MEN FROM FIJI
SELECTED FOR AIR FORCE REVERSAL OF DECISION United Press Assn.— tier. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, March 17 Twenty-three young men from Fiji, including the son of a leading chief, have been selected for training with the Royal Air Force. They will soon proceed to Royal Air Force stations overseas. After the Fijians obtained permission last year to raise and equip a token force of 100 men for overseas service, it was decided that they could better be used if they remained with the Fijian forces for the defence of the island. Partial reversal of this decision has caused great satisfaction among the colony's young men, who will soon be taking part in Royal Air Force exploits, ;
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Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21374, 19 March 1941, Page 7
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118MEN FROM FIJI Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21374, 19 March 1941, Page 7
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