COMRADES IN ARMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2972, 21 June 1916, Page 4

COMRADES IN ARMS.

ANZAC DAY GREEThNGS

London, May 4

Tbe New Zealand Expeditionary Force, which, on An/.ac Day sent telegrams of tribute to "the immortal and glorious valour" of the regiments associated with it in the landing at Gallipoli, has received the following further replies: — Secretary of Slate for India: "On behalf of the Indian Army I tender thanks for your timely and happy message of comradeship in arms; that comradeship will further cement tho unity of the Emipre. lam telegraphing tho message fo India, where it will be warmly appreciated." King's Own Scottish Borderers: "We are proud to be associated with you in an. enterprise in which the New Zealanders, by their glorious valour, earned a reputation which will live 'with the greatest in. the British Army." Ro'val IniiiskiTling. Fusiliers: "On behalf of all ranks battalions of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers I beg to thank you for your cordial message. Nothing I can, say can express our admiration of Ihe wonderful valour of the New Zealanders." Ist Border Regiment: "I have to sincerely thank you on behalf of the Ist Battalion, Border Regiment, for your kind telegram of to-day's date, and it gavo me great "pleasure to forward same to that battalion." Royal Fusiliers: "The Royal Fusiliers return cordial thanks to their comrades of the New Zealanders for their kind message, and tender the heartiest thanks for tribute on the anniversary of iho glorious deed." The sailors of H.M.S. Beagle send the following letter: "Dear Anzaos, —The anniversary of the- landing at Gaba Tepe is at hand, and so the ship's company of H.M.S. Beagle wish all the Anzacs, wherever they may be,, the best of good luck. We participated in the never-to-be-forgot-ten landing. Wo put, in the first place, the 9th Battalion Queenslauders ashore, and we shall never forget how they went there. Later >on in the day we put the Otago Battalion of New Zealanders ashore. Since then we have been associated with the Ahzac troops right up to' the time of the evacuation. We assisted at Suvla Bay, so we know all about the 'bhoys.' We could never allow the 25th to pass without showing you in some way how we remember it. Failing our attendance on the 25th we would all express our wishes of good luck and good health to - all the Anzac boys. You may rest assured that no one will ever'forget you on hoard the Beagle, and if there "happens to he anyone who. landed from our ship, we are sure they will remember us."