SOLDIERS' GRAVES
STATEMENT BY DEFENCE MINISTER.
In the House of Representatives recently, Mr T. E. Y. Seddon (Westland) asked tho Minister ior Defonco whether tho Government intend to ereou >or contribute towards the . cost of the erection of tombstones on the graves of soldiers who died on return, to the Dominion? ; _,, ■ A ' "'"' The Minister replied: "The Government is prepared to erect headstones similar to those approved by the Imperial War Graves Commission on the graves of all soldiers who returned to the Dominion and died as a. result of disabilities incurred on active service irrespective of where they are buried, proviWd death occurred within twelve months of discharge."
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10686, 4 September 1920, Page 7
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108SOLDIERS' GRAVES New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10686, 4 September 1920, Page 7
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