcwfi'k and settled down to intensive training in their first camp in the Middle Kast. A smiling Congo native brings In.s kit. Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 70, Issue 81, 13 June 1944, Page 3
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