THE 12TH DRAFT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2667, 12 January 1916, Page 6

THE 12TH DRAFT

CITY SHORTAGE WELLINGTON MILITARY DISTRICT QUOTA SENT IN The mobilisation of the 12th Reinforcements began yesterday. Taranaki and Wellington men marched through the City streets during the morning on their way to commence their training. The City Infantry, bound for Trentham, were preceded by the sth Regiment band, and the march was witnessed by a large number of people. Once again tlio spectators included a plentiful supply of cli«iblc-loojring young men, who may read with interest the statements which follow regarding shortages of recruits with whom to reinforce the wen who are fighting the country's battles.

The men who went forward were of very good stamp, and are about up to the. high physical standard set by the preceding drafts. They were of suitable age, taking them on appearances, being neither unduly youthful, nor too far 011 toward middle age. There was a heavy shortage when tlie Wellington meii mustered. This is the third big shortage the City has experienced with recent drafts. A few months ago a draft was sent away about 70 men The quota for the Eleventh Reinforcements mustered 94 short, and yesterday the men for the Twelfth were 78 short. No official explanation of the big defalcation is offered.

Tlie following table shows the position of yesterday's draft: — 1 Sent to -Quota. Camp. Shortage. Mounted ... 36 18 ■ 18 Artillery ... 15 .15 — Engineers 9 8 -6 Signal Service 3 .3 — Infantry ... 134 SO 64 A.S.C 4 4 - Ambulance 7 7 — Veterinary . T ■ ' 1 — > 209* 181 78 The City n.c.o's for the 14th draft were sent to camp at tho same time, and they came forward.in full strength. In addition to the existing infantry shortage, 38 other infantry are required by the Defence authorities, and the whole have to be sent to camp by January 18. The men the City now wants are, therefore:— Mounted 18 Infantry 92 Engineers 5 Total 110 The Eugineers required include ,a mason and a blacksmith.

DISTRICT POSITION. 1 ALL GAPS FILLED. Notwithstanding- that the City had a shortage of 78 men. the Wellington Military District put up the excellent 1 performance of sending its quota in almost complete. The City failed to the extent of 50 in the infantry arm, but the district as a whole has sent in the whole of the infantry required of it. The mobilisation was so worked by the staff at district headquarters that the City shortage was anticipated and an extra call made oh other groups. Manawatu, Hawke's Bay, and Wairarapa saved tho situation. The only branches in which the district was slwrt at the end of the day were the Mounted Riflos and the Engineers. Thero was lack of a dozen mounteds and eight engineers, but all these were secured during the day, and are ready to go into camp next week.

The men actually sent in by tho five groups were; — 6 rt n3 w rt * rt 15 £ C> £s rt 55 a a T 4 2 S ■&•§ 3 a Cm. S tern i? b Mounted 18 28 33 22 19 Artillery 15 11 10 8 11 Engineers 3 6 6 4 S Signal 3 2 1 1 1 Infantry 80 137 127 80 97 A.S.C 5 3 3 2 3 Ambulance ... 7 3 3 1 3 The only infantry shortages were in the City (64), and Taranaki (4). Last week's return for the Wellington Military District showed a surplus of 149 infantry, and the whole of these are being oalled up to go into camp next week tti fill some of the vacancies which are still said to exist in the lltli Reinforcements, who went into camp a month ago. j N.C.O.'s for 14tii Reinforcements. The n.c.o.'s for the 14th Reinforcement who proceeded to camp from the City group were:— Artillery.—P. Aikins, J. Schoch, J. Jessen, H. C. Cotterill. I Engineers.—6. B. Dall. Infantry.—T. Casey, L. N. Lloyd, G. G. Matheson, B. W. Legg, A. D. Paisley, H. S. Sanson, C. B. Willis, W. B. Willis, M. Barnett, W. J Saunders, L. H. Denniston, C. Robertson, N. 0. Taylor, B. L. Hoare. Mounted.—A. 6. Davis, A. Ledingham, J. R. Rogan. Ambulance.—6. 0. Maxwell. Men for the 12th Reinforoements. The men whom the City, sent forward for the 12th Reinforcements were :— Mounted Rifles. —G. S. Blake, P. O. Cameron, N. W. Chappall, S. Oresswell, L. P. Apperley, H. 0. Donaldson, F. Goldsmith., C. L. Grooby, N. Larsen, H. G. Malm, J. L. M'Amley, M. Montague, W. M'Farlane, R. E. S'elby, A. Stevens, O. C. E.' Stevens, W., H. Trilford, J. Jefferies. Artillery.—Gunners: R. Blair, A. F. Clark, C. T. B. Duck, J. E. Donnelly, G. A. Finlayson, J. L. C. Higgie, J. H. Redmond, H. Toomer, J. D. Wolland. Drivers: N. B. Boyd, P. Churchill, P. Hubbard, R. Lusn, W. M. M'Oulloch, A. J. Shilling. Engineers.—H. H. King (plumber), A. J. Hickmott (mason), J. S. Cummings (blacksmith). Ambulance.—P. Burge, W. A. Corry, R. L. Freeman. R. R. Keene, R. Lain, B. P. Martini, C. E. Ramsden. Infantry.—F. S. Aiken, J. Alexander, J. L. W. Aitken, C. W. Ambrose, S. T. P. Bennett, J. F. Bowen, J. F, Burton, E. E. Barkley, J. J. Bourke, | F. Blancbi, W. E. Cottier, T. Christie, S. Cameron, D. Casey, J. B. Curtis, J. Combe, H. Coppen. F. Chittenden, J..M. Colman, E. Davis} 5 J. Dwyer, L.I L. Earnsliaw, W. F. Fisher, J. Graham, F. Ham, A. J. Ham, J. Hedges, J. H. Hatton, H. Hodder, A. Haylock, T. C. Huxley, R. Howard, A. Hobbs, J. Halliday, S. Jones, J. Kelliher, E. B. Kay, W. H. Loveridge, B. S. Lawrence, A. L. Laddendon, B. I.acy, E. P. Meek. E. Montgomery, T. D. Mockford, T. E. Morlhone, M. M'Cartney, J. Meddlicott, J. Macleod, E. F. Mackay, F. Macavoy, F. Negus, H. L. Naugiiton, A. Napier, P. Norris,- A. Olver, L. B. Griffiths, S. W. Ponfold, G. Palmer, K. B. K. Pederson, L. B. Reynolds, R. J. Reid, H. Ray, A C. Richardson, P. ,T. Ryan, S. Scott, R. B. Stafford, H. G. Stanfield, S. J. Sapsford. A. Sheldon, H. 0. Stanyon, T. Donovan, L. T. Tarrant, E. N. Tarrant, J. R. Thompson, S. M. Ulyatt, R. Veysey, J. Wotherspoon, T. Ward, T. B. Wallace, N. "Williamson. A.S.C.—\Y. V. Land (clerk), J. R. West (saddler), P. Sherlock (clerk), T. V. M'Keown (clerk). Veterinarian.—W. 0. Harrington. | Signal Service.—-H. Amos, T. J, M'Mahflii, A, fl. Trough tea. (teUgin..{Matt*"

THE LATEST RECRUITS. The following fit men wore enrolled in the city yesterday:— James Fallon, labourer, City (Infantry). Wm. A. Kerr, labourer, City (Infantry). Wm. Hunt, bricklayer, City (Infantry). Edward E. Coghlan, Civil Servant, City (Infantry). Alfred Fredk. George, farmer, Petone (Mounted). • Wm. John Reynolds, miner, Petono (Mounted). John M'Cann, shearor, Cbristchurch (Infantry). . Neil Williamson, farmer, Asbhurst (Infantry). Arthur Morgan, clerk, Tinakori Road (Infantry). Montague Martin, seaman, City (Mounted). Gordon Hellyer, draper,- City (Infantry). Alf. Geo. Foote, carpenter, Petone (Infantry). H. H. Booth, farmer, Gisborne (Mounted). Wm. Wimietti, labourer, City (Infantry). Horace Stanyon, tinsmith, Newtown' (Infantry). Arthur Hobbs, labourer, Newtown (Infantry). Sydney Ronald Hood, draper's assistant, City (Mounted). A. ii~ Morris, painter, City (Infantry). Henry Heather, waiter, Thorndon (Infantry). Douglas Clias. Tregurtha, law clerk, Westport (Infantry). Stanley Wm. Summers, postal clerk, City (Infantry N.C.0.). 3olm 11. Thompson, labourer, City (Infantry). Norman Cecil Graham, bank clerk, City (Artillery). Wm. Whitmore, bookseller, Seat'oun (Infantry;. Joseph Randale, tailor,' City. Geo. James Mace, stonemason, City (Engineers). Llewellyn Barltrop, station hand, Newtown (Veterinary). Robert T. Leathain, solicitor, City (Mounted). AUCKLAND'S DRAFT ENTRANTS By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, January 11. Six hundred and thirty-five men of the 12th Reinforcements, and probationary non-coms, for the 14th, left by tho 3 o'clock train for southern camps to-day. There is quite a lot of talk about peoplo exploiting the soldiers, but there is at least one Wellington business man who has gone out of his way to offer concisions to "our boys/' Mr. A. E. M. Rowland, jeweller, 90 Jlanners Street, offers 15 per cent, special discount off all soldiers' requisites, suoh as wristlet watches, binoculars, etc.—Adrt.