TERRITORIALS AND WAR
Duke of York on Training the Duke ot York, who opened the headquarters of the City of London Signals, at Atkins road, Clapham, recently, praised the Territorials as a volunteer citizen force, but expressed the opinion that because of their short training they were not fit to take an immediate part in any aggressive war. “The constitution and training of the Territorial Army are such that it is obviously unfitted to take part in a sudden aggressive war," he declared. “The Territorial Army is a unique force. It is a citizen army, recruited on voluntary and not on conscript lines, and as such it deserves the consideration and respect not only of all our countrymen, but also of those who belong to other nations. “On the other hand, in view of the short training it receives, the standard of efficiency obtained by all ranks hears witness to the keenness and good comradeship which service in the Territorial Arms calls forth in its officers, non-con-missioned officers, and men “It deserves well, therefore, of its fellow citizens, who. it is hoped, will give it every assistance in their power."
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIV, Issue 97, 7 April 1934, Page 8
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