STH REGIMENT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3104, 7 June 1917, Page 6

STH REGIMENT

LONG-SERVICE MEDALS PRESENTED An inspection theJ'iftti Regiment was held at the Drill Hall,-Buckle Street,, on Tuesday night- The inspect-/ in- officer was Colonel G. F. C. Campbell, Coast Defence Commander; who was accompanied by Major Sandle as Staff officer.- Major Simin was in charge ot the regiment (A, B, and The work of the evening, which included battalion drill in Cambridge Terrace, showed considerable! evidence of enthusi- " During the parade Colonel Campbell presented two long-service in* »' first was to Chaplam-Lieut.-Col. Shirer. whose services date from 188, when he w attached to the old Civil Service ■Rifles Then be was aKocratert wittt Fie Highland Rifles, ™«Y™Sn Battalion and has kept up his chaplain Section ™th the Joyces since the. Volunteers were merged into tlio lemThY'othcr recipient of a long-service meda.l was Sergt.-Major Garner who started;lus military career ni 1900 m the Highland Rilles. Ho. attained tie. n>,nk of servant in 1003, and in 1911 joined the reiment as quartermaster-sergeant Ho went on active service to Samoa, and on reluming assumed his present rank at headquarters. Tn presenting Sorgt.-Major Gardner with the medal, Col. Campbell remarked that as there were so many young fellows coming into the ranks of the Territorials, it'was a good thing to jiavp among tho n.c.o.'s as instructors men of experience ami service.