LEGACY OF WAR
THE “BURNT-OUT” SOLDIER SPECIAL INSTITUTION NEEDED (Per United Press Association) WANGANUI, May 31. “ The time is not far distant when it will be necessary to, provide an institution between a public hospital and the Jubilee Home for the accommodation of ‘ burnt-out ’ soldiers,” said Mr F. G. Seddon, the secretary, at the annual meeting of the Wanganui Returned Soldiers’ Association to-night. This statement was made t by Mr Sedaon following a discussion on the plight of an R.S.A. member, aged 46, who had been sent from the hospital to the home. It was suggested by the secretary that a remit should be forwarded, to - the New Zealand Returned : (Soldiers’ Association conference proposing that the Government should act in conjunction with the hospital boards of the Dominion in seeking a way to deal with the problem. Another member suggested that the National Canteen Fund should be utilised, and an institution erected for the purpose of accommodating the aged returned soldiers of the Dominion.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19380601.2.47
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 23515, 1 June 1938, Page 6
Word Count
164LEGACY OF WAR Otago Daily Times, Issue 23515, 1 June 1938, Page 6
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.