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As I get time I will try to post some Liturgical texts with specific reference to Military Service. Again, acknowledged where I can. Also contact me if you have got something to add.

The Keen Soldier-Churchman felt the need for services and enjoyed the; most of the other men enjoyed them once they were there. Hymns were seldom sung with quality or enthusiasm, save on special occasions when the men were deeply moved or when the conditions were unusually favourable. An exception was the Maori Battalion, where the singing was always good. The presence of a brass bad at a service did not help the singing as the men were inclined to listen. ....

Immediately after action, units and Brigades arranged memorial Services to commemorate the fallen and give thanks for preservation. It made little difference whether these services were compulsory or voluntary, they were always well attended.

NZ Chaplains in WW2: p98-99

 

 

"I should as soon think of fighting without my artillery as without my chaplains" 
Lord Montgomery in All Saints Cathedral Hall, Cairo (WW2)
Quoted in "Chaplains: Official History of NZ in WW2" by Rev M Underhill et al 1950
Click Here to Read the Official NZ History of Chaplains in WW2

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