Summary
Foxton veteran Pat Gourdie did his duty on the front lines in some of World War II's bloodiest battles and fired only one shot. Madeleine Baker talks to a padre.
PAT Gourdie took the gun and fired it in the direction of the enemy. Good. He had done it. That was the only time he would fire a gun.See the full content of this document
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Ministering to the Soldiers
As a padre with the 18th New Zealand Armoured Regiment during World War II, Mr Gourdie was under the Red Cross. He was not allowed to carry weapons. But he decided he should--just this once.
"I thought, I wonder if I make it back home after the w...See the full content of this document
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