GIVEN COMMISSIONS

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 74, 25 September 1916, Page 4

GIVEN COMMISSIONS

IN IMPERIAL AND NEW ZEA-

LAND FORCES

Tho following members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force are the nominees for commissions in the Imperial Forces for July, ii)lG :— l_/.06 i&rgt. J. D. Boys, Ist Auckland Battalion. Cpl. J. D. Cameron, Otago Mounted Killes. 4/ 1072 Cpl. C. G. Ingall, New Zealand Medical Coips. _/8-a S.M. A. W. Abbey, Field Engineer-. 7/448 S.M. Quartley, Canterbury Mounted Rifles. Commissioners in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force have been granted to the following n.c.o.'s and men serving at the front and returning to New Zealand to join reinforcement drafts :— 12/1465 Sergt. H. L. Morgan, Ist Auckland Battalion. 12/600 S.M. J. C. Brook, Ist Auckland Battalion. 7/323 Sergt. D. Deans, Canterbury Mounted Rifles. - .7/260 S.M. A. C. Pigou, Canterbury Mounted Rifles. 7/500 Gun. J. Anderson, Field Art-il-I lery. I 13/768 Sergt. L. H. M'Lean, Ist Auckland Battalion. 7/108, Sergt.-Major Frank Leahold Rees, who was nominated for an imperial Commission in Aj..ril, has since been transferred for appointment to a commission in a reinforcement draft, NewZealand. Expeditionary Force. I'ollowing are the names of the candidates who passed and the marks they obtained at the special examination for first appointments to commissions held at Featherston and Trentham in August last • —

I.6th Reinforcements : Infantry, Company Sergt. -Major C. M. Bathgath 1074, Sergt. H. A. E. Milnes 1118, Sergt. A. H. Abel 1135, Sergt. R, 11. Stables 1173, Sergt. F, A. De la Mr* re 1154, Sergt. F. C. do Lambert iOSB, Company Sergt. Major W. R. King 1t.39, Sergt. D. E. Neave 992, Sergt. S. M. Hobbs 1134, Sergt. G. G. Smith 1064, Sergt, , ft. J. Angus 1105, Sergt. J. •Park 12i4, Sergt. M. K. M'Leod 1174, Sergt. 11. A. Highet 1106, Sergt, A. Martin 971, Sergt. W. '0. Closs 1117, Sergt. A. A. Marriott 1083, Sergt. A. E. Dendy 1120, Company Sergt.-Major F. W. Moore 1367, 'Sergt. O. R. Olsen 1238, Sergt. H. J._ Lord 1184, Sergt. C. Hackle v„1149, Sergt. C. A. Le Lievre 112?, Sergt. F. J. Beechev 1255, Sergt. R, 0. Buchanan 1178, Sergt. A. E. M:'.Keown 1074, Sergt. E. 6. M'Roberts 1106, Sergt. A. J Larsen 1191, Cpl. J. W. Barclay 1007, Sergt. P. Williamson 1050. New Zealand Artillery, Battalion Sergt.-Mn.jor W. Cliirnside 980. The aggregate number of marks possible to get was 1800, and the number required to pass 900. Reserve Squadron: Sefgt.-Major M. S. Chambers 1063, Sergt. T. W. Aickin 1244, Sergt. L E. Baigent 890, Sergt. E. A. H. Bisley 1028, Sergt. C. J. Harris 1006, Sergt, G. L. King 1035, Sergt. F.. G. Trewick 1015, Cpl. L. C. Ryaii 1021, Cpl. E. A. Boscawen 917, Cpl. C. IJ. Lawrence 1147, Cpl. L. M'K. Paterson 005. The aggregate number of marks attainable, was 1300, and the minimum required to pa*s9oo.