KING’S SILVER BADGE.

Taihape Daily Times, 16 May 1919, Page 5

KING’S SILVER BADGE.

o - APPLICATIONS BEING RECEIVED,

WTLLINGTON. this day

Many complaints have been received by the Military authorities from those win. having rendered service in some capacity in New Zealand, believe themselves entitled to the Kings’ Silver War badge, on relinquishing duty.

A final and decisive ruling on this subject has boon received from the War Office and will be strictly applied to all future claims.' It must he borne in mind that the badge is not a reward for service rendered but is intended merely to mark those who have rendered military service and have then been discharged by reason of being over age, or physically unfit to render any further military service. So far as service in New Zealand is concerned, the Badge will be awarded only to those who who were so discharged (c - transferred to leave without pay) and providing in all cases that the unfitness was not caused by misconduct and that the soldier in question has rendered not less than seven days continuous service before being discharged.

Applications will now be received from those entitled to receive the Badge under these , conditions and should be addressed as follows:

Adjutant-General, Headquarters, New “Recruiting Records, c/o Assistant Adjutant-General. Headquarters, New Zealand Forces, Welling! on

The envelope should be marked “Claim for Kings’ Silver War Badge.” As many claims will no doubt be made and as the stall; available for this work is a small one, there may be considerable bur unavoidably delay in issue.

The military authorities desire to emphasise the point that applicants who were discharged or transferred to leave without ]3ay for any reason while still physically fit for Home .Service and who did not volunteer for such service are absolutely ineligible for the badge, and such claims cannot possibly be recognised in view of the conditions laid down by the War Office.

DOMINION GUARDS’ REGIMENT

CHRISTCHURCH, May 15

Questioned regarding the proposed formation of a Dominion Guards regiment, iSr An'drow Russell stated that the proposal came from an officer in the New Zealand Engineers. The idea, he understood, was that the proposal should take effect before the end of the war, and that there should be a Guards* Division composed of Zealand troops for actual service. It wa s quite impracticable while the war was on ,but had 1 probably been brought up after the conclusion of hostilities. He did not care to express an opinion upon the proposal, because it was not yet known, exactly what the effect of the Coague of Nations was going to be, and how it was going to affect the members of the New Zealand forces.