“ Wonderful Thing To be Back ”
GENERAL FREYBE&G GETS DOWN TO WORK Per Pres* Association. WELLINGTON, Dec. 25. “After 18 years it is a very wonderful thing to be back," said 31ajor* General B. C. Freybcrg, V.C., general officer commanding the New Zealand Special Force, in an interview after hi a arrival from Australia to-day. He was very happy to have been appointed to command the New Zealand troops, he said, and to be associated with people he knew. General Freybcrg said ho could not, disclose what his movements would be, but a very full itinerary had been plan ned. His stay in New Zealand would be short and every moment of his time would be occupied. He would be paving visits to the camps and would see all the troops. After his arrival to-day General Freyberg went to Church and in the afternoon conferred with his staff. They had got straight down to work, fie said. He had been met everywhere w-ith great kindnesß and was greatly indebted to the Chief of the General Staff, MajorGeneral J. E. Duigan, for the help he had given him. Speaking of the attitude of the people in England to the war, General Freyberg said everywhere there was the greatest determination to sec the struggle through.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 304, 26 December 1939, Page 6
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