AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.—Thousands crowded round the grounds of Parliament Buildings yesterday morning to watch the official farewell to the First Echelon of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Central Military District. The 1900 men made an impressive sight as they stood on parade in front of the buildings to hear addresses by the Governor-General, Lord Galway, and others. After the farewell the troops marched through the streets, back to the railway station, on their return to camp.
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 85, 4 January 1940, Page 5
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77AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE.—Thousands crowded round the grounds of Parliament Buildings yesterday morning to watch the official farewell to the First Echelon of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Central Military District. The 1900 men made an impressive sight as they stood on parade in front of the buildings to hear addresses by the Governor-General, Lord Galway, and others. After the farewell the troops marched through the streets, back to the railway station, on their return to camp. Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 85, 4 January 1940, Page 5
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