ARM BADGES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2745, 13 April 1916, Page 4

ARM BADGES

SOME NEW REGULATIONS, . "General-Orders" issued from Headquarters nas the following to say regaiding the issue of arm badges. H should be noted that men who have received their discharge in camp «nc nave not been on activo service, wil' receive No. 3 badge (French grey, witi light green crown), the issue of whicl comes under the control of the office! commanding districts. Under Scction 7 of the' Expeditionary Forces _ Act, 1915j officer?, n.c.o.'s, an< men of the -Expeditionary .Force an uconied to be oil active service—(a) a /t.l wl\en out of New Zealand, <uk (b) at all times while in New Zcalanc in the interval between the publicatioi of a military, order* warning them foi embarkation and their actual departun from New Zealand. Members of the civil staff of the De , fence Department' who are of niilita' ago are requested to offer their service, with the Expeditionary Force • at tin , earliest opportunity, in order to clea . up. the situation with regard to tin issue of badges, the release of those wl\< are medically fit and can be spared, am the retention of those whose servicei in their present position is considerec necessary and indispensable in the'in terests of the Department. After registration they will be "en titled to wear badges according as t< • whether they are medically unfit, wait ing to be called up, or retained fo duties in connection with the Expedi tionary Force. Group commanders who receive thes registrations will submit the names' o ' those fit for service to Headquarter through the districts, and a list will b returned with a statement against eaci name showing whether the candidate—(a Can be spared at once. , (b) Cannot h spared until a later date, (c) Is indie pensablo for >the duties in which he i engaged. The group commandei: will then dea with the various categories as under (a) Will be served with a notice to joii the next Reinforcements to be calid( up, (b) Will he placed in the Rein forccmonts being called up at the dati nearest to'which lie will be free of his departmental duties, (c) Will be marlc- - cd as indispensable, and no further action taken. •