RIOT IN NAVAL BARRACKS
Three Ratings Bayonetted LONDON, August 16. Three naval ratings were bayonetted and 11 others injured by batons to-night in a clash with armed guards at Devonport naval barracks. The disturbance began after the beer had run out at the canteen at 9.30 p.m. The men attempted to raid the locked rum store. They smashed the windows, but were unable to enter. They then proceeded to the detention block, and attempted to release prisoners. A ficlit with (lie guards followed and an officer unsuccessfully attempted to intervene. Shouting and booing continued until 11 p.m., when the men quietened down and returned to their quarters.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23282, 18 August 1945, Page 5
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107RIOT IN NAVAL BARRACKS Timaru Herald, Volume CLVIII, Issue 23282, 18 August 1945, Page 5
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