U-series. How the army is fed. Part 2 of 8

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Year
1940
Reference
11126
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1940
Reference
11126
Media type
Audio
Series
U series
Duration
00:03:59
Credits
RNZ Collection
New Zealand Broadcasting Service. Mobile Recording Unit
Quirk, William Grant, Speaker/Kaikōrero

Part 2 of 8

A series of interviews by Doug Laurenson [Military Service no. 34957] of the Mobile Broadcasting Unit in Egypt, on the subject of how the New Zealand Army gets its food supplied and prepared.
Lt Quirk [Military Service no. 7186] continues his talk about ordering and distributing food supplies. He talks about how unexpected demands are met, and the quality of various produce rations they receive.

This item is part of a collection of recordings made by the Mobile Broadcasting Units, which travelled overseas with New Zealand forces between 1940-1945. They recorded New Zealanders' experiences of war and messages to their families and friends, which were sent back home to be played on a weekly radio.