THE CALL FOR MEN
•FIFTEENTHS STILL' SHORT. .Three weeks ago the Fifteenth Reinforcements were called .up to go into camp, and to-day the draft, is reported to be still 266 men'short of its comple-. . tnent. .The shortages 'for the various districts, which are wholly confined to the Infantry, are as under: — . Wellington ...... 144 Auckland "3" Otago 42 Canterbury Total 266 \of the above shortages, No. 5 Group is responsible for 14. On Thursday last ' cue man, who had signified his inten- | tion to go into camp that afternoon, : failed to turn up. The following new 1 soldiers were sent'. into , -Trentham Camp yesterdayL. C. -.Livermore find P. W. Mudie. , Latest Recruits. Up till yesterday afternoon the folJawing recruits had been 'passed as meaically nt:~ . , Robert Wilson,- fisherman, City (In- . fantry): , . _.. Allan Steel Ramsay, clerk, City (Home Service). : , . Charles Wood, labourer, City (linfantry).. , ■ • A. A. B. Fegner, Sergt.-Major, N.Z. Staff, Cit.v (Infantry;. ; : ' ' v James Ernest Francis Sergt.-Major, • N.Z. Staff, City (Infantry). ' Patrick Dennis Barry, miner, City ' (Infantry). ' An offer of 15 per cent, discount (3s. In the JB) .is .made to soldiers and their friends by A. E. 11. Rowland, the Publio Service Jeweller. 90 Manners Street—Advt.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2755, 26 April 1916, Page 5
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196THE CALL FOR MEN Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2755, 26 April 1916, Page 5
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