ON SERVICE.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16043, 27 October 1917, Page 5

ON SERVICE.

PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT NEW

ZEALANDERS. (1.'.0 M OCR OWN COHKESrONUK.NT.) LONDON, September 4. Cclonol R. Young, C.M.G., 3X5.0., Car torbury Regiment, was appointed to (Ofmnsncl tho 3rd N.Z.R.8., in place of Brigndier-Genoral E. E. Johnston, who v."ns killed' in action. Colonel Young has now been wounded, and LieutonuntColoncl A. E. Stewart, N.Z.R.I}., is temporarily appointed to tho command. Captain H. G. Wilding has be?n pro-

ir.oted major, in place of Major A. E. lTorwood, M.C., R.N.Z.A., who was killed in action, and Lieutenant-11. I'. Warnock, with rank of captain, succeeds Captain H. G. Wilding.

Mr 11. S. Williams (Christchurch) is now engineer sub-lieutenant, 11. N.R., attached to H.M.S. Hermione, Portsmouth.

Major G. Barclay, N.Z.E., has boon transferred from France to tho command of the N.Z.E. Reserve Depot at Christehurch, Hants. Major Barclay has had a long spell at tho front — in Gallipoli, Egypt, and in Franco sinco tho arrival of N.Z.E.F. there at tho beginning of 191-6. Mrs Barclay has joined lier husband at Christehurch. Major tho Hon. R. T. R. P. Butlor, M.C., has been appointed to the Tank Corps. Major Butler was attached to tho N.Z.E. at Galiipoli. Prior to tho war ho was practising as a civil engineer in Vancouver.

Mr It. G. Applogarth, formerly of tho Lands and Survey Department at Auckland. who came to England to offer his j services and has been an X-ray speciI alist at a French Red Cross hospital for I a year past, has been on short loavo !in .England. He has, unfortunatoly, I developed X-ray dermatitis—a very I common complaint amongst X-ray I workers—but no hopes to be able to I continuo his work for a while. September 7. Brigadier-Goneral G. S. Richardson, C.B.,.has reseived a letter from Lieutenant M. Juriss, London Regiment (Wellington), who is now a prisoner of war at Clausthal, Hanover, whither he was transferred from Friedborg. Lieutenant- Juriss says he has been receiving a number of parcels of comforts and constant communications from his relatives in New Zealand, though the latter aro somewhat belated. "To break this monotony we indulge in physical training, fencing, and other recreative exorcises, al! of which have a tendency, to make us forgot our surroundings and improve matters generally. The general discussion hero at present is the exchange of prisonors of war, and no doubt if; will be a splendid idea when carried into effect, becauso there are a groat number of deserving cases here and in other parts of Germany, not to mention tho sick and disabled. As regards myself, 1 hold out no hopes of being classed among tho possibles, owing to the fact that I am very much junior, besides which I have only about fifteen months' internment to my unfortunate credit."

Captain P. I\. Campbell. Royal Highlanders (Christchul-ch) Iras lieen seconded for service with tho Egyptian Army. Captain Campbell has seen service evor since tho war started, for he was commanding n platoon of the Ist Battalion in 1914. Before the ond of 1915 he had • b3en four times wounded, and on his last recovery ho was sent to Ripon 011 training duty. Towards the end of last year Captain Campbell returned from Snlonica after talcing out a draft of men. «