THE SPECIAL FORCE

Evening Star, Issue 23377, 21 September 1939, Page 12

THE SPECIAL FORCE

OFFICERS SELECTED SOUTH ISLANDERS APPOINTED THREE TRAINING CENTRES The selection of officers for the Southern District quota of the special force being raised for service v\;as announced last night. Those attached to the Rifle Battalion, Machine Guns, Field Ambulance, Supply Column, part of the Reserve Motor Transport Company, and the Light Aid Detachment will assemble at Burnham next Wednesday for preliminai-y training. Officers of the Divisional Cavalry Regiment’, the Field Regiment of the New Zealand Artillery, and the Engineers will go to the Waikato qamp-at Ngaruawahia. Signals and Infantry Brigade Headquarters officers are posted to Trentham. The officers and their units arc:— -—Divisional Cavalry Regiment.— Lieutenant A. V. Neal (Marlborough). Lieutenant G. H. Staco (Marlborough). Lieutenant L. M. W. Adams (Marlborough) . —Field Regiment, New; Zealand Artillery.— Captain L. D. Turner (Nelson). Second-lieutenant C. D. Bell (Nelson) . Lieutenant H. C. Bliss (Canterbury). Lieutenant J. F. R. Sprosen (Canterbury). Lieutenant L. M. Kissel (Canterbury). —Engineers.— Lieutenant P. F. Tylee (Canterbury). -—Signals.— Lieutenant R. Easier (Canterbury). Lieutenant R. L. C. Grant (Otago). —lnfantry Brigade Headquarters.— Lieutenant H. S. D. Yates (Southland). —Rifle Battalion.— Licuteuant-cokmel H. K. Kippenberger, to command. Major F. E. Dornwell. Captain P. L. Davis, N.Z.S.C., Adjutant. Major P. W. G. Spiers (Otago). Major A. P. MacDuiF (Christchurch). Captain J. T. Burrows (Christchurch). Captain R. D. B. Paterson (Otago). Captain B. J. Mathewson (Westport) . Captain H. O. Jefcoato (Christchurch). Captain T. H. Mitchell (Christchurch). Captain C. Wilson (Otago). Captain M. C. Rice (Southland). Second-lieutenant G. A. Murray (Southland). Second-lieutenant N. Jones (Nelson). Second-lieutenant J. A. T. Rhodes (Christchurch). Second-lieutenant E. C. S. Hargreaves (Christchurch). Lieutenant D. B. Cameron (Southland). Lieutenant G. R. Kirk (Otago), medical officer. Second-lieutenant D. J. Fontaine (West Coast). Lieutenant S. L. Wood (West Coast). Lieutenant C. K. Fleming (West Coast). Lieutenant L. S. Leslie (West Coast). Lieutenant I. A. Garriock (Christchurch). Lieutenant G. W. Washbourne (Christchurch). Second-lieutenant J. F. Baker (Cttago). Second-lieutenant M. G. O’Callaghan (Otago). Second-lieutenant J. H. Kempthorne (Otago). Second-lieutenant M. C. Fairbrother (Southland). Lieutenant J. P. Quiltor (Southland). Lieutenant W. Ay ton (Southland). Sergeant T. E. Dawson (Christchurch). Sergeant R. L. P. Powrie (Nelson). Sergeant J. F. Phillips (Christchurch). These three sergeants are to hb prompted second lieutenants. —Machine-gun Battalion.— Major G. R. Lee (Timaru). Captain J. L. Grant (Timaru). Lieutenant H. R. Purcell (Timaru). Captain R. G. M'Kiulay (Otago). Lieutenant H. H. Parata (Otago). Lieutenant J. R. 11. Fulton, medical officer (Otago). Lieutenant E. S. M‘Lean (Otago). Lieutenant A. W. Cooper. Lieutenant A. J. Neill (Southland). Lieutenant R. S. Blair (Nelson).

■ —Division Supply Column. — Captain E. J. Scott (Christchurch). Captain E. P. Davis (Christchurch). Lieutenant J. E. Scott (Christchurch). Lieutenant H. M. Jacobs (Christchurch). Captain N. Taylor (Nelson). Lieutenant N. C.' Moon (Nelson). Second-lieutenant H. A. Rowe (Nelson). —Reserve Motor Transport Company.— Sergeant T. G. Neal (Nelson). Lieutenant J. A. M'Alpine (Canterbury). Lieutenant G. G. Good (Canterbury). Lieutenant J. R. Morris (Otago). —Light Aid Detachment.— Captain N. P. Manning (Christchurch). —Field Ambulance.— Major W. G. Rich (Christchurch), Captain H. T. Jennings (Christchurch) . Captain J. P. M'Quilkin (Christchurch).