FIRST VISIT
TO NEW ZEALAND'BASE CAMP IN EGYPT.
MADE BY GENERAL ALEXANDER
(Official War Correspondent, N.Z.E.F.) CAIRO, September 1.3.
Commander of the Middle East forces, the youthful-looking and energetic General Alexander, paid his first visit to the New Zealand base camp yesterday. The general impressed all by his purposefulness, even in such visits. He had come to see all he could in the short time at his disposal, and he showed quick understanding of everything he was shown. He met senior officers at the camp headquarters, and chatted with every one of them, and was. whisked away to the school of instruction, standing erect in his open car just as many of our troops have seen him in the desert. His hat-band was a faded red brought about by the constant sun-glare. After visiting the school he went to the Ma adi recreation tent, where, as usual, were many New Zealanders, and they raised their hats in a cheer as he drove off.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 September 1942, Page 4
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