BELGIAN TROOPS VINDICATED.
An inquiry was opened recently on j the action of th? Antwerp garrison forces, consisting of 35,000 me>n and 700 officers, who, on the day following the evacuation of Antwerp by the field army,, to escape being taken prisoners by the enemy, took refuge on Dutch territory. The inquiry has resulted in a complete rehabilitation of these troops, who had done- their duty up to the very last moment, and who, to j prevent being surrounded, passed over the Dutch frontier. Following on the inquiry, Baron do Broqueville issued au order of the day stating that be was perfectly satisfied that tho Belgian troops would not have allowed ther/. selves to be interned iKthey could h>Cvo done otherwise, and that criticisTh. of their action was neither called £or nor permissible.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11686, 1 May 1916, Page 4
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