“ THE ONLY APPEAL”
BOY SCOUT LEADER UNDUE HARDSHIP SUCCEEDS (By Telegraph.—Press Association) AUCKLAND, Friday Stated to be the only appeal that would be entered for a reservist by the Boy Scouts’ Association, the case for Thomas Vernon Francis Gibb was presented to the No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board today by Mr L. S. Abbott, commissioner in charge of the Scout National Service in the Auckland metropolitan area. The appeal was based on the ground of public interest and there was also an appeal by Gibb’s mother on the ground of undue hardship. “Gibb’s personal inclinations were to join his pals, who have already left, but he felt that his greater duty lay in the direction of his home.” said Mr Abbott. ‘’Gibb contributed to support his widowed mother and also assisted his grandmother. He told the Scouts’ Association that he would be available for any worth while duty under the Scouts’ service scheme. He had a natural aptitude for the job and also was a good ' leader of boys. j The appeal was adjourned sine die | on the ground of undue hardship, but I the board announced that no decision j • was made in connection with the j public interest.
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Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21365, 8 March 1941, Page 3
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