THE INFANTRY CAMP.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 70, 23 March 1915, Page 6

THE INFANTRY CAMP.

TRAINING AT OTAHL'HU. • The main portion of the 3rd (Auckland)' Regiment and the No. 1 Field Ambulance went into camp at Otahuhu yesterday for their annual period of training under c&nvae. The training laid down is for an eight days' course in the ordinary way, but provision is always made for Territorials who are short of the required number of drills in the training year, to make up their ehoa-tage in a compulsory "extra" period of four days in camp, immediately prior to the regular camp, activities at Otahuhoi really camnreneed, therefore, on Thursday last. The camp site is on the property of Messrs F. Andrew and T. R. W. Gill. The Jnfantry ißegiment is undex the eonrmand of Lieutenant-Colonel A. Bartlett. with Major R. G. Cox second in command. Lieutenant-Colonel Traev •Inglis, N.Z.M.C., is the medical officer in camp, and Lieutenant-Colonel \V. U. Wilson is the chaplain. Captain Lindsay and Captain McKenzie. of the •Medk?a.l Corps, are in camp with the Ambulance Company. The training for this year is chiefly of an individual character, tiie camps being taken by units far that express purpose. The programme of woo-k. j therefore, though it does not comprise anything of a spectacular nature, re--1 presents much eolid devotion to practio* in the duties <A *■ foMies,