DEFENCE SERVICES

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 17, 14 October 1933, Page 24

DEFENCE SERVICES

News of Rank and File

ON PARADE AND OFF

Wairarapa Jottings

(By

“Liaison.”)

The Masterton Territorial Miniature Rifle Club closed their season on October 5. The following .ire the winners for the season:—Teams’ match, for the Osborne cup, C Coy. (10 Pl.), H.B. Regt. Open aggregate (Russel-Newland Cup), Pte. F. A. Clarke, D (M.G.) Coy; run-ner-up, Cpl. ■ 11. 11. Russell, D. (M.G.) Coy. Handicap aggregate (Irving cup). Cpl. H. H. Russell D (M.G.) Coy.; runner-up, Pte. F. Gillians, C (10 Pl.) Coy. The season has been a very successful one. There is no doubt that the club has improved the shooting of recruits when taken on to the long range to carry out their service shoot. This was proved on the range last week-end by the good results obtained. Last week-end the N.C.O.’s of C and D Coys, of the Hawke’s Bay Regt, attended a tactical course under Capt. J. C. Holmes. Various tactical schemes were gone through, and a very instructive and interesting day was spent. It is intended to have more of these classes before the annual camp. On the 15th of last month the members of the Wellington East Mounted Rifles held a military ball at Norsewood, and are to be congratulated on its success. The duties of M. were capably carried out by Sergt. Ellingham. Lieut. Selby, on behalf of his troop, thanked everybody for. the splendid patronage accorded their dance. He said it was their intention to make the function an annual affair. N. Club.

The committee of the N.C.O.’s club desires to take this opportunity of informing the N.C.O.’s of units outside Wellington that the club rooms in Wellington are open to any N.C.O. of any unit should he happen to be in Wellington at any time. Furthermore, the committee would like to mention that the club is producing a monthly magazine, ■ and should any of those outside, units be desirous of having notes of units’ functions published, or other articles or reports of a military nature, the committee is only too willing to have these included. Communications should be addressed to the “Secretary, Wellington Garrison N.C.O.’s Club, Garrison Hall, Buckle Street, ’Wellington.” In connection with the guest nights now being run by the club, a further meeting was held on Friday, October o, the units represented being Central Depot, N.Z. Signallers, and 2nd Field Coy.. N.Z. Engineers. In both basketball and shooting the signallers were victorious, thus gaining 20 points for the club s sports shield. The basketball was won bv default, while the result of the shooting was: N.Z. Signallers, 264; N.Z. Engineers, 218. A team from the N.C.O.’s club also fired the same practice, their score being 301. The best individual scores of the evening were Sig-, nalman French (N.Z. Signallers) 50, and Sergt. Hogan (N.C.O.’s club) possible in both cases being 75. .

Postings and Promotions. The undermentioned officers have qualified by examination for promotion: — Pollock, G. E., Ist Bn., Wellington West Coast Regt. (R.S.L.). Fenton, R. W., 19th Medium Battery, N.Z.A. Captain A. M. Mcß. Rennie, Ist Bn., Wellington West Coast Regt. Lieuts. J. H. R. Luxford, Ist Bn., Wellington West Coast Regt.; J. L. Grant, Ist. Bn., Wellington West Coast Regt.; W. D. Philp, 7th Field Battery, N.Z.A.; H. O. Burford, Ist. Bn. ’Wellington West Coast Regt. The following promotions and transfers have been gazetted:—The Wellington West Coast Regiment: James Prichard Wilson to be 2nd lieutenant (on probation), and is posted to the Ist Cadet Battalion; dated August 16, 1933. The Hawke’s Bay Regiment: Lieutenant John Carleton Holmes (Reserve of Officers, the Royal Sussex Regiment) ceases to be attached to the Ist Battalion, dated May 31, 1933, is appointed captain, and is posted to the Ist Battalion, dated June 1, 1933. Lieutenant R. P. Wakelin, Ist Battalion, to be captain; dated August 1, 1933. . The Taranaki Regiment: 2nd Lieutenant R. W. Haddow, D.C.M., Ist Battalion, to be lieutenant; dated July 24, 1933. ' „ . . The Wellington Regiment: Captain A. E. Gorton, M.M., Ist Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 5; dated August 24, 1933. Lieutenant J. B. Hepworth ceases to be posted to the Ist Battalion, and is posted to the 3rd Cadet Battalion; dated August 11, 1933. The Wellington West Coast Regiment: Lieutenant R. D. Campbell, Regimental Supernumerary List, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 6; dated September 2, 1933. The Hawke’s Bay Regiment: Lieutenant T. 8. Holmes, 2nd Cadet Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 7; dated September 2, 1933.