New Zealand Broadcasting Unit commentator Doug Laurenson [Military Service no. 34957] introduces greetings from New Zealanders serving in a Divisional Cavalary regiment in Egypt.
The following men are heard sending greetings: (Where identified, military service numbers follow the speakers' names.) They also send messages on behalf of other men who were not chosen to make recordings.
Phil Andrew [1177] calls Gisborne
Basil Nicholas [1254] calls Hawera
Frank Asher [5748] calls Petone
Frank Conway [1038] calls Seddon
Eric Mills [1379] calls Brook St, Blenheim
Bill MacCready [1167] calls Office Rd, Merivale
John Potter calls his family in Northcote, Auckland
Harry Capamagian [1395] calls Katikati
The following men are not heard, but greetings are sent on their behalf:
Geoff Smith, Glenburn;
Victor Nicholas [20425],
Jeremiah O'Keefe, Carterton [1257],
Cecil Prendergast, Hamilton, Paeroa [1323],
James Wynyard, Kihikihi, Hamilton [1400],
Wilson Handley, Maxwell [1396],
Russell Bright, Blenheim [1094],
George Roberts, Kaikoura [1386],
Charlie Wood, Marton [1011]
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."