Personal

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 18, 27 October 1939, Page 3

Personal

Lieut.-Colonel Charles Pierce, M.C., whe is with the Divisional Cavalry unit at Négaruawahia, served with the Waikato Mounted Rifles in Palestine during the 1914-18 campaign. Major L. F. Rudd, in command of the Field Co., Engineers, at Ngaruawahia, was formerly a well-known Auckland solicitor. Captain T. Laffey, camp adjutant at Négaruawahia, was formerly "mine host" of the Newmarket Hotel. During the last war he took the Guards course as an instructor. Captain Maguire, a constable with the Auckland police, is now in camp at Négaruawahia with the Divisional Ammunition Coy., A.S.C. Captain John Russell, squadron leader at Négaruawahia, is the son of Sir Andrew Russell, who commanded the New Zealand Division during the last war. Captain S. Weir is in command of the 24th Battery, Royal N.Z. Aritllery, and Captain Ainslie commands the 25th Battery at Ngaruawahia. Lieut. H. S. C. Woolcott, late assistant borough engineer at Napier, is in command of the Field Park Coy., Engineers, at Ngaruawahia. T. C. J. Reese, a former Canterbury representative cricketer, is a Sergeant with the A.S.C. E. A. Riddiford, of Martinborough. was a farmer until he volunteered, and is now in the N.C.O.’s class at Trentham. F. G. Bristed, now in Burnham Camp, is advertising manager of Aulsebrook and Co., Christchurch. J. B. F. Cotterill, M.P. for Wanganui, has enlisted and will probably go into camp in November. A, A. Deans, of Culverden, a Canterbury artist, is in camp at Burnham. P. J. Byrne, cricketer and Christ’s College Old Boy, is with the Rifle Battalion at Burnham. ‘Robert Stout, solicitor, and Mr. John Siriclair-T homson, sharebroker, are two well-known Timaru men who have joined the colours.