MILITARY MATTERS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2637, 7 December 1915, Page 7

MILITARY MATTERS

CAMP NEWS * MORE N.C.O.'S FOR THE 11th At Trontliam the following temporary appointments have been made:— "A" Squadron, 10th Reinforcements. —Corpls. Dale-Taylor, Lyford, Hogg to bo sergeants. I Army I'ay Department.—Pto. Stafford to be. pay-sergeant. Headquarters Staff (Records Office). —Ptos. Simpson, M'Cardell, Kininmonth, Bennett, Devlin, Slieppard, Elhcott, Duggan, Vickridgo to .be corporals. Headquarters Staff (Camp SergeantMajor's Office)—Pte. Greer to be corporal. "D" Squadron, 10th.—Corpl. Lindsay to be sergeant; Corpl. Tarlton to be sorgoant; Pte.' Black to be corporal. ' Army Pay Department.—Pte. M'Gillivray to be pay-sergeant. • t, Staff (Camp Military Police). —Ptc. Mackie to be corporal; 1 Ptes. Maher, Payne, Gerken, Dunlop, Merriles, Robinson to be lance-cor-porals. : "A" Squadron, 11th Reinforcements. —Pte. Hughes to be sergeant-major; ' Pte. Taylor.to be sergeant; Pte. Bailey ' to be sergeant; Ptes. Powell, Simpson, [ White, Sheldon, Hewin, Linwood, Buchanan to be corporals. | "B" Squadron, 11th Reinforcements. —Pte. Rainnie to be sergeant-major; Pte. Crawford to be sergeant; Ptes - . . Baddley, Elgar, Wallace, Nikolaison, Nowlove, Beard, Roberts, Smith, Mantis to be corporals. , "0" Squadron, 11th Reinforcements. —Ptes, Wooo, .Scott, Ifwerson to be sergeants; Ptes. Bisley, Hart, Beanlana, Redmayne, Wiriton, EglingtOn, Clay, Strong to be corporals. ; "D" Squadron, 11th Reinforcements. —Pte. Laverty to ' bo sergeant-major; Pte. Love to be sergeant; Ptes. Smart, Turner, Carter, Dryden, Montoweff, Stanley, Purgess, Mulligan, Haig to be corporals. ' ' • • TAUHERENIKAU APPOINTMENTS. At Tauheronikau the following temporary appointments have been made: —Pte, Green, N.Z.M.C., to bo sergeant;/ Pte. Hedges, N.Z.M.C., to be corporal; Lce.-Corpl. Jones, No. 5 Coy., A.S.Q., to be sergeant; Lce.-Corpl. Leadbetter, No. 5 Coy., A.S.C., to -be sergeant : Lco.-CJorpl; Neville, / No. 5 Coy., A.S.C., to be farrier-sergeant; Dvr. Kingston, No. 5 Coy., A.S.C., to be lance-corporal, Dvr. Jones, No. 5 Coy.', A.S.C.-, to be lance-corporal; Dvr. Bulcraig, No; 5 Coy., A.S.C., to bo lance-corporal.' Staff Sergeant-Major T. Hoare, N.Z.P.S., has been appointed honorary lieutenant while employed as assistant mounted instructor at Tauherenikau. Tbis'weok more men,from Tauherenikau Camp are going on extended leave. ,:: 1 , , . RESERVE AND RETIRED OFFI- '- : ;./ CERS. The attention of the Reserve officers and the retired list. is. directed by Wellington District Headquarters to. the fact that they are required to furnish their address to District Headquarters, Palmerstori North, by the fourteenth of this month/ '■ ■ >. . TRAINING THE TERRITORIALS. A general order issued iy' the Wel-„ lington Military; District/States arid wpunded'.'nion' whloHavB 1 Kileii''"discharged from, the Expeditionary Force will not be required to carry out training under the.Defence' Act ' for -the ' year ending-May 31,-1916, s and will receive credit for the year." • ■ Another order reads: —"Complaints having; been.received from, employers that' some officers commanding companies have called Whole and half-day parades at. inconvenient times, instructions are issued' to all concerned that no parades, are to be held on other than'the usual night local weekly halfholiday, or public . holiday, without permission of-District Headquarters. In every cpse the convenience of employers of labour must be considered."