SPECIAL FORCE
DOMINION ENLISTMENTS POSITION AT END OF YEAR. DETAILS FOR VARIOUS AREAS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. Enlistments in the Special Force throughout the Dominion to December 30, the latest date to which returns are available, totalled 18,858 of whom 11,490 were classed as fit. 2527 temporarily unfit, 2071 permanently unfit, and 1144 not available through being engaged in reserved occupations. A total of 8067 had been sent to camp and the balance available for posting to camp was 2198. Details are:— COMMANDS. Nor’n Cen’l Sou’n Enlisted 6720 6234 5904 Fit 4128 3706 3656 Temporarily unfit 858 674 995 Permanently unfit 638 829 604 Reserved occupa’ns 430 393 321 Sent to camp 2759 2510 2796 Balance available 846 ' 873 479 The above excludes the Maori Battalion and does not show the effect of tire recruiting campaign which is showing good results now that the holidays are over.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 January 1940, Page 6
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149SPECIAL FORCE Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 January 1940, Page 6
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