SM's Mercy Brings Happiness To Deserter
,p_ A .) ‘ AUCKLAND. This Day. DROPPING as jycnily as vain from hoavon, the quality o* ;rwv:?v brought happiness to a handsome American and fits ireltv Auckland wife today.
T '.vent y-th re e-y ear-old Eric Arvid Petri, serving in the Pacific with the American forces, fell in love in Auckland. Discharged in- the United States, the memory of his sweetheart was a spur which led him to take out Canadian citizenship and sign on as a member of the crew of. the vessel Waikawa at a Canadian port.
Deserting in New Zealand. >
ried the trirl of his dreams. but hi* wedded bliss was shadowed wnen hp was charged in the Police t wirl Dej with desertion, his young wile siting behind him. , , .. “Probation for 12, months, kuu a.magistrate iMr J. Molding. The couple walked out arm-in-arm into the sunshine.
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Northern Advocate, 3 June 1947, Page 6
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