"I have had three brothers killed at tlie front ami I want to kill three Germans, ami if I can't take, the place of another man to let him go then I will kill three Germans hero," such was an excerpt from a letter read at the Napier Patriotic Committee's meeting 011 Monday night from a Napier mini who had enlisted, thrown up his position, and >n premutation of his attestation papers at camp was 'rejected because he -lijjd. \aricose veins. The writer said lie was 33 years of age and in perfect health, lie could not understand why lie should be debarred from killing three Germans to equalise the loss of three of his brothei'3.
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Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1916, Page 5
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116Page 5 Advertisements Column 5 Taranaki Daily News, 19 August 1916, Page 5
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