BROTHERS JOIN UP

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23479, 17 October 1939, Page 6

BROTHERS JOIN UP

MANY AUCKLAND CASES THREE FROM ONE FAMILY INSTANCES IN THE CITY A large number of Auckland brothers have enlisted in *;he special military force and have either gone into camp or are waiting to be called up. So far no fathers have succeeded ia joining their sons in camp, although several have tried to evade the watch that is kept at the drill hall for overage men. ... Three is the greatest number of men from any one Auckland family, but there have been numerous cases of two brothers volunteering. There have also been several 'cases where one brother has been accepted and the other temporarily or permanently Three Brothers Join Among the cases of three brothers are Messrs. W. Laird Thomson, secretary of the Auckland Stock Exchange and the Auckland Socie£y of Arts, H. Laird Thomson and J. N. Thomson, formerly a master at King's School. The first two brothers are serving in the Ist New Zealand Rifle Battalion at Hopuhopu camp and Mr. J. N. Thomson is intelligence officer at Brigade Headquarters, Trentham.

Messrs. H. N. and R. F. Williams, of Islington Street, Heme Bay, and Mr. R. H. Williams, of Haluton Road, Mount Eden, are three more members of the one family, and are serring in the Divisional" Ammunition. Company, the Rifle Battalion and the Field Park Company, respectively. r ' Cases •ol 'Two Brothers Two brothers, Messrs. C. J. and F. E. A... Johansen, have jj'oth gone.into camp and another brother has voluii" teered for service and is waiting to be called up. Among .the many cases of two brothers joining up are Messrs. R. S. and N. T. Mackav, of 30 Orang» Avenue, Onehunga, W. F. and F. Mv Hankins, of 23 Moona Avenue, One-' hunga, J. F. and F. C. Duncan, of 8 Seddon Street, Pukekohe, the' second of whom is at present carrying out guard duty, T. and C. F. Kavanagh; of Edwin Street, Mount Eden, J, P« and W. H. Power, of Hutchinson Avenue, New Lynn, and F. M. J. and 0. McQuinn. There has also been at least one case of two Maori brothers enlisting. They are John and Abraham Rako, of Hobson Street.