WHO'S WHO

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 73, 23 September 1914, Page 3

WHO'S WHO

GOING TO THE WAR CAREERS OF OFFICERS Following are the careers of further officers) of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force proceeding to Europe :—: — MAJOR-CHAPLAIN LUXFORD. Major-Chaplain Luxford, who leaves with the Main Expeditionary Force, is a descendant of the Luxford family, who anived in Wellington in 1839 in the ship Roxburgh. The chaplain was born in Wellington and was educated at the school of the late Rev. •W. Fell, and afterwards at the Wellington Grammar School, when the Revs. Bowden and Stuckey were the English and classical masters. This school was subsequently incorporated into the Wellington College. In 1875 Mr. Luxford left for Christchurcli, attending Canterbury College classes and reading for Divinity studies under the late Rev. Joseph Berry. In 1876 he entered the Wesleyan Methodist Church as a probationer, and was ordained for the ministry in Dunedin in 1880. To-day he is one of the best 1 known clergymen in th© Dominion, having in the course of the itinerancy of his church had charges in nearly every province, including some of the large city churches. He was elected presi-

dent of the Methodist Conference' at Christchurch in 1903, and for many years has been the representative -of his church in naval and military affairs. In 1902 lie went to South Africa as captain-chap-lain of the Southern battalion of the 10th Contingent, returning the^same year in the transport Montrose. MVhilo in South Africa he acted as . Methodist chaplain to the Canadians in Hospital No. 14, as well as undertaking the duties of his own regiment. He received the thanks of his commanding officer for his attention to the sick and wounded on shore and on the troopship. For 35 years he has been an enthusiastic Freemason, having filled the W.M.s chair for two terms. He .is also a P.G. chaplain, and he has the reputation of being a skilful ritualist In the volunteer days he received a commission •as chaplain to an Invercargill company, and from tho inception of the Territorial system has been attached to a regiment. For the past five years he has been chaplain of the Wellington 2nd (Wanganui) Infantry, and has attended the Territorial camps regularly. On various occasions his public utterances on military matters have attracted the notice of the publio of New Zealand, and lie has received the thanks of the authorities for his advocacy of our military system. He is the senior chaplain of the Main Expeditionary Force. On account of his extensive knowledge of both islands and the public life he has led he bears a> name that is familiar from Auckland to Invercargill.

CAPTAIN J. A. WALLINGFORD, N.Z.S.C. Captain J. A. Wallingford, N.Z.S.C., who is sirpervising the work of training the Expeditionary Force iv rifle practice at Penrose (Auckland), and who is leaving for Europe with the main body of the force, was brought to New Zealand direct from the school of Hythe, England, by the Government to act as instructor to the Territorial Forces. Captain Wallingford was six times the rifle champion of the British Empire, twice revolver champion, and five times was second in the revolver championship. He represented Britain in two international rifle matches, and was invariably the highest individual scorer of all nations. In addition to these great successes he was twice the winner of the Prince of Wales's £100 prize, one of the biggest shooting trophies in the world. Captain Wallingford never competed for the King's Prize, as he was a professional soldier, this debarring him from the contest. CAPTAIN G. POWLES, N.Z.S.C. Captain Guy Powles, N.Z.S.C., Brigade .Major of the Mounted Brigade of the Expeditionary Force, is the eldest son of Mr- C. P. Powles, lately Registrar of Victoria College, Wellington. Caplain Powles was born in Wellington and educated at Wellington College. Ho •was a- prominent member of the college ,

football team, and served five years in the College Cadets, being the first winner of the "old championship cup" for rifle shooting. After leaving school he went into the country and took up farming in the Eangitikei and Manawatu Coast. He played iootball, and was captain of the Horowhenua representative team. Captain Powles went to South Africa in 1900 as sergeant-major of the Wellington Squadron of the 4th Contingent, and served in. the Boer war under General I\. H< Davies. He participated in operations in the Transvaal, west of Pretoria, from August to 29th November, 1900, and again in operations in the Transvaal from 30th November, 1900, to June, 1901, receiving the Queen's medal with four clasps. He was promoted lieutenant during the campaign, and then went to England for some months, returning to New Zealand in 1902, when he returned to farming. He was retained on the Active List New Zealand Militia, and attached to District Headquarters until the new scheme came into force in 1911. He was then appointed adjutant to the 6th Mounted Rifles, and subsequently officer in charge of the Wellington Area, Group. CHAPLAIN J. J. M'MENAMIN. The Rev. Father J. J. M'Menamin. who accompanies the troops as one of the chaplains on the Athenic sailing from Lyttelton, was born at Wanganui and educated at Holy Cross College, Mo& giel. He was ordained five years ago, and spent three years at Westport as assistant priest to the Venerable Arch* priest Walshe. For the past two years he- has been in charge of the Petono Parish. LIEUTEANT R. LOGAN, N.Z.S.C. Lieutenant Robert Logan, N.Z.S.C, signalling officer to the Wellington. Mounted Rifles Regiment of the Main. Expeditionary Force, is a son of Colonel Robert Logan, A.D.C., Officer Commanding the New Zealand Force which occupied Samoa. Lieutenaait Logan was born at Naseby, Central Otago, in 1894, and was educated at the Kokonga State School, and subsequently at the Waitaki Boys' High School from 1901 to 1910 inclusive. He was accepted for the Royal Military College of Australia at buntroon in June, 1911, and drafted tiom there in August of the present year, when he was commissioned in the New Zealand Staff Corps. THREE ARTILLERY OFFICERS. LleuTenant Farr, R.N.Z.A., of No. 3 Battery of the Field Artillery Brigade proceeding to Europe has been instructor to J Battery (Palmerston North) for over two years, and during that time has won the respect and esteem of all tho men of the Battery. He is also a clever electrician. Before the reorganisation of the Expeditionary artillery he was quartermaster-sergeant, and on the decision to send three four-gun batteries Home he received his acond lieutenant's commission in No. 3 Battery, 2nd Lieutenant Turner, R.N.Z.A., of No. 1 Battery of the, Field Artillery Brigade, has been associated with the Palmerston North battery for about eighteen months, and he, too, is very popular amongst its members. He is a very smart gunner. When the Brigade Ammunition Column was formed at the camp he was promoted from sergeant to sergeant-major, and since the reorganisation has been further promoted to a second lieutenancy in No. 1 Battery. Lieutenant E. Gardner, appointed to No. 3 Battery, is an officer of J. Bat-i tery and a Palmerstonian. He is an old boy of the Palmerston North High School.