FOR THE ELEVENTH DRAFT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2644, 15 December 1915, Page 6

FOR THE ELEVENTH DRAFT

« WELLINGTON DISTRICT'S FALL NEARLY 300 SHORT CITY ALONE 94 IN ARREAR The mobilisation of the Eleventh Reinforcements was begun yesterday. Heavy shortages are reported in both islands. Wellington Military District (the best recruiting district in the country) is over 250 infantry short of what it was- asked to provide, and nearly 300 short iu all arms. No arm is yet complete. To begin with, Wellington Milifary District still required 26 men which it had beon asked to obtain to make good shortages in the Tenth Reinforcements. Then its quota for the Eleventh draft was 77S men, and it .was requested to send 110 extra to provide against expected South Island shortages. The infantry required of the district were:— For Tenth shortages 26 Eleventh quota 537 For southern shortages 110 073 The infantry actually sent to camp from the whole district yesterday only numbered 420, so the failure" amounts to 253. •'. - . Altogether the district's shortage is 293, as shown hereunder-.-— Sent to , Required, camp. Short. Mounted 126 103 17 Infantry 673 420 253 Artillery. 53 51 2 Engineers 31 17 14 Signal Service ... 8 4 4 A.S.C. 7 5 2 Ambulance 16 15 1 Totals 914 ■ 621 293 It is considered that there will be no difficulty in filling any of the arms except infantry and engineers. Infantry for the draft cannot be accepted after December 23, but every infantry man obtainable is wanted. THE CITY'S POSITION. The heaviest failure for the district is in Wellington city, where the, shortage is ninety-four, sixty-nine of whom are infantry. The following table shows Wellingtons position:— Sent to ■ ' Required, camp. Short. Infantry 144 75 69 , Mounted Rifles ...... 34 20 1-1 Artillery 31 29 2 Engineers 14 8 6 Signallers 6 3 3 Veterinary Corps ..1 1 — Ambulance 8 8 — Totals '238 144 94 Wellington City has been asked to find 100 extra infantry, as considerable failure is expected in the south. The Men Who Went to Camp. The men who went to camp from the city group were: Mounted Rifles. J. B. Anderson, C. August, O. Bruhn, C, Bold, J. Davies, W. F. Foxwell, W. Gibson, H. J D. Howard, .R. T. Latham, AV. J, Lewis, W. M'Keown, J. McCarthy, W. R. Nankivell, V. H. Rees, A. E. Robertson, A. H. Sergent, C. Smith. G. E. Sutherland, V. A. White, J. C. Henry. Artillery. A. G. Barnett, L. H. Butler, E. A.Barnard, L. D. Foster, A. J. Gray, W. P. Guthrie, J. G. Griifen, H; W. Grimes, I R. H. Hunt, J. A. Helliwell, B. H. Hansen, A; F. Johns, O. S. Jones, T. . G. Jones, H. Johnson, A. H. Lewis, L. J. A. M'Cullam, J. W. T. Miles, E. Nugent, W. Ofsofke, J. E. Parker, J. M. Preston, R. Scamlan, S. W. Studholme. D. B. Smith, C. W. Smith, W. A. Stimpson, S.' H. Willis, D. M'L. Wilson. . Engineers. P. Stone (sapper), E. G. Card (sapper), E. de Latxrar (sapper), F., D. Peacock (draughtsman), C. W. Harmer (painter), M. Winston (mason), G1 S. Frame (engine driver), J. W. Body (sapper). Signal Service., W. H. Robertson (driver), C. S. G'arrad (signaller), G.. C. Head (signaller). Infantry. C. T. Adamson, F. T. Anstis, A. A. Avery, H. J: Barlow, W. D. Barratt, F. J. Bartosh, J. Brown, L. Brown, T. H. Bush, E. Chapman, H. Chapman, R. Chittenden, W. .G. Cunningham;, S. Dawson, W. J. Donaldson, W. M. Donovan, E. S. Douglas, G. Drew, M. G. Duly, E.R. Edgecombe, G. Fisher, R. G. Fowler, J. H. Fuller, G. Fraser, J. T. Galloway, G. Gordon, J. Green, A. Hen--1 derson, I. Henderson, S'.- Hewitson, W.' C. Hill, W. J. Hook, E. A. James, J. Kenny, J. Knighton,. E. Lane, T. Lane, A J. Linch, H. A. Lucas, A; J. Lundback, A. Macrae, J. Martin,' E. N. M'Artland, J. L. M'lntyre, M. C. M'lntvre, J. H. M'lCennan, M. H. M'Leod, F. ■A. M'Neill, .W. Melville, A. O. Molander, D. S. Moodie, J. O'Donoghue,. J.' o'Leary A. G. Osborne, A.. P. Pouting, R. A. Pouting, G. Quayle,' W. R. Richardson, M. Robertson, 11. L. Rule,' S. Schieler, W. E. Shaoahan, G. R. Simpson, A. .H. M. Simson, J. A. Snell, J. Sorbie, B. O. Stevenson, <D. M. A. Stewart, E. J. TJnsworth, G. R. Ward, R. Watson, J. W. Wilkinson, J. A. Wilson, A. Gibbons, N. L. Jordon. r Ambulance. B. W. Banks, A. A. Billisdon, B. G. Hawkins, B. Madams, J. W. M'Clintock, J. E. Orr, G. L. Reese, H. InnesJor.es.. . Veterinary Corps. J. Maxwell: (farrier). ; Army Service Corps. , Drivers: H. J. Burns, A. J. Biggs, 0. G. Johnston, F. C. Palmer, R. Surtces. ' n.c.o's .from No. 5 Group were also sent into camp, as under:— Mounted Rifles: ,F. L. Boivron, W. T. F. ■ Veitch. Artillery: K. M. Cole, G. Howe, W. H. Jenkius. Signal Service : P. N- M'Grath. Infantry: W. A. Walsh, E. L. Good, C. F. Atmore, G. E. Bradley, It. C. Chamberlain, H. M. S. Compton, E. J. Carey, N. A. Foden, T. D. H.. Hall, J. C. Paul, A. R. J. Parker, B. G. Rhind, H. H. Smith, N. L. Wright, H. A. Peterson. Ambulance (Awapuni Camp): H. H. Innes-Jones. LATEST RECRUITS. Yesterday's enrolments in the City were:— E. T. Jackson, grocer, City (Ambulance). 11. W. Mitchell, clerk, Lower Hutt (Infantry). • R. Phillips, engineer, Rona Bay (Infantry). G. Mast, fireman, City 'Artillery). W. Jessiip, mariner, City (Engineers). A. E. Adams, mariner, City (Engineers). F. G. Panton, ship's carpenter, City (Engineers). : , • -.; John Henry, painter, City (Mounted). POLICY OF RAILWAY DEPARTMENT. ■ at* TVICE 1 """ 1 Auckland, December 14. Regarding a railway advertisement inviting applications from men between tho ages of eighteen' and thirty for junior porters and traffic labourers,-,aai Auckland official states that the Department, whilo affording every facility to its employees to go to tho war, was rather hard-pressed to fill tho posts vacated/ Preference is given to married men, and those eligible for enlistment are given very little hope of employment. Men rejected for military service and suitable for railway employment would bo taken. Tho advertisement contemplated the employment of youths not eligible for war service.

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