LEAVE IN ENGLAND
5000 2ND N.Z.E.F. MEN FROM ITALY London, Sept. 21. Five thousand of the New Zealand Division are to spend a fortnight’s leave in Britain. They will come to England in drafts of 105 men travelling from Italy by motor transport to a Channel port before being shipped to England. It is understood that the first draft is leaving Italy on October 5 and is expected to arrive in England about October 13. The largest number of members of the division in Britain at one time will be 1500. The Fernleaf Club, in Lowndes Square, London, which has 300 beds, has secured additional accommodation by taking over the Milestone Club in Kensington High Street, not far away. Until recently this club was occupied by Americans. It has 600 beds, as well as a restaurant. It will be managed by Captain R. G. Slogan, who also manages the Fernleaf Club, assisted by Lieutenant I. C. Cooper and Second-Lieutenant R. A. Prebble.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 226, 24 September 1945, Page 4
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162LEAVE IN ENGLAND Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 226, 24 September 1945, Page 4
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