ALIEN IN BALLOT
APPEAL BY GERMAN. WOULD FIGHT JAPANE'SE. An appeal by a member of the Territorial Forces, Alfred G. Degenkolbe, against service overseas was heard by the No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board at Whangarei. For the appellant, Mr Thomson said his medical grading was in question, but he had not yet been reboarded. "This man is a German, and most oi his relatives are in Germany. While prepared to serve in New Zealand, he does not think he should be sent to fight against his kith and kin," said Mr Thomson. "He also is an alien, although he has been balloted." Mr Thomson said it appeared', in any case, that Degenkolbe would be boarded out of the Army for medical reasons. The appellant said he was suffering from a leg disability, and he was doin.g no useful work in the Army. He was born in New Zealand, and was prepared to serve in the Dominion. He was Grade 2. Questioned by the seeretary of the board, Degenkolbe said that Japan, as an enemy of New Zealand, was his enemy. Decision was reserved, pending the reboarding of the appellant.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LXXV, Issue 254, 28 October 1942, Page 4
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190ALIEN IN BALLOT Marlborough Express, Volume LXXV, Issue 254, 28 October 1942, Page 4
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