CHIEFS OF THE KING’S ARMY.— Mr Hore-Belisha (above, at right), the British War Minister, tells Viscount Gort, chief of the Imperial general staff, how he will spend £10,000,000 on new quarters for Empire soldiers in Britain and abroad. General Gort, holder of the Victoria Cross, owes his high position to Mr Hore-Belisha’s policy of promotion for fitness rather than seniority.
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Southland Times, Issue 23544, 25 June 1938, Page 13
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60CHIEFS OF THE KING’S ARMY.—Mr Hore-Belisha (above, at right), the British War Minister, tells Viscount Gort, chief of the Imperial general staff, how he will spend £10,000,000 on new quarters for Empire soldiers in Britain and abroad. General Gort, holder of the Victoria Cross, owes his high position to Mr Hore-Belisha’s policy of promotion for fitness rather than seniority. Southland Times, Issue 23544, 25 June 1938, Page 13
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