LONDON HOUSES MADE HABITABLE

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23260, 23 July 1945, Page 2

LONDON HOUSES MADE HABITABLE

i Special Marine Battalion LONDON. July 19. T n exactly 12 months since its formation to make good damage caused by living bombs in July. 1944. a special j-,'..,] Marine Battalion has made nearly 85000 houses habitable in the lortdon area ood there are only 700 ,'fl'cers and men in tb.e battalion. ; More (han WOO ol these houses were 1 •■<< rond uid” c;i>c < - house's that 1 recriircd exU'U-Mve rrpuirs and in some ' ci’M's. complete rebuilding trem ground ' The battalion, ’h; h is continuing its second aid 'at ’he rate of 100 I lii•’)><■ a nimyh •.:< j nines draPad to il were build- ■ i i , ni' ; , ’:■) i had tu t ’■•u ed up ■ I lhe world on normal tn. ’ir.r du’.n - I To-day marines who have been I prisoners of war or have been wounded or placed in ’ow medical categories, and men on tompassionatc posting. i make t’P 1!lt ' greater part of the unit.