THOUSANDS ENROL
ARMY SERVICE CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS UNITED STATES NURSES APPLICATION BY MANY (Elec. Tol. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 2.15 p.m. RUGBY, Nov. 15. According to an Ottawa report, over 10.000 offers of military service have been received by the voluntary service registration bureau.
There were 5850 offers from officers or those desiring to serve as officers and 4500 from men prepared to serve in a non-commissioned capacity. These offers do not include those of the thousands of men who have enlisted or tried to enlist.
Scores of nurses in the United States have applied to enrol with the Royal Canadian Medical Army Corps, which has been vigorously backed by Canadian doctors who have volunteered in large numbers.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20097, 17 November 1939, Page 11
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120THOUSANDS ENROL Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20097, 17 November 1939, Page 11
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