ROYAL NAVY'S SPIRIT
HIGH IN PACE OP TRIALS Rec. 1.30 a.m. RUGBY, April 5. In spite of a yery large number of casualties the spirit and service of the Royal Navy in face of all difficulties was as fine as ever they were, said the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, at the Mansion House. The navy had maintained its standard in the face of far greater odds and, speaking generally, much greater difficulties than perhaps at any time in its history. Speaking of naval casualties, Mr. Alexander said they had been very high in destroyers, escort ships, submarines, minesweepers and trawling
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 81, 6 April 1943, Page 3
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