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Mobile Broadcasting Unit commentator Doug Laurenson [Military Service no. 34957] introduces a recording [made on board the troopship "Empress of Japan" which was transporting the 3rd Echelon of 2NZEF from New Zealand to Egypt.] Lieutenant Colonel Clayden Shuttleworth [Military Service no. 23733], Officer Commanding the troops on the transport, records a message of appreciation for the farewell the 3rd Echelon received in Wellington from the Governor-General and Members of Parliament.
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.