FREYBERG’S BRIGADE
With regard to the appointment of Major-General Bernard Cyril Freyfcr rg, V.C., C. 8., C.M.G., D. 5.0., LL.D., as commander of the New Zealand Overseas Forces, it is interesting to record that Foxton possesses a resident who was in General Freyberg’s brigade during the last war. He is Mr. A. M. Cook, who is farming in Foxton. During the last war. Mr. Cook was a lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division, and he knew General Freyberg; who was commander of the Hood Battalion in the same brigade. Mr. Cook expresses the opinion that the appointment of General Freyberg to his present position will prove very popular.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20107, 29 November 1939, Page 14
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111FREYBERG’S BRIGADE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20107, 29 November 1939, Page 14
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