HOME GUARD PARADE AT AUCKLAND
(P.A.) AUCKLAND, April 28. On a perfect autumn day, a crowd of 10,000 people on the slopes of the domain yesterday afternoon watched the inspiring spectacle provided by a parade of 6000 members of the Home Guard, who were inspected by the Governor-General (Sir Cyril Newall). Thirteen of the 17 battalions in the No. 1 area participated. Men of all ages and all walks of life were represented, including veterans from other wars, youths in their teens, business men, farmers, shop assistants, bank clerks, factory workers and professional men, moving in a seemingly endless line from the outer domain .to the parade ground. Tire men marched smartly to the music of 12 bands, and when the battalions were lined up abreast they made a frontage of a quarter of a mile.
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Southland Times, Issue 24421, 29 April 1941, Page 6
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136HOME GUARD PARADE AT AUCKLAND Southland Times, Issue 24421, 29 April 1941, Page 6
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