BRITISH VETERANS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1929, Page 3

BRITISH VETERANS

HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright).

LONDON, Nov. 24

The lirst annual memorial service of the South' AfricaW War Veterans’ As-' sociation, of which Field Marshal Lord Methuen is the President, was hold at the Horseguards’ Parade, liondon, to-day. Tho men: were inspected by General Sir lan Hamilton. Addressing the company, Sir lan Hamilton said: “I always used to say:—“We are the lads who fought with White, Bn,Her, Methuen, Roberts, Badcn-Powell, and other warriors of great renown at Elandslaagte, Waggon Hill, Pieter’s Heights. Paardeberg, and Diamond Hill. We are old soldiers, who, once upon a time, on half rations, played hide and seek with Christian. Do Wet, until our feet were bleeding and our clothes were in rags. We are proud to stand here, representing' the 23;(XX) • soldiers• who gate their lives for the- agr( w, G 3 i iU . 0 Sp A'creeiiiging; and ; the, ‘ small-' or'our iiijnlV'ii's*',' ■ the' greater is each m.vd- vli) rp 1 ’ol" honour. The f Verebnig- ■ ihg Peace' was an achievement 'btpial toHluit ; of the million '■ dead who "are represented' by the 1 Treaty of Versailles.' - Still oiir tally holds' every time,’’' ''

He ; add'ed : ' “You kpeak -kindly of Broth{m* Boer, who used to'shoot at us all the time, and hit us pretty often. You-are helping to keep South Africa .happy and united, and what better monument could our fallen comrades desire?”

L e d bv Sir T. Hamilton, the veterans marched to the Cenotaph, wheio ,Sir T. Hamilton placed a wreath on behalf of the Association.