Mr. W. T. Jennings, M.P., whose -.ns have done so splendidly at the front in the cause of the Empire, his received a letter from his son Alfred, written in France on April 17. Hβ got hie commission as second lieutenant in the Northumberland Fusiliers, which regiment is composed chiefly of Tyneaide Irish. Lieutenant Jennings writes that his commanding officer has recommended him for the Military Cross, and that he was placed in command (temporarily) of his company. Hβ was only a month with hia regiment. .;-.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 138, 11 June 1917, Page 7
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86Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 138, 11 June 1917, Page 7
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