ATTACK ON BESSIE
PRESSED BY BRITISH TROOPS. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day. 10.38 a.m.) RUGBY, April 23. A British headquarters communique issued at Cairo states: “In the Ambaslagi sector in Abyssinia our northern column is making progress while our southern column continues to press back the enemy holding strong positions covering Dessie. In the Asosa and Gambcila areas cur patrols have again gained contact with and are harassing the enemy. In southern areas our pursuit of the retreating enemy is continuing while patrol activities are steadily increasing."
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 April 1941, Page 6
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88ATTACK ON BESSIE Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 April 1941, Page 6
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