CAMPS AND THE MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2797, 15 June 1916, Page 6

CAMPS AND THE MEN

FOURTEENTH A.S.C. OFFICERS ALLOCATED The I'onrtcenth Reinforcements of the A.S.C., uiuler Lieutenant Lowe, camped at Martin's Ford, near Martinborough last night, in the course of their three days' trek through the Southern Wairarapa. The draft, which consists of 45 men with eight wagons, is undergoing actual service' conditions ivhile on the road. To-day it was to march to Runmahanga Bridge, bivouacking in the road for tho mid-day meal. The camp to-night will be at lluamahanga Bridge, and the return to .camp will be made tomorrow. After this month, A.S.C. drafts will leave with alternato Reinforcements instead of with every one, as at present. Good Horsemanship. Tho high standard of horsemanship which is,'attained by many officers and men of the A.S.C. was demonstrated in a pretty piece of work which took place on the roadsido while an A.S.C. company was halted. There was some green sward beside the road. A peg of soft wood was driven into the ground and an officer, taking a lance out of one of the wagons, mounted and tilted at tho. peg. His first two attempts l were quite successful. Then ho produced a. sword and rode at the peg again. Again he struck the peg in tho centre, but. it refused to stick to tho sword point. "Not enough pace," was his comment. "She sees that pool of water ahead and wants to 6low and swerve." "You've got the trick," the civilian eaid. , "r' 0 - trick about it," was the reply. 'It s just horsemanship and pace." It certainly was an interesting sight for the passers-by on the road. Officers Allocated. The following officers have been allocated to the undermentioned units at Xrenthani:— A Coy., 18th Reinforcements, Infantry. -2nd Liouts. AV. E. Anderson, C. P. At more, A. T. Duncan, E. H. Owens. T P?' Capt. E. White, 2nd Liouts. I.J. Sha,w, W. Tailby, J. AV; Smellie. G Coy. Capt. L. G. O'CuUaghan, 2nd Liouts. AV. P. Richards, E. A. Porritt, R. H. Dick. - n d Lieut. J. J. Booklass, C. A. S. Hind, Ct. AV. Insley, P. Howard. E. Coy.-Lient: D. A. Taylor, 2nd Lieiits, J. V. AVilson, J. G. M'Ghie, AV. T. Loughurst. F Coy .-2nd Lieuts. P. W. Gruar, S. Gardiner, A. R. Blennerhassett, H., 11. Hanna.

G Coy .-2nd Lieuts. A. G. Murch, K. G. Cliambesrlain, P. Cook. r H Goy.-Snd Lieuts. A. G. Stanley, A. L. Ford, M. Blainpied, W. E. Grant. J Coy.—2nd Lieuts. B. Ct. Ridling, a. V. Donnan, H. Willis, P. R. Burton. Appointments at Trentham. The following temporary appointments have been approved of by the Camp Commandant at Trentham:— • D Coy., 17th Reinforcements.—Corpl. H. Ingram to be sergeant; Pte. W. Roche to bo lance-corporal; Pte. T. P. N. ( De Spong to .be. corporal";'Pte. C. v! M'Kenzie to be lance-corporal;.Pte. I). H. M'Kenzie to 'be orderly-room clerk "Willi rank of corporal. ■' - Reinforcements—Corpl. H. : Campbell to be company sergeantmajor; Corpls. ,T; P. Parrel); G. W. Moorehead, R. C. Reid, A. E. P.' Richardson, ,F. J. Coyle, Ct.' Miller, J. W. R. Penney, C. T: Wylie to bo sergeants; Corpl. I', Bartjott to be lance-sergeant; Pte. A. D. Gunion to be orderly-room clerk with rank of corporal. _G Coy., 17tli Reinforcements.—Corpl. H. 0. F. Marsdeu. to be company ser-geant-major; Corpls. C: M'Keegan, J. A Elliott, W. G. Cain. T. H. Kenny, C. M. .T. L. Sheppard, H. E. Curtis, A. G. Ij. Mardon to be sergeants. H Cov., 14th Reinforcements.—Pte. P. Nelson to be orderly-room clerk with rank of corporal. N.C.O.'s Promoted. The following n.c.o.'s have been appointed 2nd lieutenants on probation — S.S.M. P. TJ. Booth, N.Z.P.S.; Sergt. 0. R. Rawlmgs, Canterbury Infantry Battalion; Gnr. D. E. Wanklyn, 11th "Field Battery; posted, to 18th Reinforcements. Featherston Appointments. The following temporary appointments have been, approved by the Camp. Commandant at Featherston :-Corpl. T. W. Miller, N.Z.V.C.. to bff sergeant; Pte. R. R. Brown, Headquarters Permanent Camp Staff (Staff-Sergeant-Major's Mess), to be corporal. Captain E. White, of the 18th Reinforcements, and 2nd Lieut. C. W. Jones, of D Coy., 17th Reinforcemeuts, havo returned to Trentham after, being "on sick' leave.