FOXTON CAMP TO BE CONTINUED

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 43, 14 November 1940, Page 7

FOXTON CAMP TO BE CONTINUED

Trek By Artillery Units The territorial camp established at the Eoxlon racecourse several weeks ago io provide temporary accommodation for units posted Io Waiouru before lite new camp was ready for occupation is to be continued for some lime yet for lite training of certain personnel from lite Central .Military District. The 2nd Field Regiment, N.Z.A.. and ihe sth .Medium Battery. N.Z.A.. broke camp mi Tuesday to begin a tactical exercise involving a three-day trek lieiweeti Foxtou and Waiouru. These units will carry out lite move under war service conditions. They tire due at Waiouru tomorrow afternoon and will carry on their training there with tile isl Field Regiment. N.Z.A., and the remainder of the .Medium Regiment. which will also be coneentrated at Waiouru. The 2nd Fielrl Company, N.Z. Engineers. which Ims also been at Foxtou since October 1. will remain there till November 30. The Wellington wing <>!' Ihe Cenlral Military District School of Insiruetion will move from tile Winter Show building to Eoxlon today ami will remain there till the end of the year, when the Foxtou camp will be occupied by the .Mounted Rille Brigade ( horsed ). During December personnel posted Io

the 2ml Eield Regiment, the Bth .Med iuni Battery, and the 2nd Field Com pany. X.Z.E.. who will not have com Dieted their three months of inteiisivi.

I raining, will carry out training at Foxton under their respective units, till December 29.