The Archive · 1939

Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps

Recruiting to Start

Immediately London, Oci, 25.

Recruiting will open tomorrow for a new corps of men between the ages of 35 and 50, according to an announcement made by the War Office today.

The new corps will be known as the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps, and will ensure the proper maintenance of supplies to armies at home and abroad.

The announcement says that a vast amount of stores have to be handled during wartime, and, to ensure smooth transportation, all lines of communication must be maintained in fit con-

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