Troops Farewelled
Palmerston North members of the First Echelon of the New id Force for overseas were publicly farewelled from the band rotunda in the -"mire the other evening. Members of the force who attended the farewell numbered about 40, including Major R. L. McGaffin.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20128, 23 December 1939, Page 8
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126Troops Farewelled Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20128, 23 December 1939, Page 8
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