BRITISH EMPIRE ORDER.
RETURNED SOLDIERS’ VIEWS. At a meeting of the exectivc of the Dunedin Returned Soldiers' Association Mr R. Jones drew a comparison between the records of people who had won the Distinguished Service Order and oilier decorations in the field with those of people who had been awarded the Order of (ho British Empire and the Member of (he British Empire. The decorations given to people who were thousands of miles away from danger, and who often drew large salaries, he said, took precedence to (hose won in action by men who had performed deeds of valour, and who had risked (heir lives. Ho thought that as an association they should uphold the courage and determination which had enabled their own men to gain honours, and should claim for ihein first place. He moved: “That representations he made through headquarters to the Gov-ernor-General, praying His Excellency to bring before (he Home authorities the necessity of reversing the place of honour of the Order of (he British Empire, and suggesting (hat it he an order subservient to all honours and decorations received on aVlive service.” The motion was carried unanimously.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1995, 26 June 1919, Page 3
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191BRITISH EMPIRE ORDER. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1995, 26 June 1919, Page 3
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