FRONTERSMEN'S BADGES.
A PROTEST FROM THE FRONT,
By Telegraph—Special to " Chronicle;-" WELLINGTON, October 7. A protest on behalf of the 1200 Frontiersmen who had enlisted in the New Zealand1 forces was made in the House to-day by Mr. J. A. Young. He said that each Frontiersman carried a badge registered at the headquarters, and no matter in iwha.t part of the world he was tire badge served to establish his identity. When the men were in Egypt, however, the military authorities insisted that th,e men should remove their badges and "would under no circumstances permit them to be worn although the men prized them highly. Did. the Minister' approve of this? ,~, ' The Minister said that was a matter entirely under the. control of the milibary authorities. He understood that the badge was small and inconspicuous and he could see no reateori wliy the Frontiersmen should not be permitted to wear them.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 20474, 8 October 1915, Page 4
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151FRONTERSMEN'S BADGES. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 20474, 8 October 1915, Page 4
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