HUGE CONVOY.
CANADIANS REACH BRITAIN. LONDON Auti 1 One of the largest convoys ever to cross the Atlantic has arrived in Britain, bringing the 3rd Canadian Division. It made the crossing without the loss of a single ship, although, asone officer remarked, the crews were on their t->es all the time. The only excitement occurred when destroyers raced along the line on one occasion and dropped depth charges. Thousands of soldiers and hundreds of United States technicians, as well as 250 woodsmen from Nova Scotia, nuwje the crip. In addition there were doctors and nurses as well as American airmen arriving to join the Eagle Squadron. The snips also carried large supplies of ammunition, other war material, and quantities ol food for the people of liritam Welcoming the men. the Secretary for War (Captain Margesson) expressed his pleasure that every one was a volunteer. Ships of the Royal Canadian Navy shared in escorting the convoy.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 207, 2 August 1941, Page 7
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155HUGE CONVOY. Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 207, 2 August 1941, Page 7
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