ARRIVING ABOUT DEC. 21
NEW ZEALAND PERSONNEL ABOARD MOOLTAN Wellington, This Day The Mooltan with 2nd N.Z.E.F. personnel from Britain, Italy and Egypt aboard, including the balance of members of the Bth and earlier reinforcements, married men of 9th and about 300 single men of the 9th reinforcement, will arrive in Wellington about December 21st and men in the draft will reach their homes for Christmas, said the Minister of Defence, Mr Jones, to-day. The Minister said that when he made the announcement that the ship would reach New Zealand toward the end of December, the Government had not been advised that the ship had already sailed from the Middle East, but more precise information was now available. The Next-of-kin of men who had embarked in Britain had already been notified and early next week the next-of-kin of those who joined the ship in Italy and Egypt will also be advised P.A.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 30 November 1945, Page 2
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