CAMPS AND THE MEN

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2806, 26 June 1916, Page 6

CAMPS AND THE MEN

A HOME SERVICE MEDAL GENERAL NOTES It is expected that an official announcement will be made shortly regarding the issue of a medal for distinguished services by members of the Defence Forces stationed in New Zealand. Such a medal would have to bo authorised by the Imperial Government and would bo awarded to officers and men of tho Homo Forces in Great Britain and other parts of the Empire, as well as in New Zealand. Part of the Machine. At Trentham Camp gates there are two sentries, one inside the main gates and the other at tho entrance to the racecourse stables and training" quarters, which are now used, in part, by tho Camp Medical Staff. This second sentry has puzzlod a number of visitors to the enmp. One of these asked a soldier of a mechanical turn of mind, what the second sentry was. "Oh," was the reply, ''he's a spare part, in case tho other fellow breaks down, y' know." Method of Winding Puttees. The Australian military authorities recently issued an order that all soldiers' puttees must be wound round the leg downwards from the knee and tied at the ankle. This order was prompted by the fact that some branches of the Service wound them upwards from the ankle, and others downward from the knee. In the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces the Artillery, Infantry, and A.S.C. wind their puttees from the knee to the ankle, so that the freo edge of each turn of the puttee is upwards. This is done because' 1 ' these branches of the Army are often on horseback and the rubbing of the leg against the horse's side would soon drag the puttee awry, if wound upwards on tho leg. The Infantry, on tho other hand, wind the puttee from the ankle to the knee, with the free edge downward. This is said to 1)6 the more comfortable way as a support to the leg when marching, though the other style is held to look smarter, and perhaps for this reason has been adopted by the Commonwealth authorities.

Appointments at Featherston. The following temporary appointments have been approved by the Camp Commandant at Featherston;—Corpls. W. Andrews- and C. B. Lye, Headquarters Camp Commandant's Office, to be sergeants.

Lance-Corpl. H. F. Maiden, 14th M.E. to be corporal; Pte. E. J. Dwyer, lGtlr M.R., to be shoe-ing-smith; Corpl. H. F. Bourne, Headquarters Q.M. Stores,'to be sergeant cook; Pt.es. C. B. Anderson, J. Y. Taylor, and W. E. Trimblett, Headquarters Q.M. Stores, to.be corporals in charge cookliotise; Corpl. R. D. Boiiisli, 14th Spec. Company; to be sergeant; Lce.-Corpl. D. A. Clarke, 14th Spec. Company, to be sergeant; Corpl. A. P. Howard, 14th M.H., to be sergeant; Tto. ,T. Cunningham, 14th M.R., to bo lance-corporal; Corpl. W. G. Brosnahan, N.Z.V.C, to bo Bergeant; Pte. F. A. Valentine, N.Z.V.C, to bo lance-corporal; Corpl. A. F, Webb, Vornianent Band, to bo sergeant.

Corpl. N. A. Campbell, Bomb. E. A. Giuin, Lco.-Sergt. C. ■J. Wilson, 14th N.Z.F.A., to be sergeants; Pte. H. S; Carter, 14th M.R., to be lco.-corporal; Corpl.-Trumpeter W. M. Neill, Permanent Trumpet Band,'to be sergeant; Trunt. peter W. Satehell, Permanent Trumpet Band, to be corporal; Corpl. L. P. Dighton, ,T Company, 14th, to bo 6ergeant; Pto. H. M. Smith, Lce.-Corpls. C. L. Best, G. B. Hull,'.F. C. Nicholls, J Company, Hthj to be corporals; Ptes. J. E. Small, A.: H. Cartwright, It. H. Grimwood, A. Palme>, .1. Ij. Camplin, J. Company, 14th, ,to be lce.'-corporals; Lce.-Corp. G, Hughes, J. Company, 14th, to be corporal. 19th Mounted Rifles.—Corpl; J. C. FaU kinder, to bo sergeant-major; Corpl. W. B". Rowan, to be quartermaster-sergeant; Corpls. H. M. Booth, F. Wright, E. H. Aubrey, T. C. Muir, to be sergeants.

Pte. C. C. Tapp, Headquarters Records Office; Gunner J. E. Meehan, to be sergeants; Corpls. J. Tobin, C. W. Howie, Camp Military Police, to be" sergeants; Corpl. D. W. M'lntosh, Headquarters, Camp Commandant's Office, to be sergennt; Sergt. N. Anderson, Headquarters, Records Office, to be sergeant : major. Trentham Appointments. The following temporary appointments have been approved of by the Camp Commandant at Trentham:— A Company, 14th Reinforcements— Pte. W. Petherick, to be corporal. E Company, 17th Reinforcements— Ptes. O. L. Hair, C. Newman, and J. Welch, to be corporals; Ptes. J. E. Barnes, J. Barnhill, T. Boddy, G. C. Durham, F. S. Gray, It. Harris-Wright, F. T. M'Lernon, F. M'Lean, D. H. Preston, R. F. Heid, and F. Wilkson,' to be lance-corporals. C Company, 17th Reinforcements— Ptos. W. A. Alexander, S. C. Andrews, It, W. H. R, Blnzey, T. E. Brown, A. E. Jackson, R, Jackson, P. J. S. Lowe, W. Maloney, R. Rickard, and A. Thain, to be lance-corporals. D • Company, 17th Reinforcements— Corpl. D. Martin, to be sergeant; Ptes. H. C. Brown and M. A. Richards, to be corporals; Ptes. J. Allison; L. W. Faircloth, G. V. Jenkins, A. Peters, R. R, Ramage, and C. ■ Thomas, to be . lancecorporals. . J Company, 17th Reinforcements— Lce.-Corpl. H. H. Mitchel, to be comoral; Pte. A. H. Rudd, to be orderly "room clerk with rank of corporal; Ptes. W. J. Rix, C. A. Gee, C. S. Merrett, N. W. Wass, and J. H. M'Keich, to. be lancecorporals. A.S.C., Supply Depot-Coy. Q.M.S. Sergt. H. Weldon, to be Regtl. Q.M. Sergeant. F Company, 14th Reinforcements— Corpl. W. Halley, to be lance-sergeant. B Company, 14th Reinforcements— Corpl. E. J. Brown to be sergeant. H Company, 14th Reinforcements— Pte. P. T. Furnish, to be corporal. Ar,my Payi Department—Pte. W. L. Borrows and Pte. T. Auton, to be pay sergeants.

H Company, Hth Reinforcements— Lce.-C'orpl. H. Smith, to lie corporal. A Company, 14th Reinforcements.— Sergt. J". M. Curtis, to, be company s'or-gcant-niajor; Corporals S. 3. Sadler aud C. 'iVinamo, to be sergeants; Lcc.-Corpls. H. E. Grundy and R. White and I'to. AV. E. Lippiatt, It be corporals; Pie. E. A. D. Butler, to bo orderly room clerk, with rank of corporal; Pte. B. C. Crane, to be corporal; Ptes. C. E. Thomas, SI. K. Law, C. P. Denniston, C. W. Houston, H. Ti\ Boylen, A. W. Cassidy, SI. 13,' Coffey, J. H. Flay, C. A. Ryder, and H. Smith, to be lance-corporals. B Company, Hth Reinforcements — Corpl. J. V. M'Donald, Lce.-Corpl. H. S. Benington, aud Pte. S. Doak, to be sergeants; Ptes. J. M'Lean, M. Anderson, and C. 'W. Henderson, to be lance-cor-porals; Lce.-Corpl. ]?. C. Spacknian, to be corporal. C Company, 17th Reinforcements — Pte. C. K. Cotton, to be orderly room clerk, with rank of corporal; Pte. R. W. Orton. to be lance-corporal. C Company, Hth Reinforcements:— Corporals A. W: Yuill, J. Horgan, A. S. Griffiths, to be sergeants; Lce.-Corpl. ,T. S. AVhite, Ptes. H. J. Sharp, B. Clarkson, A. L. Suckling, to bo copporals; Ptes. G. L. Godsiff, W. A. Graham, AV. Fleming, to be lance-corporals. H Company, Hth Reinforcements:— Corporals A. AV. Hclem, D. M'Lean, to bo sergeants; Corpl. H. B. Simpson, to be corporal. G Company, Hth Reinforcements:—. Scrgt. T. Casev, to be. company sergt.major; Corporals'AV. V. Ellery, R, H. G.. Storey, A. D. Monro, J. P. Steven. A. E. Brieriy. to be sergeant; Lce-Cnrporals (i. H.'Topp, C. L. Freeth, P. .T. Brown, A. T. Donahue, J. Horns, T. Quelch, A. H. Wenham, to be corporals. Headquarters Staff (Musketry).—Sergt. J. Wallace, to be artificer Q.M. Sergt. j Sergt. J. S. Baskctt, to bo artificer 0.51. Sergt.: Corpl. C. Young, to be sergeant; Pte. H. C. T)avey. to be artificer sergeant; Lance-Corpl. W. Stubbs, to bo corporal. A Company, 17th Reinforcements.— Ptes. JL G. Brown. W. Thompson, T'i. G. C. ITumpliries. AV. V. Morrison,<i. B. K. Tiipniatt, IT. Smithgatc, IT. Luoton. M. R. Monro, N. SI. Carr, A. E. Cnmnbell, ' G. E. Taylor, AV. S. Smith, to be lancecorporals; Pte. W. Lumley, to b* corporal; Ptes. W. R. Cumborworth, R. AV.

Gossett, 0. A. Massey, D. M. Home, to be lance-corporals. F Company, 14th Reinforcements — Ptes. H. H. Masters, D. A. Stiles, A. V. Dixon, CI. W. S. Halliburton, to bo lance-corporals; Corpl. A. C. Morton, to be sergeant. D Company, 14th Reinforcemenls.-Lance-Corpls. C. Cooper, H. J. R. Green, to be corporals; Ptes. A. Gee, W. St. C. L. Searlc, 1). Watson, to bo lancc-cor-poral6, K Company, 14th Roinforcements.Corpls. R. M, T. Donaldson, J. H. Mahoney, to be sergeants; Lance-G'orpl6. M. W. Johnstone, M. A. Churlon, A. L. nillier, Ptes. A. Earl, W. L. Looker, to bo corporals; Pte. AV. H. Thomas, to be lance-corporal. G Company, 17th Reinforcements.— Ptes. J. Hanrahan, H. G. Vipond, A. J. K. Franks, A. W. Good, A. S. Newland, J. H. Turnbiill, to bo lance-corporate.

Buglers Appointed. The following men : have been appointed buglers, at Trentham:—Pte. H. C. M'Donald,'A Coy., 17th; Corpl. W. Timms, A Coy., 17th.; Pte. C. Randell, B Coy., 17th; Pte. L. C. Richardson, B Gov., 17th; Pte. A. A. fihierlaw, C Coy., 17th; Pte. J. W. Bute, C Coy., 17th; Pte. D. Coster, D Coy., 17th; Pte. H. Fenton, E Coy., 17th; Pte. G. J. Davis-Goff. F Coy., "17th; Pte. D. Stuart, F Coy., 17tli; Pte. M. F. Lamb, H. Coy., 17th; Bgr. T. M. Stevenson, Details; Pte. I). A. Jackeon, Details; Pte. H. Inkster, Headquarters Staff. General Items. The following officers have reported for duty at Featherston:—Second-Lieut G. R, Jackson, ISth M.R.; 'Major H. F. Bcrnau, N.Z. Medical Corps; SecondLieut A. Evans, Hist M.R.; Second-Lieut. A. G. Mollis, H Company, 15th. Lieut. C. L. Young, C Coy., 14th, and Lieut. G. C. Feltan, Army Pay Department, havo arrived at Trentham. At Trentham the P.M.O.'s cup for the best kept hut for the week ending June 24, has been won by G Coy., 17th. J Coy., 17th, were second. The Commandant at Trentham acknowledges gift of three sacks of soldiers' comforts forwarded by Mrs. T. A. Guinness, Mayoress of Timaru, for distribution amongst the 14th Reinforcements. The Commandant at Trentham Camp acknowledges' with thanks receint of tho following gifts;— From tho Wellington. Soldiers' Gramophone Club, four gramophones and a number of records. (One each of the machines has been handed to the Church of England, Roman Catholic, Salvation Army, and Methodist Insti-' tutes.) From the employees, Post Office, Wellington, magazines and periodicals for th« hospital'.