SOLDIERS FROM CANTERBURY

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22919, 16 January 1940, Page 8

SOLDIERS FROM CANTERBURY

SECOND ECHELON QUOTA 230 ENLISTMENTS NEEDED FILLING OF DRAFTS DELAYED At least 230, enlistments are needed in Canterbury to fill the district’s quota of 568 for the 2nd Echelon of the Special Force. By 5 p.m. yesterday, the additional recruits in Christchurch for the day were 18. The statistical position ox recruiting in the Christchurch area is;— Posted to camps, 386; available for posting, 13- estimated number of men available from 105 recruits warned for medical examination, 55. That gives a total of 454, leaving 114 to be obtained to fill the quota, which it was originally hoped, would be filled by January 12. „ A ' The registrations ■ in Canterbury totalled 278 last week. Eight were officers, 195 were single men, 16 married men without children, 26 married men with one child, and 33 married men with two children. ‘Hiey made a total registration of 3139 since the outbreak of war. Of that number. 1969 have been passefi as fit, 632 as temporarily unfit, and 202 as permanently unfit. The medical classifications made last week were:—Fit, 184; temporarily unfit, 33; permanently unfit, 46. Additional medical boards will be held this week. Sixty men have been asked to appear to-day for examination, and 40 names appear on the lists for. Wednesday. Another board will sit on Friday. Latest enlistments include: — Baker, Lewis Mather, blacksmith’s striker, 76 Hazeldean road, Christchurch. Campbell, James Alexander, forestry worker, Horrelville. Dando. Dennis Evan, truck driver, 512 Hagley avenue, Christchurch. Forster, George, labourer. Hei Hei settlement, Hornby. Graham. William, unemployed, 21 Victoria terrace, Woolston. Harland, William Christopher, carpenter, Methven Hotel, Methven. Hodson, Henry Eldridge, bushman, Motukarara. Kappely, Roy Ernest, labourer. 101 Middle Park road. Riccarton. Kiesanowski. David Joseph,- unemployed, 506 Armagh street Christchurch. Kiesanowski, Stanley Alexander, la- > bourer, 32 Victoria street. New Brighton. Knudsen, Charles Thomas Gordon, board walker. 9 Avon street, Christchurch. Eric Joseph, caterer, Ashley Bridge, Waikuku.. O’Toole, Alfred Masters, printer, Chadwick’s Hotel, Christchurch. Pracy, Sydney Herbert, mental hospital attendant. 100 Conway street. Spreydon. Hussell, Arnold Joseph, baker, 42 Macauley street, Addington. Tann. Charles Albert leather worker. 49 Leitch street Spreydon. Willoughby, James Wallace,, engineer. Savoy Hotel, Christchurch. Maori Battalion Ratapu, Porourangi, labourer. Woodend. TIMARU TIMAIHU, January 15. Seven enlistments were received at Timaru to-day, bringing the total to 508. They included:— King, Thomas,. King street Temuka. O’Sullivan, John Harrington, Tycho. Quinn, James Joseph, Studholme. Rayner, Douglas Francis, Pareora East. ASHBURTON

There was another enlistment at Ashburton yesterday, bringing the total to 190. The latest recruit is:— Johns, Anthony John, driver, 63 Winter’s road; Ashburton. GREYMOUTH GREYMOUTH, January 15.. There have been 11 more enlistments at Greymouth. They are:— Davidson, Gordon Thomas, Hokitika. Growcott, Charles Nye. Ruatapu, South Westland. Inglis, Roderick William, Cobden. Joseph. Harold John, Cobden. _ Kelly, Ralph Norman, Gladstone. , Kiddey, Edgar. GreymouthKinsey, Arthur, Dunollie. Mclntyre. Francis Ernest, Cobden. Mori, Reginald, Reefton. Patterson. James Leonard, Greymouth. The name of one man was not available for publication. To examine about 30 men, a medical board will sit at Greymouth on Thursday. beginning at 8.30 a.m. YiisSTPORT WESTPORT, January 15. There was one enlistment at Westport to-day. The recruit was:— Mullan, Harold, labourer, Waimangaroa.