PARADES POSSIBLE

Evening Star, Issue 23527, 16 March 1940, Page 11

PARADES POSSIBLE

SOLDIERS FROM CAMP TO VISIT SOUTHERN CITIES IHEBTIIN IF lILLETINfi There is a possibility that shortly ‘after Easter Dunedin and Invercargill may see parades: of troops who are now in training at Burnham for overseas service; This statement was made yes- . terday by the Minister ,of Defence (Hon F. Jones), who said he thought the people of Otago and Souttond would welcome the opportunity ot. seeing their trained solders on parade. . % was not possible at present to announce dates for the parades, the Minister said, but due notice would be given of the arrival of the units. Many S the-officers and men won.d no doubt have their homes in Dunedin or Invercargill; but in the case of the others the 8 suggestion had been made that citizens would be only too. willing to ': ■. billet them for one night ur each case. Some of the local troops would no doubt wish to take soldier friend* to their own homes, but offers of billets, would bo welcomed, and the number of men to be provided for would probably not exceed 100. . . ~ . • “ The number of men taking part in the parades will probably be about 300 ”Mr Jones added. It has been , . . pointed out that the people in this part of the Dominion have not so'far naa ' • the opportunity of seeing the. men »£ter training, , and .this wilV giye them ;■; . »w idea of what can be achieved by a few weeks of camp. Requests have been made for the,establishment of camps in this district/but,that suggestion, is hardly practicable, as it would only mean greater expenditure and division 1 , 'of effort. It is considered that training can best be earned out at the three established camps.” ■.

OFFICERS FM THt ECHELON '

Appointments of officers to the third echelon of the Second New Zealand ' Forceare announced ?n ' They*"•3*“' ■ 'exclusive of the Auckland andWcllmgton * Battalions, all rranks being, tem- ' porary:— ' ■ , „ ■ 2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavalry Regiment.—Lieutenant R. . R. Atkinson, Second-lieutenants J, W.hisher, K I. Boss; HJ M. ■Laing; ’ ‘ v ! 4th Field Regiment, ‘ New Zealand Artillery ‘J. Regiment, New Zealand Artillery.—Lieutenant S. M. '■Almao,-Seoond-lieutenant A. M. Caughley. ■ 6th Field Regiment, New Zealand R.^R." Beattie, A. E. Lambourn, J. M. Mitchell, C. L. Walter, H. S.Wilson, N, Le C. • Souire* 0. H. 'Loughman, Lieutenants - H. E. Gilbert, T. H Bevan, G. F. J. Bayley, S; H. Dawe, B. D. A. Fits- ‘ Gerald, E. S. Harrowell* G.*F.,T. Hall, P. B. Levy, M.: 8:. Purser, C. ,H. Sawyers, J. R. Stone. G. H. Strange, ' H. G. O Tansley. T. A. Turner. G. :M. Whitaker, 3. A. Bretherton. Second- - lieutenants E. S. Every, D. J. Robertson, Captain S. Hardy, Lieutenant W. H. Thodey. „ „ ‘ 7th Anti-tank Regiment; New Zealand Artillery.—Captain A. T. Rawle,, E. W. F: _J._ jlßiddiford, Second-lieutenants t. N. /-Richardson, J. T. Stewart. H. B

V ith Field Company.,' New Zealand ' Engineers.—Captain L. A.. Lincoln, j Lieutenant H. M. Scott. ; 26th (Canterbury-Wago) Battalion. Major J. M. Samson, Captains F.J. * Brook, J. Downs, F. H. Huggins, E. . D. O. J. Hutchison, T. Milliken (Re- , serve of Officers), H. G. M'Quade, E. • F. Walden. F. W. Wilson. M.C., N. ’ A. Rattray, Lieutenants T. L. Danks ' (Reserve of Officers), F. G. B. .Evenden, H. J. H. Horrell. T. A.. Mead (Reserve of Officers), J. W. M'Kergpw, •J. J. D. Sinclair. G. C. Weston. R ; :M. i -Toung, L. G. Smith, T. H. Jory, jWi ' M. iTolerton, Second-lieutenants. I. A. Bird (Reserve of Officers), R. Bethel), ' J. P. Cook, H. H. Davies. H. H. ' Deans, L. D. M. Edie. C. Gatenby, J. E. Matheson. W. T. Nid, G. B. N, Pearson, C. W. J. Pierson. F. C. Pres'ton, W. G. Ryder, W. D. Westenra, P. H. Wood. A. M. M. Williams. 27th (M.G.) Battalion .—Lieutenants ;,L. A. Josephs, I. S, Moore, N. W. i Steele. , _ 6th (Infantry) Anti-tank Company. -•—Lieutenants S- W. Ellingbam. ‘Sec- . ond-lieutenants D. F. Coleman, W.’ JV Daniel. Second New Zealand Divisional Ammunition Company, New Zealand Army ■ Service Corps.—Captain J. Veitch. Second New Zealand Divisional Supply Column, New Zealand Army Service Corps.—Second-lieutenant D. .J. Henshaw. Lieutenant A. H. Boyce. 18th Light Aid Detachment, New Zealand Ordnance Corps.—Lieutenant H. B. Ward.