Could Not Subsist On Army Rations
WAR SERVICE APPEAL Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, May I. Stating that he could not subsist on army rations because he ate nothing but wholemeal bread, milk and water, James Richard Walker, a bricklayer, appealed against service on the ground of hardship before the No. 1 Appeal Board. “I see that you Have been passed as fit,” said the chairman, Mr. C. R. OrrWalker, S.M. “Did you tell the doctors that you could n-ot eat army food?” “Not exactly,” said the reservist, “but I told them that I am very weak in that respect.” He had already served three months in a territorial camp. “How did you get on?” asked the chairman. Appellant: I bought my own food. I could not cat the rations. It was impossible for me to live on such food. “Well, the medical men will deal with that when you are in camp,” said the chairman. “If your stomach proves too weak, you will be put out of camp. ” The appeal was dismissed.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 103, 2 May 1941, Page 6
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