TROOPS FOR THE FRONT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2280, 14 October 1914, Page 6

TROOPS FOR THE FRONT

ORGANISING THE SECOND CONTINGENT CAMP COMMENCES NEXT WEEK PROVISIONAL STAFF A camp for the first reinforcements for the Expeditionary Force is to be opened on the Trentham rifle range on Wednesday next, October 21, and will be in charge of Major Potter, Camp Commandant, who filled a similar position at the Paluierston North concentration camp. 'I'he list of appointments of officers for the reinforcements' contingent has not yet been approved, but the following recommendations will go before the Minister of Defence: — Commander: Lieut.-Colonel E. R, Bowler, 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles. j Staff Officer: Captain. C. E. Andrews, N.Z. Staff Corps. - Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment.— Major or Captain: Captain Horace S. Whitehorn, late hon. captain, Commonwealth Military Forces. Subalterns: Second Lieutenant Geo. L. Purchas, Brookfield, Unattached List; Second Lieutenant /Vy. T. Palmer, 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles.' ' Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment. —Major or Captain: Major P. W. Johnson, Ist Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomen Cavalry). Subalterns: Lieutenant John Coe, Ist Mounted Rifles (C.Y.C.); Lieutenant Vincent F. Nancarrow, Bth (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles. Otago Mounted Rifle 3 Regiment.— Major or Captain: Captain F. Twistleton (officer commanding Legion of Frontiersmen, N.Z.). Subalterns: Lieutenant J. A. Munro, 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles. Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment. —Major or Captain: Major W. F. Levin, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles. Subalterns: Not yet selected. Wellington Infantry Battalion. —Major -or Captain: Major Alexander Burnett Charters, 17th (Ruahine) . Regiment. Subalterns: Not yet selected. Auckland Infantry Battalion.—Subalterns: Lieutenant H. G. Richardson, Coast Defence detachment, 3rd (Auckland) Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own); iLeutenant Lawrence H. Gillett, 16th (Waikato) Regiment; Lieutenant G. de B. Devereaux, ' 3rd (Auckland) Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own); Second Lieutenant J. R. Bodley,, 6th (Hauraki) Regiment. . Canterbury Infantry Battalion. —Subalterns: Lieutenant L. J. Gibbs, North Canterbury and Wcstland Regiment; Lieutenant F. AY. Parker, 12th (Nelson) Regimeiit; Lieutenant N. R. Wilson, Unattached List (b); Second Lieutenant A. F. R. Rob loft, Corps of New Zealand Engineers (NoW| Zealand Railway Eugi'otago Infantry Battalion.—Major or Captain: Major E. Mitchell, Bth (Southland) Regiment. Subalterns: Lieutenant D. Colquhoun, 14th (South Otago) Regiment); Second Lieutenant H. R. Ker, 1 4tli (Otago) Regiment (Coast Defence detachment); Socond Lieutenant W. H, S. Widdowson, 10th (North Otago) Regiment. Field Artillery Brigade.—To bo found from the Field Artillery Brigade, Expeditionary Force. Selected N.C.O.'s to be'promoted and appointed. Signal Company.—Subaltern: Lieutenant EL C. Mackenzie, Unattached List j Train (One Company).— Subaltern: Second' Lieutenant C. Li Crump, Unattached, List (b). Army Pay Department.—Second Lieutenant L. C. Forgio, Headquarters, Wellington. New' Zealand Army Service Corps.— Second' Lieutenant G. Elliott. Howitzer Battery.—Major or Captain: Captain A. C. C; Stevens, New Zealand Staff Corps.' Subalterns: Lieutenant N. S. Falla, B Battery, N.Z. Field Artillery: Lieutenant R. Miles,. Royal N.Z. Artillery; Lieutenant Duncan E. Gardner, J Battery, N.Z. Field Artillery.; Yesterday's Training. Training of the Expeditionary Force proceeded yesterday along the lines laid down for the week. The Otago Battalion and the Wellington Battalion wero trained in platoon and outpost work, and the Canterbury ' Battalion went to Trentham for musketry instruction.

The mounted forces are ' exercising from the various camps. In Monday's operations at Upper Hutt the squadron or the 10th Regiment (Nelson) was commanded by Captain Talbrit during the defence of the station.