MILITARY CHANGES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1991, 23 February 1914, Page 6

MILITARY CHANGES.

REORGANISING BATTALTOXS

! As announced:. in THBl)<MHNio!*<soiiio : time ego, tlte'feor.gamsfttMii of bst- , tdiions on the doable campaaj , system is to c&mo iht-P forte.. 'Lien-tcnau-t----'.CcIonM C Haicpiirt coromand'- ; ing Fifth .{WcllingfeonJ Heisiiircijt,, ljaa now issuie<l ordcte. stating thattlic b&i* talion will bft reorganised as foliAw.Sj— Kaeh ■company will bo by I a mounted fiifljor or a mounted captn/% 1 fffth a.c»:])taiii as- s.ecQfte} in eoainiaue. !A toiiipany will lie -dhided hsto four plateoivs, oaA qowtna-nded by asubal- , toil, in 89 .Jar as the nnmter; of siibalteriis availaMo wil] allow. Whfi)i a MWh.'iiitern is noi ava-jlablo to coiftmiand-, his plseo should :bft tafeli hy a snttioi - .tibripomnrissiismsd officer, who sijould usually be' tiie senior H.oii-comniissioned offiwr WongiHg. to tho SSiiie platoon.. TliO' pktems will lift nnnvbe*ea conEteiitively throughout the hattJslion frem 1 *o 16. ■ TJwi bflietrs" will thor-dford bo fasted., and tlie present eoiniia.i.iies hmalgiraatedl; as hereteder: . "A" Oorppaay (present "A" and Ü B' :> Contpwims)--Majot'.J.. j, Esson., Captiiin i ".Roftche, liieutcnants llel!<ii"j Gasotibino,' and Pntfcicfc; seco.nd-litutftnantS' Ciiniiio ami Hmlec' .■' • • fprcsent "C" and "D" : Ooiftpanies)— Slajor A. : J, 00w5.«?5, tain Hawthorn,, .LiMi'tcnants Hugfes v Fulton, and Kenn'ya Second' liientctiant WaHef'nian, .... "0" C-oijip.a.H,y (presfint '•%" and H H" C&miwnios)- : -Jiajof : Bcero, Captaiiji ; Eva'tt, Lienteiraiit "X',E. Clowles, .Sfcoivd Lioiitenaftts liiardetj pteotio]-, and flackworth. '■#!* Company (present "P" and '•$;» UonipanJes)--;\lh}o.r Ress, ■ qap.tam Mopre) Oap.t.aih. ..'SliniL Lieutenaiita; Sloano ; aiwl<anlJ.sMar;'Second ant Ackiivß,. 'J to wnior colour-scrgeont of iho amalgnmarod companies mil become tho rrmpany sor(;oant-major, ind tho ji.nior rotouij; ,! prgoa)i() tho company qnartoi-inastpr-mrj;ennt. All other u< n-comnns' si(>ncd ofiicors w ill romain a« nt present poridnvg tho issim of regnlatione subclividniß tho platoons.