MEN’S CONDITIONS
UNSURPASSED IN WORLD ARMY HEAD AT BURNHAM The belief that no troops in the world enjoyed better conditions than the men of the New 1 Zealand special force! now in camp at Burnham was voiced in Christchurch by the General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Miliary Forces, Major-General J.' E, Duigan. Mttjor-General Duigan. who made a thorough inspection at Burnham this weejc, said that he could not speak too highly of the great work carried out at the camp since the war began. The ; improvements carried out had ■been; in keeping with the most modern military thought. Everything had been; done for the welfare of the men. botff! in their training and from the social aspect. "Officers and men are full of pep anc?ft enthusiasm,” he declared, “and their training is going on smoothly and according to plan. I spent much of my time watching the training of the'vmachine-gun battalion, and they are«.a line body of men from the top down.”
Major-General Duigan expressed appreciation of the work being carried outsat the camp by the Y.M.C.A., the Chiirch Of England, and the Salvation Army. It was splendidly done, he said.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20086, 4 November 1939, Page 6
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