HON. R. SEMPLE
OiTEItS TO SERVE IN. ARMY.
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CHRISTCHURCH; March 19. V Y An offer to serve inVthe Arlny, preferably in a constructiqntflpoinpany, without commission or any -ipecial privileges, has been made by the. Min-;' ister of Public Works, (Hoii. , |t. Semple): '' ' The - MiVfistef ' made* hiS Offer; in a letter to .'Major-General Duigan, reading as follows : “I have decided to Offer ■ my Services to Tlie' Anny through you: I am 1 Over' military age, but niy. h^altk is good, and I feel that ! can stand ijp td afiy hardship that I Kitty bellied' upon to encounter.' 1 have had sij.ifetime experience in coiiktriictional work of all kinds—both uhdergrouiidTinct on . the sur‘face"and! shaH be pleased to ■ Serve irf any constructional company. T felT thai'tHe knowledge '! havO' gathered through my 1 ife,' will be Of some assistance‘m this direetibn. I wartCrio commission «,and ho special consideration. !I* am prepared, if my'services are accepted, to live on a soldier’s pa^. I offer my services becatisV I p eftllse that it is going to be a titanic struggle, and that arij ; man who Can render any assistance whatever, should voluntarily offer to serve.” ,
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Hokitika Guardian, 19 March 1940, Page 6
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