THE TUNNELLING CORPS
RECRUITING SLOW. MORE MEN WANTED. " W© want eeventy-seven more trained men for the Engineering Tunnelling Corps," said the Hon. James Allen today, "and eighty-four other men not &o skilled, to complete the corps. We want these men at once, so that they can go into camp in a few days' time." The Minister said there could be no delay if we were to ca-rry out our obligations. The men will go into training > near Auckland. They are to be attached to the Royal Engineers, England, a crack corps, as a tunnelling company, but they will receive tne New Zealand rates of pay and pensions. Four officers, so far, have been selected.
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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 77, 29 September 1915, Page 7
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114THE TUNNELLING CORPS Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 77, 29 September 1915, Page 7
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