MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2682, 31 January 1916, Page 6

MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES

NEW- ZEALAND OFFICERS .

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ly Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ' London, January. 23. Sir lau Hamilton's dispatch mentions the services of Major-General lliixhvood and his' staff officers,. Major-General Godley and.the:following/officers Brigadier-Generals Walker : and Sir 'A. H. Russell. Colonels Shiyth, Chanbel,--J. Hughes, ■ —'.'Mdnash,' l Cunliffe: Owen, tt Hobbs,. and;'ir. An.till; Major Fitzherbert; Cap--tains Powies, J,.; S.. Farr,--G. -Ai' King, —VTlxomas,- C.' Cbok, .l\" B. -Henderson, j 'Rose j Liete tenants; A'.'...'Rhodes: and; :£■?. Hmdlay. Sergeant-Major. Wawn. ~ - '. Maori' Contingent'. — Lieutenants Stainton and Walker; Sergeant-Major Vercoe'j-Sergeant Hill; Corporal.-Para*, nihi. - ■- ■

New Zealand Artillery.—LieutenantColonel Synion; Major Falla;_ Captains Smytlie, Richmond, and -Daniell; Lieutenants Newan and M'Phcrson; Fitter Clark. Now Zealand Engineers.—Sergeant Newmcfii; Sapper Dignan. , Auckland .Mounted Rifles. —Major Chapman; Captain Wood; -'Lieutenants :Haeata, Palmer, and M'Gregor; Sergeant Allsopp Champney, Mason, Steycnsyßollepp,. and Armstrong.; - Canterbury' Mounted., Hutton andHilrst ; Captain Blair ; -Lieutenants Taylor ■ and Hay t'er j" Sergeaiits Fleming, 1 Greenwood, R. Harper, and Roes; Corporal G. Harper; Troopers Edwards and Boocock.' , Wellington Mounted Rifles.—Lieuten-ant-Colonel Meldriim; Majors Elmslie, Whyte, and Hastings; Captains'Kelsall, Janson and Logan; Sergeants Rickctts, .Webber, and Donaldson; Corporal Gorrie; Trooper Winter. Otago . Mounted Rifles.—Major Grigor; Captains Hay and Henderson; 9 Lieutenants Twistleton and Strang; Scrgeants-iilajor Graham and Marshall; Sergeant Campbell; Corporal Simmon; Trooper Topi. Auckland Infantry Battalion.—Lieu- : tenant-Colonel Young; Majors Dawson ' and Grant; Sergeant Spencer; Corporal iWatson; Private Davidson. ..Canterbury Battalion.—Major W. Hughes; Captain Stewart ■ Lieutenant Conway; Sergeant Tavender; Corporal Studley; Privates Findlay and A. Thomson. , • ■ Wellington Battalion. —LieutenantColonel Malone; Majors Cunningham and Cox; Captain Harston; Lieutenants Preston, and Turnbull; Privates Carbine, Mahoney, and Barker. .Otago Battalion. —Major Statham; Lieutenants Bishop, Gabites, and Wilton; Sci-geantr-Jlajor Boate; Sergeant Mitchell; Corporals Tempany and Skinner.

Divisional Train. —Captain Acland, Medical Corps. —Major O'Neill; Captains M'Cormick, Short, and Guthrie;' Warrant Officer More; Corporal Biggar; Privates East, Greenwood, and Keesing; Chaplains Grant, Dore, Mac Donald, and Green. [Of the above, Lieutenant-Colonels Symon and Meldrum were recently made Companions of the Order of-'St. Jvlichael and St. George, Majors Falla find Hastings were awarded the Distinguished Service Order, Captains Farr, Rose, Daniell, Blair, Stewart, Acland,' and' Gutbrie, Chaplains,Dore and Green, and- Lieutenants Twistleton,' Bishop, and Turnbull awarded the Military Cross, and Sergeants; E. Harper Bud B. Tavender, Corporal Paramhi, Sapper Dignan, and Trooper Winter awarded the Distinguished Conduct "Medal."-Several of those appearing in General Hamilton's dispatch are doad.j