GENERAL GODLEY.
HIS POSITION EXPLAINED
Per Press Association
WELLINGTON, August. 29
la the House this evening, the Minister of Defence.^in reply to a question, said that "when General Godley was promoted by the Imperial authorities to the command of an army corps he Volunteered to continue direct administration of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces in general. This offer was gladly accepted by the New Zealand Government with the approval of the Army Council. General Godley co-ordinates the work oi: General Russell (commanding- the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in France). General Chaytor (commanding th^e New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Egypt) and General Richardson (in the United Kingdom). Such cooridnation of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces is absolutely essential.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17074, 30 August 1917, Page 5
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117GENERAL GODLEY. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17074, 30 August 1917, Page 5
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