. ▁He ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁but ▁during ▁the ▁voyage ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁as ▁being ▁in ▁good ▁mental ▁and ▁physical ▁health . ▁He ▁arrived ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁O tag o ▁farm ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁The ▁physical ▁treatment ▁given ▁to ▁B ax ter ▁can ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁extent ▁be ▁directly ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁att itudes ▁of ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Def ence , ▁Allen ; ▁the ▁Commander ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁forces ▁based ▁in ▁England , ▁Brig ad iar - General ▁Sir ▁George ▁Richard son , ▁and ▁General ▁God ley , ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Forces . ▁God ley ▁gave ▁orders ▁that ▁if ▁B ax ter ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁failed ▁to ▁comp ly , ▁they ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁" sum mar ily ▁pun ished ▁or ▁de alt ▁with ▁at ▁rein for cement ▁cam ps , ▁where ▁they ▁are ▁now , ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁front ." ▁ ▁Ne ither ▁Allen ▁nor ▁Richard son ▁had ▁any ▁such ▁qual ms ▁and ▁were ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁reason ▁behind ▁B ax ter ▁being ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁front . ▁ ▁Re action ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁England ▁Conc ern ▁about ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁B ax ter ▁and ▁the ▁others ▁sent ▁to ▁France ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁raised ▁by ▁the ▁Dun ed in ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁International ▁League . ▁The ▁Can ter bury ▁Women ' s ▁Institute ▁also ▁wrote ▁express ing