ON SERVICE

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 112, 8 November 1917, Page 3

ON SERVICE

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD APPOINTMENTS & PROMOTIONS ! (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, 7th September. Brig.-Gen. G. S. Richardson, C.8., ha« 3 received a letter from lit. M. Juriss, London Egt. (Wellington), who is now | a prisoner of war at Clausthal, Hanover, whither he was transferred from ] Friedberg. Lt. Juris says he has been j receiving a number of parcels of com- j forts and constant communications from his relatives in New Zealand, though the latter are somewhat belated. "To break this monotony, we indulge in physical training, fencing, and other recreative exercises, all of which have a tendency to make us forget our surroundings and improve matters generally. The general discussion here at present is the exchange of prisoners of war, and no doubt it will bo a splendid idea when carried into effect, because there are a great number of deserving cases here and in other parts of Germany, not to mention the sick and disabled. As regards myself, I hold out' no hopes of being classed among the possibles, owing to the fact that I am ■ very much junior, besides which I have I only about fifteen months' interment to my unfortunate credit."

Dr. Allan G. Eeid, M.C., formerly of Milton, has relinquished his commission after a year's service with the B.A.M.C. Dr. Eeid, who is a son of Mr. James Eeid, formerly Rector of the Tokomairiro High School, was awarded the Military Cross for service in the field with the R.N. Div. at the battle of the Ancre. He received his decoration from the King at Buckingham Palace this week. Dr. Reid has now returned to his practice in East London.

Lt. F. R. B. Jowitt, West Yorks Egt., has been appointed to one of the. training reserves with the rank of Ca.pt. The son of the late Mr. J. H. Jowitt, Capt. Jowitt was born in Dunedin and brought to England as a child, going out in 1907 to King's College, Auckland, where he joined the A.M.R. In 1910 he went to Melbourne, and two years later came to England to learn the wool business at Bradford, with the firm of Messrs. R. Jowitt and Sons, with the view ultimately of returning to Australia. He was commissioned to the 16th Prince of Wales Own, West Yorks Rgt., in October, 1914, and after a good deal of service in France he was severely wounded and reported killed, but was rescued after twenty-four hours on the battlefield. A long period in hospital followed. Pte G. Luke, W.1.R., has been transferred from the N.Z.E.F. to the Royal Navy. | Sister Isla Stewart, N.Z.A.N.S. (Masterton) has been appointed to the nursing staff at the Walton Hospital, after a year in France. She was at the N.Z. Stationary Hospital, Hazebruck, when i the Germans turned their guns on the town. Before taking up duty at the No. 2 N.Z. Gen. Hospital, Miss Stewart spent a short furlough at Killarney. Capt. P. X, Campbell, Royal Highlanders (Christchurch) has been seconded for service with the Egyptian Army. Capt. Campbell, has seen service ever since the war started, for he was commanding a platoon of the Ist batt. in 1914. Before, the end of 1915 he had been four times wounded, and on his last recovery he was sent to Ripon on training duty. Towards the end of last year Capt. Campbell returned from, Salonika after taking out a draft of men. Cpl R. G. M'Leod, 26774. Wellington Batt, has been discharged from the N.Z. E.F. to take up work with the Food Production Department. It is understood that Mr. M'Leod is to have a good position in-connection with the production of potato flour, which is being encouraged here as a means of preserving potatoes for winter use. Recently Mr. M'Leod has been superintending the food production plots at the different New Zaaland hospitals and camps. Spr. K. Blew, N.Z.E., has taken his discharge from the N.Z.E.F. for a commission in the Imperial Army. Tpr. J. W. Eastwood, 0.M.R., 9/1828, has been discharged from the N.Z.E.F. medically unfit. ' _ Staff-Nur3e M. S. Silvester, 22/351, is away from Walton on sick leave Staff Nurse E. Williams, 22/312, who has been at Sandwich for a change, haa resumed duty at Walton Hospital Pte. C. O'Connell, C.1.R., 6/318 i, haa been discharged medically unfit pr^/a' M T-Symes. kte Cpl., N.Z. i -B. (Auckland), has a commission as Engineer Sub-Lt., R.N.R. Mrs. Symea j is in England, and is living at Bexley,

Sub.-Lt. 0. H. Palmer, R.N.V.R. (Auckland!), who has been at a Northern "fval base, has now been appointed to H.M.S. for special service. Sub.-Lt. R. W. Bean-mont, R.N.V R. (Remuera), has been posted to duty at the naval base, Italy. A Wellington E..N.V.R. man at tie R.N. Barracks, Chatham, is J. A. Jenks. Lt. Harold S. Kempthome, R.F.A., has been killed in action in France He lived at Haywards Heath, Sussex, but previously was at Pepepe, Auckland. Lt. Kempthome was the second son of the Yen. Archdeacon J. P. Kenvpthorne, Waimea, Nelson.

The death is announced this morning ?£ CaPV ? T- Hed?ey B- Baxter- Boy** Warwickshire Regiment, who was killed in action on 27th August. The youngest son of the late Mr. William Baxter, county engineer, Ashburton, and of Mrs. Baxter, Edgbaston, Cap*. Baxter was wounded on the Sommo in July, 1916 but returned to his regiment last May and shortly after -was promoted captain Ho was educated at Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, and then went to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he gained his B.A. and LL.B. (with honours). A keen sportsman, He gained his Rugby blue at the University, and played twice for Cambridge against Oxford in the two years immediately preceding the war.