POIGNANT SCENES
Timaru Prisoners Of War Welcomed Home Twelve South Canterbury soldiers, former prisoners of war, who arrived in Timaru yesterday, were welcomed by an enthusiastic crowd and accorded musical honours by the Timaru Boys’ High School Band.' Poignant scenes of reunion were seen at the railway station platform. Mothers, wives and sisters found tears of joy in their eyes as they embraced the exile:' Some soldiers, too, were visibly affected. The Mayor (Mr A. E. S. Hanan), who boarded the train al Temuka with the South Canterbury Rehabilitation Officer 'Mr A. N. Campbell), extended a welcome to the renat.riated men and said how pleased they were to have tiie.n back in Timaru. The South Canterbury Returned Services’ Association was represented by Mr C. Hardingham. Tea, was provided by members of the Timaru Women’s Patriotic Committee and the Red Cross Society, and the transport s. ction of the latter organisation conveyed the iivn to their home::.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23259, 21 July 1945, Page 4
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156POIGNANT SCENES Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23259, 21 July 1945, Page 4
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