REPORTED DESERTION TO THE ENEMY
BY A NEW ZEALAND SOLDIER
The following unpleasant statementwas made to a Post reporter by the Rt. Hon. W. 1". Massey to-day: — "Information has been received that one of our men is believed to have deserted to the enemy. The man's name was such as not to give any indication as to German origin, and -no suspicion was aroused by him prior to the date he disappeared. Until detailed official confirmation of the truth of the present report has been received, the man's name will not be disclosed. This is being done in order to prevent possible injustice' to the parents resident in New Zealand, should the report on investigation prove unfounded."
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Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 41, 17 August 1916, Page 8
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117REPORTED DESERTION TO THE ENEMY Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 41, 17 August 1916, Page 8
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