CAMP NOTES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2922, 7 November 1916, Page 6

CAMP NOTES

AND GENERAL ' . NOTES. I Tho cup presented by the Command'tafc at Featherston for the best-kept huts for the week ending November 4 , has been awarded to B Coy., 21st, with 23rd Mounted. Rifles second.: During the temporary absence of. Major Cardale, Chief Mounted Instructor affFeatherston Camp, Major Johnson is acting as Chief Mounted Instructor. .. ' ; Chaplain Captain Green (Salvation 'Army) has reported at Featherston Camp for duty. A notice in Featherston Camp orders states:— "With reference to Routine ' Orders No. 857, Part 1, Paragraph 9, ro Expeditionary Force temporary ran'K non-commissioned officers. 'The above is hereby cancelled, and the following regulations substituted: 'On arrival at' the base all temporary non-commis-sioned officers of rank higher than sergeant will revert to temporary sergeant.. Sergeants to temporary corporals. „ Corporals to lance-corporals. Lance-corporas to retain t&eir rank. All n.c.o. s will be put through n.0.0, schools at the base. If the n.e.o.'s are passed out of the school satisfactorily their ranks will be made substantive. If not, satisfactorily reported on after passing through training school, to revert to the rank of private." The following temporary appointments, are- approved! of by the Camp » Commandant at Trentham:— B Company, 19th Reinforcements.— Sorgt. 0. L. Hooper, to be company-sergt.-mojor; Corpl. A. A. Donaldson, sergeant; Corpl. B. C. Hardie, sergeant; Corpl. J. P. Minihan, sergeant;" Corpl. A. E. Brown, sergeant; Corpl. - D. T. AViley, sergeant; Lco.-Corpl. AV. J. Forbes, to,he corporal; Lcei-Corpl. - J. Hanna, to ho corporal; Lce!-Corpl. " G. A. Johnson, to be corporal; Pte. ,S. A. J. Inwood,T to be lance-corporal; ,' Pte. V-. AV; H. Dawson, to bo lancecorporal. G Company, 22nd. Reinforcements.— Pte. A. W. Estall, Pto. D. AV. Hayes, and Pte. J.. Warring, to bo corporals.. B Company, 7 22rid Reinforcements.— Corpl.. EC. Stewart, to bo.lance-ser-geant. ~;„ ■-■:•' The , following temporary appointments have. been approved by the Camp Commandant at Featherston:— Oorpl. G. Hindi, G Coy., 21st, to be sergeant; Lce.-Corpl. E. N. Carr, G Coy., 21st, to be corporal. G Coy., 21st, to be lance-corporals— Ptes. C. Arthur, K. Campbell, D. Darroch, H. V. Hargreaves, AV. H. Jary, 0. D. M'Kay, G. F. AVebstor, F. F. Bolt, T. Davidson, K. B. Garland, B. Heesn, G. R. Mahoney, G. Tavener. 'S/s. Corpl. A. Williamson, 21st M.R., to bo farrier-sergeant; S/s. J. Lobb, 22nd M.R., to he shooing-smith corporal ;. Pte.. K.. 11. MaAheson, 23rd M.R., to be shooing-smith; Pte. P. J. .Vorbach, 23rd M.R., to be sb'oeingsmith; Pte. W. A. Dew,-23rd M.R., to ho shooing-smith; S/s. M. M'Grath, 20th M.R.,. to bo shoeing-smith corporal. Tho undermentioned N.C.O.'s "and men, having passed all tho tests, are classified as trained signallers, and are entitled to wear efficiency, badges:— ' 19tb Divisional Signallers.—Corpl. R. J. Christie, Spr. W. J. Caldwell, Spr.' A. R. Cross, Spr. H. W. Treaey. 20th Divisional Signallers.—Corpl. J. C. Orr, Spr. A. H. Tulloch, Corpl. P. R .Sellars, Spr. R. F. R. M'Dermid. 19th Specialist' Coy., Sig. Sect.— Scrgt. A. H. Horner, Pte. E. Robb, Pte. T. B. Lendrum, Pte. A. T. M'Murtrie, Pte. E. Williams, Pte. A. L. Lambie, Pto. F. R. Husband, Pte. J. A. Al'Dougall. 20th Specialist Coy., Sig. Sect—Pto. L. A. Bailey, Pto. P. A. Tunbridge. Tho undermentioned men of the New Zealand Field Artillery will proceed on command to Samoa:—Sergt. B. Berry, 19th; Dvr. F. AV. Parsons, 20th; Dvt. ,H. F,. Hodgkinson, 20th; Dvr. D. Smith, 20th.