ANXIOUS TO FIGHT.
1 Many good stories are told of men over age keen to join the Expeditionary Force, but the story concerning a well-known Rangitikei settler will be hard to beat, says the Wellington Post. His real age is 63 years, but, anxious to fight for the Empire," he registered at the local Defence office,' giving his age as 39. He was passed by the doctor who was apparently satisfied ■with his statement as to age. In course of time the old soldier arrived at Suez with his company fittest man of them all. This ardent patriot has a son in camp whoso age is 38. In another case a married soldier who looked as young as he said who he was and who gave an incorrect age when he enlisted, was applying for separation allowance for his wife. He was naturally armed with a copy of hist marriage license and the adjutant, comparing notes, suddenly remarked: "Why, man, you must have married very early, according to these dates you must have been married when you were three years old,
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16123, 11 January 1916, Page 8
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