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RESERVIST MARRIES WIDOW PROBLEM FOR ARMY (By Telegraph.—Special to Times) DUNEDIN, Friday The position of a single man who marries after May 1, 1940, a widow with a family is causing the Armed Forces Appeal Board in Dunedin some confusion. The regulation makes it clear that for the purpose of the ballot such a reservist is classed as a single man. In the case under consideration appellant had married a widow with five children after being called in the ballot. From the military point of view the position is somewhat different, as since October, 1939, the registration department has been advised not to send to camp men with more than two children under 16 years of age. The term children is regarded by the army authorities as dependents, whether they are the man’s own children or step-children. It is expected that the whole matter will be clarified at an early date.
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Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21358, 28 February 1941, Page 2
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