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HOME GUARD COMMANDERS CHALLENGED. INCIDENT AT MANOEUVRES. The Home uuard exercises at Blairlogie yesterday were not without amusing incidents. During the field operations Colonel R. St. J. Beere. Wellington District Commander, and Captain W. R. Birch. Area Commander, were apprehended by a tierce-looking Maori and asked for the password. To their consternation they had both forgotten it. “You know who I am.” said Colonel Beere. “Too right I do," said the sentry. "But' my friends over there arc the enemy.” When asked what he was going to do about it. the sentry said he did not know. The situation was saved by Captain Parry who rushed up and gave the officers the word ‘'Turnkey." Despite the fact that the word should have been “Trunkey" they managed to I pass. I
As the "casualties" arrived at the base hospital they produced an identity disc, slating their name, rank and type of wound. One man arrived with a “head wound and two lingers shot away.” The M.O. was considerably surprised on examining the man to find that two fingers were missing. "A butcher's knife, many months ago." said the patient with a reassuring smile. 1
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 June 1941, Page 4
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