THE RETURNED MEN

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 97, 26 April 1932, Page 5

THE RETURNED MEN

A SPLENDID PARADE

. Fittingly the 'dedication of .the first section of the National War Memorial /was attended by the largest parade of returned soldiers that has, ever been held in Wellington. Between 1800 and 2000 paraded on. the Basin Reserve under Lieutenant-Colonel If. E. Avery, and after they nad formed up in their old war-time units they took their place in the inarch to the Carillon in com-j pany with the South. African Veterans and Legion, of !Frontiersmen. The-spectacle.;at the Basin Reserve when the various.Naval and Territorial units paraded and. when they marched oS to martial music played by a number of bands to form up in front of j the Campanile was very impressive."! The Territorials, who were under the J command of .Colonel W. Cunningham and Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Saunders, comprised the Wellington Regiment under Major J. L. McAlister, which formed the Guard of Honour, the sth, 15th, 17th, and 19th Batteries, Engineers, Signallers, Army Service . Corps, 2nd Field Ambulance, and vNo. 2 Bomber Squadron, N\Z. Air Force, a total of 62 officers 'and 511 men. ' " The Naval, Royal Marines,-. an d Royal j Naval Volunteer Reserve were under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Airey.' •<•".' '■ ■ • : In addition, the St. John and Free Ambulances were also well represented and 782 cadets'from Wellington, Rpngotai, Scots, and Wellesley Colleges were present. .-..'.'■ ■ /