21st REINFORCEMENTS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2881, 20 September 1916, Page 6

21st REINFORCEMENTS

MOBILISATION BEGUN

WELLINGTON'S BIG SHORTAGE

ADDITIONAL RECRUITS REQUIRED AT ONCE

• The mobilisation of the Twenty-first Reinforcements, which include the men required to cover the shortage in the twentieth Reinforcements, was begun yesterday. Ttio drafts from the Wellington Military District went into camp at Trentham and Feathorston during the day, and the reports already available show a shortage of more than 270 in the infantry. There are also small shortages in the Mounted Rifles and * Engineers. Tlio Auckland draft will reach camp to-day, the Canterbury draft on Thursday, and the Otago draft on Friday. The infantry shortage in the Wellington Military District was made up as follows:— Short-

Four of the mon sent into camp were rejected as medically unfit, and Group o (Wellington City and Suburbs) sent in eleven additional men during tho day, making the net shortage 273. Thefigures may be subject to slight further adjustments. The number of men required in Group 5 for all branches was 239, and a net shortage of 75 was made up as follows :—

Tho shortage was due entirely to tho failure of registered men to answer tho mobilisation call. A sufficient number of recruits appeared on the books of. the Group Office, and the authorities had taken tho precaution of calling up more men than were actually required. But a substantial proportion of the men did not make good the undertaking expressed' in their registration forms. The men required to cover the shortages are to be sent into camp on Tuesday riost, and registrations for the suplementary draft are now being taken. Any man who wishes to get into camp promptly can register during the present week, and enter camp on Tuesday. Tho Defence authorities hope that some of the registered men who have caused the shortage by their failure to answer the call will come forward and help to fill tho vacancies. It has been the practice previously bo send additional men into camp day by day for a few days after a shortage had been reported, but this system was inconvenient, and involved serious interference with camp arrangements. No more men will be taken before Tuesday next, when an effort will bo made to complete tho draft. The following are the men who went into camp. yesterday for the Twentyfirst Reinforcements:— Mounted Rifles. * W. N.. Dalley, E. R, Pamplin, D. Glavin, F. Burns, W. Horsfall, J. Brady, J. C. M'lntosh, E. F. Manning, A. P. Rohertshaw, J. T. Gibson. Artillery. J. R. Johnson, A. 0. Anderson, E. R. Nicholson, G. T. Clapcott, Jack Rae, J. Mountey, J. F. Quinn, H. G. Potter, A. H. Ross, R. Hogg, D. G. Cunningham, W. J. Ryan, F. J. Mockridge, L. A. Ludlow, W. T. Anderson. Infantry. F. R. Aveliug, H. Allan, H. E. Ash, A. E. Anderson, J. "VV. Burton, H. J. Baker, A. A. Biddle, E. A. Baker, W.. A. Barnes, V. Bass, E. 0. Beaumont, D. Bnice, J. Charleston, J. P. Cooper, J. Caldwell, P. J. Carmody, A. R. Carr, W. A. Clarke, S. Clement, F. L. Chance, A. A. Clifford,-W. H. Cowie, F. A. Campbell, C. H. Clarke, K. C. Coffey, R. Crosbie, E: M. Dust,-P. C. Edwards,.C. Evans, A. Euman, K. 1/. Frcornan, J. M. Fox, H. W. Field, F. J. Foster, T. W. Free, H. Goldthorpe, J. C. Groves, H. E. Garrett, E. Gibbons, J. B. Hart, J. H. Harvey, J. W. V. Hddges, R, H. Hadley, P. E. flepburne, H. P. Hanify, A. Hanson, W. 0. Imrie, H. Irwin, E. J.'R. Johnston, T.. Jones, G. J. Jensen, G. Jensen,- F. C. Jones, A. M. Kcevil, E. S. Lloyd, A. H. Lees, A. H. Lippett, R. Lines, C. W. Macdonald, H. Mander, E. Mitohell, D. S. M'Cullock, D. M'Leod, A. P. S. Slatthews, A. J. M'Ghie, H. A. Mason, F. Marigold, J. A. M'lntosh, W. J. M'Phcrson, H. P. H. Mikoy, A. Minors, A. C. Mitchell, G. H. Markham, L. F. M'Grath, D. Morris, W. H. Marsh, H. M'Clure, W. F. M'Carthv, T. M'Lellan, G. M'Kelliger, M. J. M'Manus, W. J. Matthews, J. W: Mahoney, W. G. Nelson, W. Onlton, H. J. Oliff, T. J. O'Shannsissy, R. Pritchard, A. Pringlc, A. H. Quin, E. W. Rash, A. do la Roche, H. R. Ross, G. Rait, .15. K. Rishworth, E. J.-,, Rising, H. A. Schlaadt, P. F. Scollard, H. It. Stophons, W. H. Simpkiu, C. S. Smith, W. H. Sotire, 0. Sunberg, H. M. Smith, A. E. Sawyer, R. Smith, H. F. Sturch, A. Souttcr, J. H. Smith, J. A. Smith, P. M. Siuel, h. H. Trinder, R. L. Thomas, C. Wastford, W. P. Weir, F. Wilson, F. C Wheeler, T. B. AVilson, A. .Williams, E. F. Waters, R. A. Wall, A. D. Wootton, Arthur Turner, E. A. W. Hermor, Henry Baker, Jas. Brown, T. O'Rorke, 0. J. Green, C. A. Cox, F. Kardonni, Ernest Smith, G. E. A. Watson, W. Anderson. Ambulance. F. M. Dovaney, W. E. Vine, J. J. Maher, H. L. Boock. A.S.C. D. Chapman, IT. 11. AYilliame, T. E. Williams, E. J. Trevor. TWENTY-THIRD N.C.O.'s. THE WELLINGTON QUOTA ' The following men wore sent into camp yesterday as the quota of No 5 Group (Wellington City and Suburbs) for tho non-commissioned officers of tho Twenty-third Reinforcements: E.Levy, W. T. Brady, H. J. Shanks, H. H. Hind, F. A. Ncos, W. B. Williams, W. ■Tack, A. N. Dayies, W. J. Evans, J. A. Jones, J. G. Doprec, and J. W. O'Mcara. WELLINCTON RECRUITS. Tho following additional recruits havo been accepted for service in No. 5 Group (Wellington City and Suburbs): J. A. Jones, clerk, City. J. Goode, farrier, City (returned soldier). • . „ „., F. Kardonui, fireman, City. C. A. Cox, farmer, City. W. Anderson, seaman, Kelburn. G. E. Watson, printer, City. F. Anderson, labourer, City. R. L. Kaye, labourer, City. E. Callaghan, driver, City. C. W Haydon, labourer, City. C. H. Dickinson, clerk, City. THE AUCKLAND QUOTA. Hy Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, September 19. Tho Auckland City quota for the Twenty-fiTst Reinforcements left to--day > only, seven mea short.

Quota. Provided, ago. Group 5 1D1 120 71 Group 6 157 93 04 Group 7 131 112 10 Group 7a 90 4fi 41 Group 8 145 62 S3 Totals 714 433 281

ShortiRequired. Provided-, age. Engineers 4' ' 0' 4 Mounted 20 10 10 Artillery 16 16 — Army Service .... 4 4 — Ambulance 4 4 — Infantry 191 130 61 239 164 75