LITERARY COMPETITION FOR SOLDIERS
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, August 12. With the object of supplementing official accounts oF big battles and minor engagements, a competition, which was open to all ranks of the N.Z.E.F., closed on June 30 for the best eye-witness accounts of Middle East actions in which New Zealanders were engaged. The articles submitted will be filed in the official archives for use when the official history of the 2nd N.Z.E.F. is being written. The judges, Lieutenant-Colonel F. Waite (the New Zealand Patriotic Fund Board's Commissioner), the editor of The N.Z.E.F. Times and an officer appointed by headquarters of the N.Z.E.F., are now dealing with the large number of entries received. Three £5 prizes for officers and three similar prizes for other ranks were offered by the National Patriotic Fund Board.
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Southland Times, Issue 24821, 13 August 1942, Page 4
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131LITERARY COMPETITION FOR SOLDIERS Southland Times, Issue 24821, 13 August 1942, Page 4
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