THE SEVENTHS AND EIGHTHS.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 August 1915, Page 2

THE SEVENTHS AND EIGHTHS.

SQUADRON APPOINTMENTS. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, August 20. Tlie officers of the Seventh and Eighth Reinforcements and Seventh Mounted Rifles Reinforcements draft, who are now in training at Trenthain, have been posted to their respective squadrons and companies. The appointments, which are on probation, are as follows: Officers of the Seventh Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles. —Major D. B. McKcnzie, Seventh (Southland) Regiment, Otago Mounted Rifles, appointed to the temporary command of the Seventh Reinforcements Mounted Rifles. A Squadron, Captain .1. .1. Raines, Socoud-Liciitonant W. \V. Averill; Ii Squadron, Captain (J. 1). Hamilton, Second-Lieutenants C. B. Leckyer and A. .1. M. Manson; C Squadron, Captain E. IT. Orr, Lieutenant 0. Blakeney, Second-Lieutenant L. E. Jones; 1). Squadron, Second-Lieutenants A. IT. Richards and K. S. Williams; E. Squadron, Lieutenants .T. Robertson and H. C. Hemphill, Second-Lieutenant M. McKechnie; F Squadron, Second-Lieutenants L. Coleman, W. R. Foley, and E. .')'. Gray; ff Squadron, Lieutenants H. B. Hinron and J. R. London; H Squadron, Scoond.Lieutenants C. A. Marchant, C. H. Clark, and C. S. Gcddis. Eighth Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles. —Captain J. Armstrong, Seventh Mounted Rifles, has been appointed to the temporary command of the Eighth Reinforcements Mounted Rifles. A Squadron, Captain M. Aldred, Lieutenant L. Potter, Second-Lieutenant H. W. Coates; I) Squadron, Captains ,1. Armstrong and ,). If, Chisholm, Lieutenant M. A. Harding, Second-Lieutenant R. H. Buchanan; C Squadron, Captain W. T. .Toll. Lieutenant M. 0. Grainger, Second-Lieutenant IT. H, Riley: I) Squadron, Lieutenant ,T. 11. Marthur, Second-Lieutenants R. E. W. Riddiford and A. E. C. 11. E. Boenfve.

Tnfanlry.—A Company. Captain K. Kirker, Lieutenant .r. ('. W. Armstrong, Second-Lieutenants A. (■'. Mcftregor, A. M. C. Forbes and R. 1). MeFarlamU V, Company, Major F. Ross, Lieutenants J. C. Keid nnd .1. . Ranch, Second-Lieu-tenants K. (.'. Robinson, IT. ,T. Sheldon, and J. B. Mawson; C Company, Lieutenant A. W. Wellsted. Second-Lieutenants \V. J. Marriott, A. S. Judd, A. Cormody, and J. Oilmour: I) Company, Lieutenants A, L. Treadwcll, R. W. Speh's, and A. R. McHougalh 15 Company, Captain W. C. Bishop, Lieutenants C. S. White, and L. S. Cimino, Second-Lieutenant K. I). Ambrose; F Company, Lieutenants C. K. Butcher and W. V. Smith, Second-Lieu-tenants E. Brammel), R. D. Mottrain. and W, 11. Keesing.