DAY BY DAY.
A young subaltern of the New Zealand Forces was standing in Badge Trafalgar Square, London, of recently, when an elderly Honour, civilian stopped and looked at him, and then gravely raised his hat and passed on. The New Zealander seemed surprised, and the surprise turned to embarrassment when the same thing iiappened two minutes later. Just above the cuff of his left sleeve was a thin strip of gold braid, and it was this which attracted the attention of many people. The gold strip denoted that this young man had fought his Empire's battles and had been wounded. Though somewhat shy at the attention which was showered upon him, the subaltern admitted that he was in a measure glad of it, because he deemed it only just tiiat those who had borne the burden and heat of the day in the llring-line should have some distinctive mark which would be recognised by the outside world.
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Waikato Times, Volume 87, Issue 13292, 22 September 1916, Page 4
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158DAY BY DAY. Waikato Times, Volume 87, Issue 13292, 22 September 1916, Page 4
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