NEW ZEALANDERS ON SERVICE.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15459, 11 December 1915, Page 2

NEW ZEALANDERS ON SERVICE.

(it.om orr. own correspondent.)

LONDON, October 29. Trooper F. Howard Barns, of tho C.V.C., who was wounded at the Dardanelles about August Bth, is in London. He is now convalescent. Lieutenant Noel Whitton, R.A.M.C. (Oamaru), who arrived in London at the end of Juno and obtained his commission ten lay s later, is suffering from gas poisoning. Mr T. J. Pemberton, of Dunedin and Akaroa, once on the staff of the "Otago Daily Times," crossed to London this week. He lias completed ten months' continuous orderly duty at the French

Red Cross Hospital Anglais, at Nevers. He has been engaged on Red Cross work .since the early days of tho war. Mr Pemberton is thinking now of trying lor a commission. Trooper K. H. H. Raddon (Christchurch) has been at the front with the 2nd King Edward's Horse. He was invalided home with sciatica, but is now on furlough, and anticipates returning to the Curragb, Ireland, very soon. Lieutenant D. iS. Murchison (Christchurch), 0.Y.C., who left Gallipoli on August 27th, suffering from wounds in this face and shoulder, has quite recovered, and hopes to rejoin the New Zealand Force at Weymouth next week. Lieutenant P. H. Harper, New Zea-

land Army Service Coriis .(Christchurch), who was invalided l'rom Gallipoli in August, rejoins early next week. He is quite well and fit once more. Lieutenant CI. G. Harper, C.Y.C. (Christchurch). who was wounded on August 22nd, has aiso mado a good recovery, and returns to duty early next month.

It is with much regret that I liave to record the death from wounds of Lieutenant' G. S. Bogle, Royal Engineers, flora a New Zealander, and was at one time iu tho Public AVorks Department nt Wliangarei. On the outbreak of war he catno from Canada with the Ist

Field Company. Canadian Regiment, and in January last obtained his commission in the Royal Engineers. After n course of training at various centres in this country ho was sent out to tho Dardanelles at the end of July. He was the brother of Captain G. V. j Bog'.o, New Zealand Medical Corps. j "The Corps of Many Talents ' de-| scribes tho Officers' Training Corps cf the Artists Rifles (28th Battalion City of London Regiment), through which a group of New Zealanders and Australians are now obtaining commissions, aud others have already obtained them. The Carps is encamped at a pictuiesquo placc within easy reach of its headquarters—Dulse's road, off Euston road. In it. digging trenches, are men from Oxford and Cambridge, as well as prospectors and gold diggers l'rom Australia; architccts, prospectors and station men from New Zealand, while actors and music fa ns who havo toured through aro studying musketry in the same squad under specialists. There is scarcely a profession which has not its representative in the corps, as well as men of education who have roughed it in one corner of tho world or another. They have all heard tho call of the Motherland, and are making ready for action. The Australians and New Zealanders have thrown themselves whole-heartedly into their work, and are gaining excellent opinions. Every Regular infantry regiment in the British Army has officers who. havo been trained in the Artists. Its school of military instruction in France is referred to as "The Sandhurst of the Battlefield," and Sir John French has expressed his satisfaction with the results.

New Zeahmders now training with the Artists' Tlifles include: —C. Geoffrey Harrison (Canterbury), who left his station to offer his services; Private N. I). Houghton, Private A. F. H. Peel (v.ho was in Auckland for twelve years, and was lately encaged as a mining engineer in Victoria); "\V. E. Mouldoy, son of Mr E. C. Monldey (Canterbury), Mr M. 8. Caro 'Auckland), and Mr Albert Ho Id en (Clyde), who left the Philippines, wliero he; had been engaged in dredging.