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FORMER COMMANDERS. " TO THE BITTER END.’* STRONG PROTEST BY EX-OFFICERS United Press Assn.— Elec. Tel. Copyright (Received June 28, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, June 27. “ It Is no small effort for former battalion commanders to don sandwich-boards and do a gutter crawl, but having vainly tried every constitutional means we have decided to see It through to the bitter end,” said Major North, secretary of the Army Ranked Officers’ Association, who are protesting by a three days’ demonstration starting on June 29 against receiving only non-com-missioned pensions despite the fact that they saw commissioned service.
Two Ministries have not fulfilled their promise to adjust matters, and so twelve officers, wearing medals for every campaign since Britain fought the Mad Mullah and including two holders of the Victoria Cross, will assemble In the Strand for a parade in the vicinity of Parliament.
Meanwhile Field-Marshal Ghetwode told the Veterans’ Association that army recruiting is nearing the crux of the crisis, owing to the low pay for foreign service and the difficulty of obtaining jobs after seupn years with the colours.
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Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20231, 28 June 1937, Page 7
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