MERCANTILE MARINE GATHER AT TRENTHAM

Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 12, 1 March 1940, Page 8

MERCANTILE MARINE GATHER AT TRENTHAM

The visit of the Wairaraj.. ed Soldiers to Trentham bic gether four Returned Solfe . had seen service in the Mt: Marine prior to enlisting in ft: It was the “green ribbon” th There it was proudly shown i other honours. It was Willi: lin, or Paddy” as he is affect called, that set the ball j. Paddy is on the Camp Guards possesses a delightful Irish wi so becoming in a “dinkurn’T; Paddy first of all saw servJ Australian troopships, later r in the New Zealand Army I While filling up the cup that' Paddy noticed that Frank G. ' ler, of Greytown, had the Gm bon. Inquiries revealed that!.

Frank saw service on theft) torua he possessed th Kir; Queen’s medals for'service ill perial Army. Rightly pit Frank of the six medals he« They wondered if there 4 more in the company. Lonfl they espied Seaman G. lj l Masterton. Your boat was ; “Borara.” Lest you can’t: name it may be mentioned first German boat to be cap Australia. Time did not i’ get the correct German titled' is another in New Zealand f Your name, sir? Wallace- 1 with emphasis on his Christie no doubt proud of his Scotch age. Wallace was in: the/® Marine at the commencement 18 campaign, later enlisting 33rd Battalion of the Austral perial Forces. The writer, Ul “foot slogger,” was greatly 11 by the valuable forces render to the land f° re ’ j