NEWS FROM THE CAMPS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2825, 17 July 1916, Page 6

NEWS FROM THE CAMPS

' OFFICERS FOR NINETEENTH INFANTRY CAMP PROMOTIONS The following officers arc~allocatcd lo the undermentioned units of the Nineteenth Reinforcements, Infantry:— A Ooy.—Capt. J. G. Coates, 2nd Lieuts. T. White, F. J. Traynor, A. If. Don. G. H. fiicliolls. B Coy.—Captain V. H. Baker, 2nd Lieuts. H. H. Parkinson, C. B. Willis, J. R. Leys, C. G. H. Robinson. C Coy.—2nU Lieuls. A. Deane, G. If. Lucas, L. I''. Tisdal, J. F. MTadden, G. T. Weston. 1) Coy.—Lieut. H. F. Edgecumbe, 2nd Lients. A. 5. Paisley, A. Talbot, C. B. T. MTiure, It. S. Haniwell. E Coy—2nd Lieuts. E. J. Rose, E. J. Pritchard, W. R. Lascelles, H. I.awson. F Cov.—Capt. H. C. Collett, 2nd Lieuts. A. S. Tomlin, R. Worley, N. F. Trolove, C. Brook. G Coy.-2nd Lieuts. M. D. Eoliau, .7. N. Bullnrd, P. P. Armstrong, A. M. Hanifah, E. B. Davy. H Coy.—Lieut. A. W. Smith, 2nd Lioufs. S. Kenrick, E. N. Grimwade, W. P. Aitken. J Coy.—Lieut. C. A. Lynch, 2nd Lieuts. L. King, Mc. 11. Cameron, H. B. Pattrick. * Specialists' Coy.—Lieut. .T. Penniket, 2nd Lieut.?. P. J. Palmer, E. Davison. Temporary Appointments. The following temporary appointments of n.c.o.'s have been approved by the Commandant of Trentham Camp (Lieut.Colonel H. R. Potter):— 15th Reinforcements, C Company.—To be corporal, Lce.-Corpl. G. E. Redgen. 18th Reinforcements, Specialist Com-pany-To be Q.M.'S., Corpl. H. L. Baildon.

N.Z. Dental Corps.—To bo sergeantmechanic, Pte. H. P. Blakey. Headquarters Staff (Commandant's Office).—S.M. R. Freeman, to be regimental sergeant-major; Sergt. W. Orj to bo quartermaster-sergeant. B Coy., 15th Reinforcements.—Ptes. W. Caunt and J. M'Kenzie to be lance-cor-porals.

A* Coy., ISth Reinforcements.—Corpl. M. Spencer, to be sergeant; Lre.-Corpl. L. C. Hanna and Lce.-Corpl. L. Campion to be corporals; Ptes. T. Venables, C. Higglns, W. E. Gibson, W. A. Fletcher, C. W. Foster, and B. Barker to be lanco-corporals. v B Coy., 18th Reinforcements.—Pte. 'B. S. T. Archor to bo orderly-room clerk, with rank of corporal; Ptes. S. N. Fincham, H. L. Kaaper, T. Gilpin, F. E. Lemberg, J'. Allan, M. O'Donnell, C. tlstallo, C. A. Ward, J. Cutlibort, R. j. TJre, W. K. Donald, H. J. M'Kenzie, T. Ruane, and A. Salisbury to bo lancecorporals.

E Coy., ISth Reinforcements.—Ftps. 11. Stewart, D. T. P. O'Connor, H. ft. Johnston, H. E. G. TVilson, ,T. W. . Attwood, W. Bright, P. M. Andfcws, L'\ Moody to bo lance-corporals; Pte. A. Bradcr to be orderly-room clork, with corporal. A. Company, 15th Reinforcements.— Pte. Glasson to be cook. J Company, 15th . Reinforcements, — Pie. J. Huxiable appointed cook. Fcatherston Camp.' Tte. J. S. Nicholson, N.Z. Dental Corns, has been appointed lieutenant ou probation. Tho following temporary appointments of n.c.o.'s have been • approved by the Commandant of Fnatherston Camp (Licut.-Col. N. P. Adams): — 15th Reinforcements. : Mounted 'Rifles. — I To bo sergeant, Corpl. J. A. IT. Blair. N.fl. Field Artillery.—To be sergeant; Corpl. A. R. Tompkins. N.Z.A.S.C.—To be corporal, Icc.-Cornl. E. Crothall. 16th Reinforcements. N.Z. Field Artillery .—To be bombardier, Gnnr. F. O'Brien. N.Z.A.S.C.—To bo corporals, Lco.Corpls. H. N. tynsnar, SI. O'Louglilin; to be lance-co'rporal, Pte. A. S. Davis. 17th ReinTorccriicnls. N.Z. Field Artillery.—To be bombardied, Gunr. L. Wilkinson. . A Company.—To T)0 lance-corporals, Pies. A. J. Crocker, D. C. Potts. Headquarters Staff. Hospital Records.—To be corporals, Ptos. G. H. Sturgcss, A. Morgan. Q.II. Stores.—To bo nuartcrmaster-ser-geant, Sergt. M. Mitchell; to be sergeant, Corpl. A. May how. Maintenance Department: To bo quartermaster-ser-geants, Rergls, R. Sherson,, A. L. Brown, Corpl. G. Manson; to be sergeant, Far-rier-Corpl. W. Cokcr; to be corporals, Ptes. W. Carrington, A. Gamble, C. Johnson, J. Pooley, .1. Fitzgerald, A. Kane; to be lance-corporal, Pte, D. M'Kenzie; Corpl. F. C. Ewen, Headquarters Camp Commandant's Office, lo be sergeant; Corpl.'R. J. Booth, Spr. R. M. Bruce. ISlh Div. Signallers, to 'be orderly-room clerks.

I News Items. Tbo Camp Commandant announces the death of Private J. A. Vipond. G Company, 17th Reinforcements, who died of pneumonia at Izard's Hospital, Upper Hutt, on tho /Otli jiistant. Tho P.M.O.'s cup for the best-kept Hutt at Trentham for the week ending July 15 has been won by C Coy., 18th; E Co., ISlh, were second.

The Galop Commandant (Colonel Potter) acknowledges with thanks one package containing reading matter donated by tho following persons. This reading niattor has been distributed to' institutes:—Miss Cullen, Anderson's Day, Dunedin: C. A. Perry. G.P.O.*, Duutxiin; A. D. Bell, Waihenio; 'Mm. Caldor, Micliie Street, Roslyn; Professor Dickie, Dunedin. . •

Attention is drawn to a. danco lo be given by tho committee of tho Soldiers' Comforts League in the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall. Wellington, on Friday, July 21, 1916, in aid of mi appeal recently made -by the ofliccr-in-cbnrge of tho Wireless Troop in Mesopotamia for comforts. Mrs. W. P. Massev, Mrs. J. P. Luke, Lady AVard. and other ladies have kindly consented to act as cheperons. Tickets are obtainable (gentlemen's Ss., ladies' _'W.) from the joint' 'honorary secretaries, G.P.0., Box 5G6, Wellington. Leave to attend this function will be readily granted on application in the usual manner.

The Camp Coniamndant has pleasure is acknowledging with thanks the receipt of two cases apples, kindly forwarded by the Soldiers' '• Comforts Guild.