Saturday,
HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH
August 10, 1940.
EMPIRE RALLIES TO DEFENCE OF BRITAIN
NEW ZEALAND ANTI-TANK
While an army of Empire soldiers the Second Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force took up posts in the Middle East and in Britain, a unit of New Zealanders was training vigorously "somewhere in England" Bri- tain's own 'Anzacs' form the first and only Dominion unit to be raised in Bri- tain, The High Commissioner of New Zealand has placed the mon at the dis-
UNIT RAISED IN ENGLAND
posal of the United Kingdom authorities, on the understanding that they should later on be released to join up with the main New Zealand forces. The unit is
an
anti-tank battery, consisting of 140 officers and men selected from about 500 New Zealanders who had volunteer- cd. The majority of them have been in- business in England for some time. LEFT: They march in the new formation of threes. The men have quickly been
moulded into a fine body of soldiers. CENTRE: Alertness and quickness of reaction are the main qualities required in their work. The tremandous import- ance of anti-tank guns has been confirm. ed by the latest development in the war, RIGHT: Messengers on Motorcycles form part of the unit. They, too, wear the New Zealanders” “Bill Massey" hats, The hats, incidentally are named after a former New Zealand Premier.
DOMINION AIRMEN IN R.A.F.
Airmen are the most important contribution of the Dominions to Bri- tain's Fighting Forces in the war against the Nazis. Already, a great number of them have scored brilliant successos over the enemy.
Among the pilóts of the R.A.F. in France there are many whose home is Thousands more in the Dominions.
are
now in training to get their "wings" and go into action.
These pictures were taken at a Service Flying Training School in Eng- land. Most of the pupils' come from the Dominions. They are chosen by a selection board in their respective countries, and their passage to Eng- land is provided. They are sent to the School after ten weeks of elementary flying training and a fortnight's drill and administration course."
At the end of this course, they are. posted direct to a Service. Squadron as finished pilot ready to meet the enemy.
11 Pupile doubling to their aircraft to taka off. From left to right they are Acting Pilot Officers Cherrington (from South Africa); Dunno (Canada); McMichael (Shanghai).; Tracey Now Zualand) and~~Green (Canada).
PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION IN ENGINES
on the left the engines Instructor: A group of pupils under training; they are from left to right. Acting Pilot Officore Goodman (South Africa); Tracey (Now Zealand); Ritchie England); McMichael (Shanghai) Créòn: (Canada), and Nowland (Australia)
AT THE MACHINE CUN-Acting Pilot Officer B. T. 1, Newland who comes from Adelaide, South Seldon Mensorial College: