REINFORCEMENTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 76, 31 March 1941, Page 6

REINFORCEMENTS.

FIRST RESERVISTS. | i MOBILISATION SHORTLY, j i The Sixth Reinforcements of the | Second New Zealand Expeditionary. Force are to be mobilised shortly, ami' will undergo training at I'apnkura and Trentham mobilisation c:ini|i*. As with previous, overseas troops, artillery, infantry and Maori-, will be | trained at l'apakura, ami other unite*. | including signaller.-, engineers, machinegunners. Medical Corjv, Ordinance Corps! Army Service Corp., will ;_"i to lieu- I Ilia in. If i- unlikely t hat mit t loops j from the Northei u Military Di.-ti id . will tn Rui'iiliani. Although the strength of Ihe loin ! foreement has. not yet 'been announced, it is stated officially that all the men called in the first oversea* ballot will not be required. Reservists in the ballot arc therefore advised not to leave their employment until they receive official notification of their mobilisation. It is anticipated that notice* of mobilisation will be sent out within-the next few days. On December 4, 14,000 name* of single men and men married since May 1 last were drawn in the first Uillnt for service oversea*. There were 21Xtj name* of men in the Auckland military area, including those of a considerable number who had volunteered for *crvioe abroad. The Fifth Reinforcement was made up substantially of volunteers. The voluntary system of enlistmenf for the 2nd N.Z.E.F. ended on July 22 last year. A total of tiO,S!2 men volunteered. The total of Auckland men drawn in the two ballot* for overseas service is 5170.