20TH BATTALION REUNION IN CHRISTCHURCH.—Captain C. H. Upham, V.C. and bar (middle), greeting a former fellow-member of the 20th Battalion, Mr N. V. Turner, at the reunion held in the Jellicoe Hall last evening. On the right is Major-General H. K. Kippenberger, C. B., C.B.E., D.S.O. and bar, E.D., the unit’s first commanding officer. The 20th Battalion was formed in 1939 and was the senior South Island battalion of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force. It later became an armoured regiment.
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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25448, 20 March 1948, Page 8
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8120TH BATTALION REUNION IN CHRISTCHURCH.—Captain C. H. Upham, V.C. and bar (middle), greeting a former fellow-member of the 20th Battalion, Mr N. V. Turner, at the reunion held in the Jellicoe Hall last evening. On the right is Major-General H. K. Kippenberger, C. B., C.B.E., D.S.O. and bar, E.D., the unit’s first commanding officer. The 20th Battalion was formed in 1939 and was the senior South Island battalion of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force. It later became an armoured regiment. Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25448, 20 March 1948, Page 8
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