SERVICE UNIFORMS
HOME GUARD UNITS ISSUE EXPECTED SHORTLY (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day A certain number of service uniforms have been made available from the stocks to members of the Home Guard units on duty in the fortress areas of the Central Military District. The Minister of Defence, the Hon F. Jones, stated to-day that arrangements had been completed to make available a fairly large number o battledress uniforms to Territorials This would release a large number of service uniforms which, after being renovated and cleaned, would be issued to the Home Guard units in various parts of New Zealand. I* was anticipated that it will be possible to make the first issues of these uniforms to Home Guard units within the next few weeks. It is hoped eventually to provide battledress for all Territorials and also uniform the Home Guard completely, but it must be remembered that we had commitments overseas which must be met.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20647, 24 December 1941, Page 7
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