THE HOME GUARD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24420, 4 October 1940, Page 8

THE HOME GUARD

ENROLMENT FORM DETAILS QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED The enrolment form for the Home Guard, which is now being issued, sets out personal particulars of the applicant for enrolment, including a statement of occupation and any special or expert knowledge, trade or craft, next-of-kin. and details of military exDerience. Answers must be given to the following questions:—” Do you clearly understand the obligations cast upon you in joining the Home Guard. Do vou fully accept your own liability for any disability that may be caused or aggravated by carrying out your duties with the Guard? Do you therefore wish to serve in the Guard? Are you able to perform the required duties and Training? Can vou handle a boat or ride a horse, or are you licensed to drive a motor vehicle? Do you possess or have available a boat, motor vehicle, motor cycle, bicycle, horse, or horse vehicle which you are prepared to place at the disposal of the Guard? ” The following attestations on the form must be made before a commissioned officer of the forces, a commander of any subdivision of the Guard, the chairman of a committee or subcommittee. a member of the General Assembly, a Justice of the Peace, or a solicitor of the Supreme Court:—

“ I. , do solemnly and sincerely declare that my answers above are true and correct: that I will in no way divulge, except in the course of my duty with the Guard, any secret, confidential, or important information that may come to my knowledge whilst serving in the Guard, and that whilst so serving I will do all in my power to prevent the rise or spread of rumour of any description, “I, , do sincerely promise and swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to our Sovereign Lord the King, his heirs and successors and 1 that I will faithfully serve in the Home Guard of New Zealand according to the rules and orders of the Guard, or in the defence forces of New Zealand, if the unit of the Guard in which I am serving should be embodied therein, until I shall be lawfully discharged. So help me God.”