U-series. Talk about NZBU Doug Laurenson. Part 2 of 4

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Year
1940
Reference
10958
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1940
Reference
10958
Media type
Audio
Series
U series
Duration
00:03:12
Credits
RNZ Collection
Laurenson, Doug
New Zealand Broadcasting Service. Mobile Recording Unit

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