POILUS IN ENGLAND.
MESSAGES SENT HOME. LONDON, June 3. AVhile the sound of the battle across the' 5 Channel is heard with "increasing intensity, more French^ troops have aimed in England tired and hungry. One of the first things most- of them wanted to-know was what day it was. Many (vcrc hot aware that King Leopold had Ca q’ho volunteer canteen workers at the reception ports who have remained at their posts for days and nights on end, are now almost as weary as the airivals, hut food and drink awaited every poilu. One nlan distributed thousands of postcards to enable the Frenchmen to send messages homeward flouncing then safe arrival. The po> .s dropped on is conveying free of .charge.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 158, 4 June 1940, Page 7
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121POILUS IN ENGLAND. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 158, 4 June 1940, Page 7
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