THIRD ECHELON.
SHORTER TRAINING? STAFF OFFICER’S STATEMENT. “With the latest turn of world events it seems likely that we will soon be in it. The first brigade is over there, the second is on the water, and you, the third, are likely to be joining them very soon. Since your course of instruction may be curtailed, it is up to you to put every ounce of your energy into your training, and make it really worth while.” These words from Lieutenant-Col-onel R. B. Smythe (area staff officer for the Southern Military District) brought resounding cheers from the 143 men assembled with friends in the King Edward Barracks, Christchurch, before their departure for Papakura as a draft of the Third Echelon. Lieu-tenant-Colonel Smythe said that the possibility of trouble in the East meant the massing of colonial troops there and the likelihood of the Third Echelon being ordered overseas at short notice. He urged the men to take a personal interest in their training and to undertake individual additional study where possible. When the foregoing was brought to the notice of the General Staff Officer of the Northern Military District, Lieutenant-Colonel L. Potter said he had no comment to make.
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Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 26, 7 June 1940, Page 6
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