Chaplains
Duties of SCF, 2nd NZEF
Duties of SCF, 2nd NZEF
The duties of the chaplain in charge of the Chaplains' Department, 2nd NZEF, were:
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To be the official liaison between the Chaplains' Department, the Army, and the Chaplains' Council in New Zealand. |
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To maintain close relations with the GOC. the administrative staff, and the senior officers. |
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To secure the best available equipment for his chaplains. |
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To try to place every chaplain in work that he would enjoy and be suitable for. |
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To watch the War Establishment, the balance of denominations, deficiencies, casualties, and the ministration of small formations and units temporarily attached. |
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To visit his chaplains regularly in order to know them well, keeping in mind the fact that such visits demonstrated to a unit that their chaplain belonged to an important and influential Army service. |
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To be readily accessible to all his chaplains, giving them plenty of time to state their problems and experiences. |
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To keep abreast of everyday affairs in Army life so that his Department would always be ready to give the fullest service. |
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To consult the senior chaplains in each denomination on matters of policy or posting, for officially his authority extended only to chaplains of his own denomination. |