ANXIOUS TO SERVE
A KEEN RECRUIT (Special to Times) AUCKLAND, Friday Anxious to join two brothers a young Wellington recruit (T. w! Gray) mde a special visit to Auck: land on Wednesday night to see if he could enter Ngaruawahia camp today with the second echelon pool for artillery units.
He made application in Wellington to be sent to the second echelon artillery and was tola there of the draft going into camp from Auckland today. Determined to make every effort to join his brothers, he caught the limited express and visited the drill hall as soon as the train arrived yesterday. If it is possible, he will be sent into camp this morning.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21057, 8 March 1940, Page 7
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