THE SINAI CAMPAIGN
NEW ZEALAND MOUNTEDS' WORK. The part played by tho Now Zealand Mounted Brigade in tho Sinai Peninsula campaign was tho subject of tho lecture «ven by-Lieutenant-Colonel G. G. Powles CMG,, D.5.0., N.Z.S.G., to students of I the Wellington College, who assembled in tho West Big'School--on Saturday night There -was a. largo. gothcttnjr. of ; students and parents, who listened atten- . tively to the very interesting lecturo. Colonel Powles confined himself to tho • operations from the canal up to luo capture of Ma, and spoko generally on the. difficulties which confronted the Ansae Mounted Division in )"f\m the Turk off tho peninsula. Whilst lit Bir-el-Aba Colonel Powles took tho names ol nil college old boys in the bngade r about i ?o 01 . gg-nnd on Saturday evening ho iead th.ua names over. Tor a while, dnrin" the Sinai campaign Ponies ! "a"s brigade major, but fWgW •teined'-Hcndquarters Staff, of the Urn! sta :A/A. and Q.M.G. Colonel- Powles : itf.'tt deliver another lecturo on Saturday ; next on'.tho operations in Palestine.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 218, 9 June 1919, Page 6
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168THE SINAI CAMPAIGN Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 218, 9 June 1919, Page 6
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