CAMPS AND THE MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2648, 20 December 1915, Page 6

CAMPS AND THE MEN

, LEAVE AND PROMOTIONS AN ADVANCE EXPEDITION Regarding the leave of the Artillery, Engineers, and N.Z.M.C., of the 9th Reinforcements, Trent-ham Camp orders state: "Troops on extended leave will travel south by the ordinary ferry boat on Tuesday, December 21, connecting with ordinary trains to Otago. They will return by the specially chartered steamer Moana, leaving Lyttelton on Sunday, January 2, 1916. Special trains to convey Otago and Southland and South Canterbury men will be ran on\ this date to connect with tho Moana. All concerned must distinctly understand that it is essential for them to travel by this train and the steamer to Wellington, owing to the very heavy traffic at this period of the year. Cases of overstaying leave through failure to comply with this order will be severely dealt with, and concessions will be forfeited. Extended leave ||ir those troops in the North Island will commence on Sunday, December 19, and will .terminate at midnight on Sunday, January 2." Advance Party, An. advance party of one officer and fifty men from each-of the rifle bal> talions is to proceed i abroad with the 9th Reinforcements. , Promotions at Rangiotu. The following temporary promotions have been approved at R-angiotu:—Lce.-Sergt. A. P. Divan, Headquarters (Sig. Sec.), to be sergeant; Lce.-Sergt. J. Wilson, "C" Coy., to be' sergeant; Corpl. W. C. D. Horsnell, machine-gun section, to be lance-sergeant; Lce.-Gorpl. A. Morgan, ''C" Co.v., to be corporal; Lce.-Corpl. A, Ensor, "C" Coy., to be corporal; Lce.-Corpl., H. Bleasilale "C" Coy., to be corporal; Rflmn. J. Brown, Headquarters' (Sig.. Ser.), to be corporal; Rflmn. F. 'M'Millan, Rflmn.. S. -F. Breach, Rflmn. A.; Harper, Rflmn. E. Farroll, Rflmn. A'.'P. M'R-ae, "C" Coy., to be lance-corporals. - • The Rev. Burgin has reported' for duty at- Rangiotu; "■ Trentham Appointments, " At Trentham the following temporary appointments havo been made:— Army Pay Department.—Ptc. G. D. ' Seay to be pay sergeant. A.S.C. Supply Depot Establishment. w Corpl. F. Milner to be sergeant. "G" Company, lltfi Reinforcements. —Corpl. C. F. Grimwood to be company , sergeant-major;';Corpl. G.' E. Anderson, Corpl.,C.vH. Fyffe, Corpl. W. T. Burndge, Corpl. G. W. M. Irvine, Corpl. R. N. Porter, Corpl; H. J. Raines to be sergeants. . ■'E" Company; 11th Reinforcements — -Corpl. H. G. Hair, Corpl. C. H. Taylor to be sergeants. "E" Company, 11th Reinforcements.— Corpl. E. AY. Merowet'her to be Coy. sergeant-major; Corpl. A. H. H. Lewis, Corpl. H. Henderson to be sergeants. Trentham Items. Lieut. D. A. Byrne, 13th Reinforcements,' Mounted Rifles, has reported for duty at Trentham. Lieut, R. It. Arthur lias been appointed O.C. N.Z. Dental Corps, Trentham Camp. Corpl. A. W. Thomas has been ap- . point'ed sergt.-instmctor (on probation) as assistant-instructor to Field • Engineers. 'v