ALDERSHOT TROOPS
MARSHAL GAMELIN'S VISIT British Wireless LONDON. March 20 The supreme commander of the Allied forces. Marshal Gnmelin, inspected French-Canadian troops at Aldershot to-day. After taking the salute at the march-past, he saw the units at field exercises with inachincguns and tanks. Addressing the men Marshal Gnmelin said: "The hearts of Britain and France beat as one. We have not forgotten your predecessors and are glad you have come over here to. complete your training and to follow in the footsteps of your fathers."
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23619, 1 April 1940, Page 9
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