President of N.Z.R.S.A.
The Hon. W. Perry, M.L.
The Hon. W. Perry, M.L.C., p sident of the New Zealand Return Soldiers’ Association, said New I landers claimed Major-General fr berg as a New Zealander, but he not sure they were strictly correct.! was born in England and came to XZealand when he was two years o' and after the Great War, with thee ception of a visit in 1921, he had t mained in England. “When hist comes to be written it will be recon that New Zealand, in two success wars, sent overseas two greet..., sions, the First New Zealand Ksa and the Second New Zealand Dm and that those two divisions v commanded by two great soldiers! two great divisional command Major-General Sir Andrew Rus and Major-General (as we hopet able to address him in the not i tant future) Sir Bernard Frew G.O.C. of this Second New Zealand vision,” said Mr. Perry, amidst ' applause.
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Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 4, 5 January 1940, Page 4
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