HOME GUARD

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 September 1941, Page 5

HOME GUARD

MASTERTON ACTIVITIES MORE MEMBERS REQUIRED. SPECIAL DRIVE TO COMMENCE ON MONDAY. The Masterton Battalion of the Home Guard is now approaching its second year of existence. During the winter months its activities have naturally been somewhat circumscribed by weather conditions, although all parades have been held wet or fine, and the amount of keenness maintained has been remarkable. With the approach of summer an interesting programme with a wide scope for open air work is being mapped out. Specialist platoons are being formed. Officers and N.C.O.’s have been taking special refresher courses in camps at Trentham. Palmerston North and elsewhere. Two hundred more recruits are required immediately to bring the Battalion up to the full strength necessary to carry out this programme. The week commencing Monday next has been fixed as a special recruiting week in which a drive will be made to enrol the necessary 200 extra men. The Press, the theatres and many business houses have given assurances of full co-operation in bringing this urgent requirement before the public. Special Home Guard displays will appear in the windows of the W.F.C.A. Ltd., and Messrs John Graham and Co. An outline of Home Guard affairs will be given from day to day in the “Times-Age” next week. ROUTINE ORDERS. Routine orders for the coming week for. the Masterton Battalion of the Home Guard are: Classes. —Officers and N.C.O.’s: Tuesday, September 30 at Municipal Hall at 7.30 p.m. P.T.: Tuesday, September 30 at College Assembly Hall at 7.30 p.m. (note change in time in assembly). Signallers: Parades as arranged by Signal Officer. The ambulance will parade on Thursday. October 2 at St. John’s Rooms at 7.0 p.m. Parades. — Battalion Headquarters and A and C companies at respective Drill Halls tomorrow at 8.0 a.m.; march to Aerodrome to Pipe Band which will parade at Municipal Hall at 8.0 a.m. Parade will be held wet or fine. Company commanders will have alternative programmes ready in case of rain. A Company at Drill Hall and C Company at Municipal Hall Thursday, October 2, at 7.0 p.m. E Company daylight parade, Saturday, October 4, at 12.45 p.m. at A. E. Clarke’s paddock, Mauriceville. Range and bombing training. Other units as arranged by unit commanders. Rifle inspection: Holders of about 100 rifles have not complied with orders to forward rifles to gunsmith fol- inspection. In default of immediate compliance these rifles will be recalled by the Battalion and the names of holders handed to the police. Certain country units have forwarded applications for assistance in terms of Routine Order No. 28. Others wishing to make similar application should do so immediately. Transfers, promotions and appointments. —■ Headquarters Company: C.S.M. Winslade to be R.S.M. C Company: R.S.M. H. Nuttal, M.S.M., to be Platoon Commander. D. F. Pringle to be Corporal. C.S.M. McChesney transferred from F Company to C Company as C.S.M.

Marched out—E Company: R. McGovern, A. Wilkin, P. Condon and C. J. Neilson to Camp. ■ F Company: G. Fisher to Camp. D. Gooder, L. Holmes, B. Ihaka, and A. F. Kjestrup.