SOLDIER GAOLED
(P.A.) AUCKLAND, This Day. A soldier, Clifford Leslie Whitham, 21, was sentenced to six months' hard labour in the Police Court today fori the theft of 700 rounds of .303 rifle ammunition valued at £14, belonging to the Army. The police said that when seen taking the ammunition Whitham- stated he was fond of pig shooting and it would come in handy.
"Leniency is impossible for such a serious offence," said the Magistrate, Mr. Luxford, who stressed the gravity 6f interfering with ammunition placed in a position for tactical purposes.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 107, 2 November 1942, Page 3
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92SOLDIER GAOLED Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 107, 2 November 1942, Page 3
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