R.N.V.R. EFFORT

Evening Star, Issue 23564, 1 May 1940, Page 5

R.N.V.R. EFFORT

UNSTINTING SUPPLY OF MEN LIST OF 122 MOBILISED TO DATE FINAL DRAFT TO LEAVE MONDAY One hundred and twenty two officers and ratings of the Otago Division of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 'have been called up for war service either at Home, on ships, or in New Zealand craft, while some are still undergoing training in the Dominion, having been mobilised for this purpose. Another 17 will go on active service soon. This response to the call for men is one that is deserving of the. highest commendation, for the manning of guns in the Mercantile Marine Service is an assignment always fraught with danger, besides being no sinecure as far as responsibility is concerned. Amongst the 122 mobilised, the majority have had as much as 12 years’ voluntary training (since the inauguration of the division!. Commander F. Fraser has. expressed hmiself sure that these officers and ratings would find the training standing them in good stead iu any duty they were called upon to perform. Further new drafts will be called up later. Those of the R.N.V.R. who have been mobilised in any branch of the service mentioned above are as follows (unless otherwise shown, all men are on active service abroad)::— r Commander F. Fraser; Lieutenantcommanders A. B. Welch (D. 1.0.) and H. Donald; Sub-lieutenants R. E. Salter (D. 1.0.), and D. L. Miller are all on duty at headquarters; Lieutenantcommanders P. G. Connolly and A. G. Swanson; Lieutenants J. E. Finch, J. H. Seclye, A. A. Belli, J. D. Allingham, and J. N. Allan; Surgeon Lieutenantcommanders E. R. Harty and A. Perry; Paymaster Lieutenant-com-mander L. J. Black; Paymaster Lieutenant B. M. Thomson; and Lieutenant G. O. Gray (ex-list 2) are all on active service.

Others include Chief Petty Officers .W. Carr and I. C. Brown (mobilised as divisional instructors) • Petty Officers A. M. Pinlayson, L. J. Elliott, and J. 'Macdonald; Leading Seamen H. J. Partel (mobilised at headquarters), W. 1. Steele, W. C. Craig, E. Westcott. J. B. Allan, K. K. Meiklojohn, T. Richards; Able Seamen R, E. Lanksheer, S. C. Scorgie, L. G. Hope, A. G. Simpson, R. A. Macdonald, J. R. Wilson, G. M'Cabe, E. R. Bartlett, T. J. Mosely, S. J. Ritchie, B. Dennison, J. K. Campbell, J. A. M'Kenzie, J. Gould, A, V. Kempthorne, D. C. Tillyshort, J. D. Pethorick, W. A. Honeybone, D. !R. Hitchcock, W. W. Wheeler (returning from Altmark), J. G. Scott, C. A. Cormack, R. C. Gillan, H. E. Lippert; Ordinary Seamen N. B. Cooper, E. R. Sedan, D. L. Fraser, F. L. Crosier, A. F. Moore (mobilised headquarters), E. L. Stevens, J. N. Scott (mobilised headquarters). W. W. Lean, A. V. Campbell, F. K. Knox, A. A. Watt, H. R. Latimer, J. W. Knewstubb, C. 31. Carey, R. J. Perry, L. M. Sarginson, P. G. Brixton, M. R. Barton, A. C. Nilsen, J. M. • Duggie, J. A. Dick, and N. S. Thompson. Ex-R.N.V.R. Ablo-seamen Re-enrolled for the Duration of Hostilities.—J. A. Tolerton, G. R. Baskett, H.. W. Biggs, W. A. Dennison, G. S. Dennison, R. D. Hook. F. T. Partel, W. D. Jones, D. M. Smith, and C. E. Coding. Leading-telegraphists J. R. Bowler and E. E. Brown, Telegraphists N. M. Miller, K. K. M'Culloch, J. S. Baker, S. G. Roy, G. E. Gibbs, D. J. Fox, W. E. Brown, H. L. Beaumont, A. H. Brownlie, A. H. Knewstubb', A. K. Walker, W. C. Ralston, Ordinary-tele-graphists B. J. Cleary, M. Stewart, J. A. Rix, A. B. Scott, A. C. Keen, R. Morley, J. W. Callister, R. G. Scott, and K. L. Collier.

Ex-R.N.V.R. Telegraphists Rc-en-rollotl for the Duration of Hostilities.— •1. C. Leclue, A. 15. Le Seur, and F. J. Pattillo.

Chief Yeoman Signals J. L. Berryman, Leading-signalmen J. R. Hanlon and R. A. Peat, Signalmen W. W. Wright,- S. J. Beattie, R. M. Malthas, V. A. Daniel (mobilised to headquarters), W. S. Arthur, S. H. Blakely, E. E. Hooper, C. H. Buchanan, W. J. Brown, L. R. Walkinshaw, M. C. Strachan, T. A. Kennedy, D. A. Roydhouse, Ordinary-signalmen G. E. Felton, A. J Gillon, J. H. Hartley, A. M. Dirties, P. E. Hayward. S. M. Scoles. J. A. Stephens, P. D. Marshall, and D. C. Ward.

Ex-R.N.V.R. Signalmen F. H. Salter. R. G. Geddes, and G. R. Kerr. Ratings mobilised at headquarters for full-time training are Petty Officers D. S. Simpson and L. Ogg, Leading-sea-man F. Fullerton, and Able-seamen T. T. Roydhouse, J. A. Cowie, J. D. Paterson, E. E. Stephens, R. A. Lind, E. R. Harris, R. A. Schmelz, .7, Matthewson, D. Devlin, P. W. Harwood. K. G. Laidlaw. .1. Andrews, ,7. G. Crawford, and M. L Weir.