SCOTS GUARDS’ RETURN
MESSAGE OF WELCOME FROM KING. (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, February 28. The second Battalion of the Scots Guards, coming from Shanghai, disembarked at Southampton to-day, and were given a rousing reception. The first message to greet them came from the King, who is Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment. It is as follows: “As your Colonel-in-Chief, I wish to be the first to welcome you home, and rejoice to think you are once more with your families and friends.” .The following reply was sent: “Second Battalion Scots Guards respectfully tiiank their Colonel-in-Chief for his gracious message of welcome, and rejoice at the prospect, of His Majesty’s early return to health.”
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 136, 5 March 1929, Page 6
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111SCOTS GUARDS’ RETURN Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 136, 5 March 1929, Page 6
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