OFFICERS SELECTED

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 3, 28 September 1939, Page 5

OFFICERS SELECTED

Special Force 01 6600 FULL DOMINION LIST Officers selected for the special mill- 1 tary force of 6600 which goes into camp .soon are given iu the list below. There are stilt some senior positions to be announced. The list does not include non-commissioned officers who have been selected as officers for the special force, but whose commissions have not yet been gazetted. The officers mentioned were to go into their respective camps last night. Headquarters Divisional Engineers. Adjutant, Captain G. I’. Saunders; medical officer, Lieutenant M. A\ illiams. Headquarters Divisional N.Z.A.S.C. Adjutant, Captain K. 11. Todd ; medical officer, Captain J. M. Coutts. Divisional Cavalry (Mechanized). C. 0., Lieuteiiaut-Colonel C. J. Pierce (Waikato); second in command, Major11. G. Carruth (N.A.M.R.); adjutant, Captain R. 11. Bell; intelligence officer, Lieutenant G. 11. Staee (N.M.M.R.). lI.Q. squadron: Subaltern No. 1 troop, Second-Lieutenant C. L. Wood (M.M.R.) ; No. 2 troop, Lieutenant 11. C. M. Matthews (A.M.R.). Administrative troop: Quartermaster, Captain AV. J. Foster (W.M.R.) ; transport officer, Lieutenant E. R. Andrews (Q.A.M.R.) ; technical officer, Lieutenant A. V. Neal (N.M.M.R.). Machine-gnu squadron: Squhdron-leador, Captain J. T. Russell (W.E.C.M.R.) ; second in command, Captain F. AV. Horton (N.M.M.R.) ; No. 1 troop subaltern. Lieutenant 'll. A. Robinson (AV.E.C.M.R.) ; No. 2 troop, Sec-ond-Lieutenant P. S. Crisp (M.M.R.). No. 1 squadron ; Squadron leader. Major J. F. Potter (W.M.R.) ; second in command, Captain W. R. Pigou (N.M.M.R.) ; No. 1 troop subaltern, Lieutenant R. IL AVynyard (W.M.R.) : No. 2 troop. Lieutenant J. 11. Garland (N.A.M.R.) ; No. 3 troop, Lieutenant J. IL Sutherland (N.Z.M.C.); medical officer, Major I’. V. Graves; first reinforcement, Second-Lieu-tenant C. L. Somerville. , . Tn divisional cavalry the abbreviations are: ’W.M.R. (Waikato Mounted Rifles). N. (North Auckland Mounted Rilles), N.M.M.R. (Nelson-Marlborough Mounted Rilles), A.M.R. (Auckland Mounted Rifles), Q.A.M.R. (Queen Alexandra’s Mounted Rilles), W.E.C.M.R. (Wellington-East Coast' Mounted Rifles). Field Regiment, N.Z. Artillery. Major, Major R. W. Fenton ; adjutant, Captaiu J. R. Page; quartermaster, Captain A. V. Jenkins; subaltern, SecondLieutenant C. D. Bell; battery commander, Captain C. E. Weir. Captain H. M. Lewis, Seconii-Lieuten-ant S. AV. Nicholson, Second-Lieutenant T. R. Atchley, Lieutenant J. StevensJordan. Troop headquarters, Lieutenant G. A. Nicholls, Lieutenant L. 11. Veale, Captain K. AV. R. Glasgow, Lieutenant J. L. R. J. Tait, Lieutenant D. J. Sweetzer. Battery commander, Major A. Ainslie. Captain G. J. D. Stewart, Second-Lieu-tenant F. J. Needham, Lieutenant J. Richardson, Second-Lieutenant S. T. Nolan. Troop headquarters: Captain L. 1. Turner, Lieutenant H. C. Bliss. Lieutenant J. F. R. Sprosen. Lieutenant A. L. Hogg, Lieutenant T. Straker, Lieutenant L. M. Kissell. Medical officer, Major G. 11. Thomson.

Divisional Field Park Company, N.Z.E. Lieutenant R. C. Pemberton. Field Company, N.Z.E. Major L. F. Rudd, Captain S. I. Hubbard, Lieutenants V. F. Connolly and 1. F. Tylee, Second-Lieutenant D. V. C. Kelsell. First rft., SecomLLieutenaut G. AV. Bricknell. Divisional Signals. Adjutant, Captain L. Vincent; quartermaster, Captain E. L. J. Marshall. No. 1 Company: Captain G. L. Agar. A Section: Second-Lieutenant H. W. Wilkinson. B cable section : Lieutenant R. Dasler. D operating section : Lieutenant R. L. C. Grant, Second-Lieutenant Pryor. . No. 2 Company: Captain. A. it. J. Smith. E Ed. Regt. Section, SecondLieutenant D. M. McFarlane. J. Ini. Bde. See.: Captain J. Feeney, Lieutenant D. M. Burns. Unallotted : Lieutenant N. G. I' ieteher, Second-Lieutenant A. G. M. Holms. Headquarters Infantry Brigade. Staff captain, Captain A. R. Cockerell; intelligence officer, Lieutenant. J. N. Thomson; transport officer, Lieutenant H. P. Stewart. First rft., Lieutenant H. S. D. rates. First Rifle Battalion. Battalion Headquarters. C. 0., Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. Gray. Major J. M. Allen. Adjutant, Lieiiteuaiit N. Cowper. Intelligence officer, Lieutenant N. B. Smith. Headquarters company: Q.C., Major J. N. Peart; O.C. signal platoon, SecondLieutenant D. 11. S. McDonald; 0.C., A.A. platoon, Lieutenant AV. J. Lyon; O. carirer platoon, Second-Lieutenant J. S. Tomlinson; quartermaster, Captain A. G. J. Robertson; transport officer, Lieutenant A. S. Playie; medical officer, Lieutenant J. K. Elliott. No. 1 Rifle Company: 0.C., Major 11. de R. Petrie. Captain E. J. Lynch, Sec-ond-Lieutenant I. M. Matheson. No 2 Company: 0.C., Major AV. H. Evans, Captain R. G. AVebb, Lieutenant J. G. Mackay. No 3 Company: Captain A. D. Copeland, Captain G. F. Fussell, Lieutenant C. 11. Hirst. No. 4 Company: Cnptain L. I. Gay, Captaiu C. L. Brett, Lieutenant R. S. Sinclair. Reinforcements: Captain C. T. Kelleway, Lieutenant C. AV. Smith. Second Rifle Battalion. Battalion headquarters, C.O. Lieut.Col. F. S. Varnliam, M.C., E.D., Major C. A. D'A. Blackburn. Adjutant, Lieut. E. AV. S. Williams; intelligence officer, Lieut. R. L. Hutchens. Headquarters company, O.C. Captain C. E. Webster, Sec.-Lieut. D. -W. Sinclair, Lieut. M. S. Carrie, quartermaster, Lieut. J. E. F. Vogel. Transport officer, Lieut. J. D. Carryer; medical officer, Lieut. A. N. Slater. No. 1 Rifle Company, O.C. Major R. K Gordon. Captain T. G. Bedding, Lieut. J. MeM. Elliott. . m No. 2 Rifle Company, Captain S. F. Hartnell, Lieut. E. C. Morton, Sec.-Lieut. A. T. Bustard. No. 3 Company, Major A. B. Ross, Captain C. L. Pleasants, Sec.-Lieut. C. Weston. No. 4 Company, Captain C. Al. AViiliainson, Captain J. S. Peal, Lieut. L. AV. Diigleby. _ A Reinforcements, Lieuts. L. E. Duff, A. R. Fitchett, A. M. Everist.

Third Rifle Battalion. . (Southern)

Battalion headquarters, C.O. Lieut.C«>l. 11. K. Kippeulierger. Major F. E. Dornwell, adjutant. Captain F. L. Davis. Headquarters Company, O.C. Major r. AV. G. Spiers, Sec.-Lieuts. G. A. Mur. ray, N Jones, G. A. T. Rhodes and E. G. S. Hargraves. Lieut. D. B. Cameron. Medical officer, Lieut. G. R. Kirk. No. 1 Company, O.C. Major A. P. MeDuff, Cnptain 11. O. Jefcoate, Sec.-Lieut. D. J. Fountaine, Lieuts. S. L. Wood and C. K. Fleming. No. 2 Company, Captain J. T. Burrows. Cnptain G. AVilson. Sec.-Lieut. L. S. Leslie, Lieuts. A. I. Garrick and G. AV. AVaslibourne.

No. .'{ Company, Captain R. !>.. B. Patterson, Captain T. H. Mitchell, Sec.-Lieut. J. F. Baker, See.-Lieut. M. (1. O'Callaghan, Lieut. E. S. McLean. No. 4 Company, Captain B. J. Mathewson, Captain M. C. Rice, Lieut. M. C.

Fairbi*otlier, Lieut. J. P. Quilter, Sec.Lieut. G. A. Murray. Reinforcements, Lieut. AV. Aytc. Machine Gun Battalion. Headquarters, adjutant, Lieut, J. S. King. Intelligence, Lieut. A. AV. Cooper. Company headquarters. Major C. F. Thomas, Lieuts. R. I. Crafts, A. J. Neil, A. AV. Brown. Medical officer, Lieut. J. R. 11. Fulton. . No. 1 Cihnpany, Major F. J. Gwilluun, Captain M. 11. Sberrilf, Lieut. E. J. RNo. 2 Company: Major P. AV. AVriglit, Captain J. 11. R." Luxford, Lieutenant j. B. C. Geere-AVatson. No. 3 Company: Major G. R. Lee, Captain J. L. Grant, Lieutenant 11. R. Purcell, Second-Lieutenants R. I. Blair and 11. 11. Parata. No. 4 Company: Captain R. G. McKinlay. Captain A. 11. Maciver, SecoudLieutenant C. E. A. Buller. Reinforcements: Lieutenant W. G. Bassett, Capain N. R. Manning. Divisional Ammunition Company. (N.Z.A.S.C.). Headquarters: Captain AV. A. T. McGuire. Lieutenant G. S. Forbes, SecondLieutenant. L. A. Radford. A. section: Captain O. Bracegirdle, Lieutenant A. G. Hood. D. section : Lieutenant L. AV. Roberts. Divisional Patrol Company. Headquarters: O.C y Captain A. C. Dickson, Lieutenant K. Ramsden. A section: Lieutenant J. J. Huuter. C section: Lieutenant R. E. Broberg. Divisional Supply. Headquarters: 0.C., Captain E. J. Stock. I. Eebelon, headquarters, Cnptain E. P. Davis, Lieutenant A. A’. Butterfield. A section: Lieutenant E. J- Stock. B section: Lieutenant H. C. Moon. II Echelon, headquarters, O. C.. Captain N. Taylor, Second-Lieutenant AV. G. Quirk. A section: Lieutenant 11. M. Jacobs. B section: Lieutenant E. AV. Smith. Reserve M. T. Company. Headquarters": 0.C.. Captain D. M. C. AVilson. Lieutenant G. G. Wood. A section : Captain G. 11. AVliyte. B section: Captain B. A. N. AA’oods, Lieutenant F. IT. Muller. C section: Lieutenant J. A. McAlpine, Lieutenant J. R. Morris. Field Ambulance. Headquarters: 0.C., Lieutenant-Colonel J. 11. AVill, Captain H. T. Jennings. Lieutenant Dempsey. Quartermaster: Lieutenant N. B. Crossman. Attached, dental officer: Lieutenant W. M. Ford; dental officer, Captain E. B. Reilly; transport officer, Lieutenant W. Me. M. Davis. A Company : 0.C., Major A. A. Tennent, Lieutenant R. A. Elliott, Lieutenant 11. C. Neale. B Company : 0.C., Major AV. G. Rich, Captain J. P. McQuilkin, Lieutenant H. C. Tremewan. Field Hygiene. Lieutenant B. AVyn-lrwiti.

FIRST MEN IN CAMP Officers And N.C.O.’s Officers and non-commissioned officers for the special force units to be trained at Trentham went into camp yesterday. They will prepare for the arrival of the men of the special force next week. This section of officers an'd n.c.o.’s numbered approximately 60 and assembled at district headquarters, Buckle Street, from where they marched to the railway station headed by the Pipes and Drums of the First Battaliou, AVellington Regiment (City oC AVellingtou’s Own). There they entrained for Trentham. , Age Limit Increase. An increase of five years iu the age limit for service with the special force has been decided on. This will now make the limits: Recruits, 21 to 40; subalterns, to 35 years; captains, to 40 years; majors, to 45 years; lieuten-ant-colonels, to 50 years. Special Force Recruits. Latest recruits in AVellington are:— C. A. Anderson, C. L. Wood, J. A. E. Garner, T. Murray, P. Calkin, R. Gray, A. AV. Hewson, L. C. Ellis, E. E. Busch, K. J. Payne, J. R. Anderson, P. Selwyn, D. N. Russell, T. L. N. Johnston, M. V. Smylie, N. B. Dunning, B. G. Gapes, E. C. Awdry. M. Griffiths, G. G. Hensliilwood, M. G. Taft, I. A. Stnnden, A. R. McKenzie, E. J. AA r arsun, R. W. Parker, —. McGregor, V. D. Astill, AV. .Henderson, G. P. Carter, S. Forsyth. The latest figures for the Central Military District are:— Bn- Ex- Tern. Per. rolled, amtned. Fit. unfit, unfit. Area 5: AVellington 1751 1679 888 549 242 Area 6: AVanganulPal. N. 869 690 460 188 T2 Area 7: Gisborne 1396 998 579 248 171 Area 8: HaworaNew Ply. 778 604 357 145 102 Totals ... 4794 3971 2251 1130 587 The Now Zealand figures are: Registrations, 13,681; examined 10,677; fit, 6740; temporarily unfit, 2908; permanently unfit, 1299. AUCKLAND TROOPS By Telegraph.—Press Association. AUCKLAND, September 27. To the accompaniment of lively band music, the first detachment of 120 trainees marched through the city streets this morning and entrained for camp. Spectators were impressed by the fine physique of the men.

DARQAVILLE FAREWELL

By Telegraph.—Press Association.

DARGAVILLE, September 27.

The first draft of eleven N.C.O.’s and privates left Dargaville for caiup amid a scene of great eii'tliusiasiu and the skirl of bagpipes. They were farewelled by the mayor, Mr. Raymond Gibson, the Hobson County Council chairman, Mr. F. AVordswortli, and the president of the R.S.A., Mr. .J. H. .Stubbs. The men were entertained at morning tea and each was presented with a wallet from citizens. SPECIAL FORCE Certain Age Limit Increases It is announced by the ‘Minister of Defence, Mr. Jones, that there Uns been no general increase iu the maximum age limits for enlistment in the special force. . In special eases, however, officers and non-com.mlssione'd officers are being accepted up to ages five years beyond those originally announced. The effect of this is that the maximum age of enlistment for privates, gunners, etc., is 35 years, for non-com-missioned officers, 40 years; for subalterns, 35 years; for captains, 40 years; for majors, 45 years; and for lieutenant-colonels, 50 years.