A report by Doug Laurenson [Military Service no. 34957], commentator with the New Zealand Mobile Broadcasting Unit, based in Cairo with the New Zealand Division. Part 2 of 4.
Laurenson describes how the battalion moves in field formation, on exercises in the desert conditions. He describes how they cope with the dust, which covers everything within a matter of seconds.
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 programme