Sir Cyril Newall

Sir Cyril Newall

Sir Cyril Newall (governor-general from 1941–6) was a former chief of air staff who was sent to New Zealand by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: F-001914-1/1
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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Sir Cyril Newall, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/sir-cyril-newall, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 14-Jul-2014

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D F Butler Posted: 4 Sep 2020

As a boy I remember his getting offside when he made a broadcast addressed to “ men of the army and navy and gentlemen of the airforce”

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D F Butler Posted: 4 Sep 2020

As a boy I remember his getting offside when he made a broadcast addressed to “ men of the army and navy and gentlemen of the airforce”

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