GIFTS FOR TROOPS
Major-General Freyberg Appreciative !.• TWO BANDS FORMED i : A letter received yesterday afternoon oni Major-General B. C. Freyberg, EC-, Officer Commanding the 2nd New ealand Expeditionary Force, is a tesjjmonial to the work of the National ■itriotic Fund Board in its endeavors with the co-operation of the pub- •, to provide comforts for New ZeaKiid’s armed forces. The letter, dated ■bruary 19, was addressed to the -airman of the board. Major-General Freyberg deals . first th the provision of band instruments r the First Echelon. “I thought -you mid be pleased to hear,” he writes, l«hat the band . instruments presented “ your society to two of the infantry Italians have proved a great success, -d two very good bands have already ken formed... . . I can assure you that ?y are a great asset.” Referring to the provision of comets,- Major-General Freyberg states: .'istributions of gifts from your soGy during the voyage were fully appointed by the men. It is encouragfor us to know that we have the .-bport and understanding sympathy „ bodies such as yours working for while we are away.” rar
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Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 17, 5 April 1940, Page 3
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