CHINESE RESERVIST
MISTAKE OVER NAME
A mistake by the army in the name of a Chinese reservist was elucidated by Mr. Ah Kew, when appearing before the No. 1 Armed Forces Appeal Board this morning, on behalf of Wong Wing Sung, who asked for the release of James Chang Dan. Dan's surname appeared in the armed records as Chang, and M*r. H. Ah Kew said that apparently the army was under thi impression that Dan was a first name and Chang a surname. "The reservist" added Mr. Ah Kew, *'did not care what the army called him." It was stated that the reservist was a market gardener and, as a Chinese, he would be unable to serve overseas.
Mr. A. M. Samuel, a member of the board, remarked that reservist would be more userul in his usual occupation. The board recommended Dan's release from camp, and ordered that he be attached to the Home Guard.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 287, 4 December 1942, Page 4
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