BRITISH ARMY
RECORD RECRUITING
[BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS.]
(Recd. Feb. 12, 12.15 p.m.). RUGBY, February 11.
In the course of a speech at Devonport, Mr. Hore Belisha said that, in 12 months, the Regular Army had taken over 3,600 more recruits than in the previous year, and in the same period, the Territorial Army had added the equivalent of a whole division to its strength. The applicants were, in fact, almost outrunning the capacity to put up buildings to accommodate them. The defences of every one of the home naval ports were manned by Territorials. The War Office, to-night, announced that 3,116 recruits were enlisted in the Territorial Army during January, which constitutes another record month for Territorial recruiting.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 12 February 1938, Page 7
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