TWO DAYS' ROUTE MARCH.
FIFTY-FOUR MILES COVERED.
AWAPUNI TO WANGANUI.
[BY TELEGBAPH.—
WANGANUI. Friday. Oveb 140 men from the ambulance camp at Awapuni reached Wanganui at four o'clock this afternoon, after marching 54 miles in two days. This is believed to be a record for New Zealand, if not for Australasia. Major Dudley, camp commandant, was in charge of the column. The men will take part in field manoeuvres to-morrow.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16561, 9 June 1917, Page 6
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