LETTERS FOR THE TROOPS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2285, 20 October 1914, Page 6

LETTERS FOR THE TROOPS

HOW TO ADDRESS THEM. Wo are asked to make clear to tho public that correspondence for tho members of the Contingent now being assembled at Trenthsm, Wellington, to reinforce the Now Zealand Expeditionary Force, bo addressed to the Post Office, Trentham Military Camp, Wellingand the envelopes should be clearly marked in the top left-hand corner ' 'Reinforcement Contingent." Correspondence for the advanced Expeditionary Force now in Samoa, shoujd hav'o tho word "Advance" written in tho same position, and should be addressed Samoa. Correspondence for the Main Expeditionary Force should have words "Main Body" superscribed, and forwarded to Wellington. In each case the public should givo as full an address as possible in addition to the special superscription: tho addressee's military number, rank, and the company, as well as the regiment W which he is attached, should bo indicated on the envelope For example:— "Reinforcement Contingent: No. 11/604, Sergeant John Brown, "A" Company, Eighth Regiment, Trentham Military Camp, Wellington." "Advance: No. 4/932, Sapper T. Smith, No. 4 Field Ambulance, Samoa." "Main Body: No. 8/86, Gunner John Robinson, No. 1 Battery, Divisional Artillery, care of General Post Oifice, Wellington." "Main Body: No. 7/634, Private R. Jones, Section "A," Mounted Field Ambulance, care of General Post Office, Wellington." Unless these instructions are carefully followed, there is no guarantee that articles will reach the soldier for whom they are intended.