An Example Of War

Service

HERE is a record of war service of which Vila (New Hebrides) can be proud.

Mrs. J. Fletcher, of Vila, is doing war work in Sydney in various capacities— mainly those of the New Zealand Asso ciation and the NZ branch of the Women’s War Unit Auxiliary. She is the official hostess to NZ service men pass ing through Sydney. Her daughter. Miss Barbara Thorburn,

at one time on the Vila staff of Burns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd., is a wire -1 e s s telegraphy trainee with the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, at Mel bourne Training Depot. Another daughter (Mrs.

Frank Turnbull) is a member of the VAD National Emergency Service.

Her son-in-law, Frank Turnbull (photograph here with) was accounts

clerk at the British Residency, Vila. The powers-that-be would not give him leave to enlist; so he resigned his job, pro ceeded to Sydney, joined the RAAF, married his fiancee (Miss Marion Flet cher) and, at last advices, was in train ing in Canada.

Trainee-Pilot Frank Turnbull.