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No 50 : December 12, 1964

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Chindits Gather In Nelson

Memories of Burma days during the Second World War were revived for 27 Chindits at a national reunion held in Nelson on show weekend. Guests of honour were the Governor General (Sir Bernard Fergusson) and Lady Fergusson. The outstanding feature of the reunion was the decorative effects in the Oddfellows Hall.

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The decorations were overshadowed by this display, softly lighted, of a Japanese machine-gunner in jungle country.

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Eleanor Newman tries a Burmese hat on Chindit hubby Koss

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Chindit Chris Rooke and Molly Burton enjoy a joke

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Bob Evans, founder of the Chindit Old Comrades' Association, who is to leave soon for England, receives a parting gift from His Excellency.

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On the carvers: Hugh Wyllie, a Chindit, and John Earle.

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