CHURCH ARMY WORK

Opunake Times, 16 September 1941, Page 7

CHURCH ARMY WORK

A GENERAL’S APPRECIATION Keen appreciation of the work of the Church Army for the troops in the Sudan and Eritrea was recently expressed by the officer commanding, Lieut.-General Sir William Platt, to Mr. David Kee, an agent of the army well known in New Zealand.

Ou hearing that Mr. Kee was to bo transferred to Palestine, Sir William wrote: “I should) like to tell you how greatly your strenuous and constant efforts with the Church Army van have been appreciated by the troops under my command, and place on record our gratitude to you. Your mileage and the number of trips you have made right up to the most forward troops in action in distant areas speak for themselves. There, where supplies were difficult, you and your van have brought comfort and pleasure to many at each of vour visits. Thus you have contributed to the maintenance of that high standard of cheerful endurance and fighting spirit which has animated our troops throughout our campaign.

“I am confident that every word I have written would be cheerfully endorsed by the numerous soldiers who blessed the familiar sight of yourself, your van and the comforts you so regularly brought them. On their behalf, as well as on my own, I say, 'Thank you very much.’ ”