N.Z. STAFF CORPS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 309, 25 September 1919, Page 8

N.Z. STAFF CORPS

CANDIDATES CHOSEN TO BE " TRIED OUT" OFFICERS OF EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ■■ v ■ Before .the war tho Defence' policy in I X'.:'New Zealand, was to recruit its Staff Corps from young officers specially train- ■ cd' at .Duiitroon in Australia; so many . promising, and specially selected cadets or young Territorials were sent each year to Duntroon to bo .trained, and according to the merit they displayed so were thoy appointed to vacancies on . tho New . Zealand^staff. This polioy is still being ' oarried- Oh,: but the . war. "wastage" of Staff Corps officers has been greater than ia ; 'peace'time, and there are now more vacancies' totill, and the question arose whether a greater number of'lads should : bo'Seiit to' Duntroon to .meet .tho demand orSwhether returned soldiers of "the Ex- >■ petitionary"Force should be drawn upon. The latter course was decided upon by ■ .the. Defence-authorities. Applications ' were' accordingly called from returned officers, and about HOC responded. Thesei SCO applications . woro reviewed recently by,a board, con-, . siting of Major-Genorals Eobin and Bus- ; sell/and Brigadier-Generals Eichardson • and Hart, and thoso\officers named below " were selected to proceed to camp to unV'dergo a period of training and test to •enable their fitness and-capability ito.be ■ judged for peace work. • Their undoubted - ability on the iield has already been

determined. - ' Among ' the ■ applicants were a number , of senior officers, but tlio was able to- select only a few, deciding in favour of younger men.of lesser rank because of - the prospect of their greater length of : ecryiGe, which is an important con•gideration. There is in the Staff. Corps only a limited- establishment of senior :' officers; so somo of those'selected will rolinquisli grades in rank as has been done ■ in'the case of Brigadier-Generals MelviUo . and Young, who are accepting service in New Zealand as colonels. In- all'cases the selection among the ; officers has naturally been based principallyon war record. It should also be. understood that though appearing as selectid officers, they are not yet appointed to * the' Staff Corps, but have to prove theii / fitness.for' Staff work 'in the "try-out' : :'vhioh'is about ; to tako place. Actua appointments \vill be announced later.

'lie selected Domes are as_folßw:—

'Lieut.-Col. B.' Puttick, 'D.5.0., The Ter- . race, Welington. •. , i Lieut.-Colonel P. H. Bell, D.5.0., Wanga-

. nui. : ■ ' ; Lieut.-Colonol R. A. Row, D.5.0., Sumner. Capt.' G, A; Avey, M.C., Otahuhu. • -. Capt; W; AV. Dove;, M.C., Remuera. Copt. R. :D. M'Farland, MIC., Mt. Eden. Major W. G. A. Bishop,-M.C.i.Balclutha. Lieut. 1 A. Bongard, M.C., on active 'service. Atajor A.. & / Conway, Christchurch. Capt. R. W. Wrightson, M.C., Ohingaiti. Capt. W.' S. T,' Colbeck, Auckland'. Lieut: W. Murphy, M.C., Diinedin., Lieut. A! M, Oakey, M.C., Timaru. Lieut. T'. AV. Wilson, M.C., Lyttelton. Capt. S. G. MDonalil, M.0., on active service. .' 7 , Major H; I), M'Hugh,' M.C., Christchurch. Capt. J. G. C. Walos.'M.O., Brightwater, Nelson. '■'■ Lieut. H. G. de ( T. Garland, M.C., Got- ■ , ernmenl .House'/ v •,'2nd 'Lieut. J.'/Vincent, D.G.M., M.M., AVhangarei, ' ■ ' ' ,'Capt., E. F. J. Reeves,. M.C., Hill Street, ■' Wellington.: , Lieut. C. V. Crochette, M.C., M.M., Pop dell.

Lieut.-Colonel O. H. Mead, D.5.0., on. active service. • , Capt. <G. Dittmer, M.C., Rotorua. Capt; Doii Christchuroh, Lieut. M. A. Stedman, M.C., Trentham Camp. , ' ,■ • Capt. G. T. Teres, Kimbolton. . . 2nd Liout. K. J. Walker, Nelson. 2nd Lieut." P. L. Bennett, -M.C.,'Nelson. Lieut. S. M. Satterthwaifo,. Timaru. Capt. M. R. Walker, M.C., Christchurch. ,-Lieut. F. L. Hunt,' Oamaru. Capt. J.. L.. Scoullar, on active service. Lieut. R, S. Halliwell, M.C.; Peton§. Lieut. AY. R Burg?," M.C.J Wellington. 2nd Lieut. W. S. Brown, M.C., M.M., ' Napier. ■■'•• 2nd Lieut. C. R. V. Petrie, Epuni Street, . Wellington, \.. • 2nd Lieut. W. F. Cornell,. New Plymouth. 2nd Lieut. J. R. Sutcliffo, Mar,toi». Capt. H. M."Foster, on'active service. 2nd:' Lieut., 'W." : A. ' Gustafson, D.C.M., Trentham Camp. 2nd Lieut. T. Stockdill, Ashburton. .Lie.ut... E. C. H. Jacob, D.C.M., • Naseby. . " '• 2nd'Lieut. F. C. TunUy, D.OjM., Knight's Road, Lower Hutt. Capt. M. B. Johnson, M.C., Henderson. '* Capt. D. S. • Manners, on. active service. Lieut. L.'"W. Andrew, V.C., on active • • service. ■ 2nd Lieut. R. S. Judsonj Y.O.', D.C.M., ." M.M., : Ponsonby. • ' ■2nd Lieut. S. Prickleton, V.0., Christchuroh. ■