NAVY’S POST-WAR ROLE

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 14823, 10 November 1948, Page 3

NAVY’S POST-WAR ROLE

'°U'NTEER RESERVE IN AUCKLAND

EVE of considerable EXPANSION”

i! , Auckland, today. Jr Slm ple, impi'essive naval “J®y. a silken white ensign was f? la st night in the St. Mary’s of the Auckland Wal New Zealand J«unteer Reserve to com■unit in its post-war role. .'Mvision is the first of the terforces in Auckland to begin inje work of training part- . volunteer servicemen. «y officers and men of the diJ and the affiliated St. AnJ F] P e Band stood rigidly at 5J while eight bells was ~ oand the quartermaster foriJ®P°rted the hour to the comofficer, Commander J. G. s BS.e„ V.R.D., A.D.C., j'A guard presented th e ensign, given to the ij® b T y Auckland branch of jj League, was hoisted to tire ,p n al shrill of the boatswain's of dedication were led k chaplain, Canon H. K.

iS5 s fhe division were con--shv r‘h ir bea ’- in S ; ' nd T ft n“l Ca P tam A. C. Duckbrin' S A D.S.C., R.M.. naval fcribed 2 arge at Auckland. He Which v, ! u , ard of y° un - si -‘ a ‘ ? three hac *been assembled on N r . occasion s after the enrolNaL Cruits > as one or the best •5m • er seen. in n P„ Uc kworth added that the ;.o( cnn e w Zealand was on .‘he %n f n Jderable expansion. In u l “ e acquisition of six % tjj Vas intended to recom- » an b'Submarme minejte R U v-° l oin her sister-ship, Q be S - These two ships particularly to pro,WeepijL lng an< d instruction in > Vtho , an< d anti-submarine mn thQf Vo * u nteer reserve divie centres.