BRITISH FORCES FOR CHINA ATTEND FAREWELL. CHURCH SERVICES.
By Telegraph—Press Ae»Mv—Copyright. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, January 23. Good luck, in the name of t.he Lord,” was the Portsmouth chaplain’s farewell wish at a special church parade attended by a thousand marines who are going to China to-morrow. T he first Devons at Rlackdown camp attended, a farewell service in view of orders to be in readiness to proceed to China. There is great activity at York, the headquarters of the Northern Command where four battalions are under orders. These include the Thirteenth Brigade, a mobile force unattached to any division, and the. Green Howards, who have only recently returned after long service in the Far East. A total of seven battalions, apart from the marines, are now standing
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18063, 25 January 1927, Page 15
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