COMPANY POSTINGS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20823, 30 June 1942, Page 2

COMPANY POSTINGS

GISBORNE HOME GUARD PARADE NIGHTS FIXED GARRISON HALL IN USE’ The Garrison Hall is being used for training purposes by the Gisborne Battalion of the Home Guard this week tor the first tima, and parade nights have been arranged for the various companies. D Company is taking Monday nights, the battalion N.C.O. classes Tuesdays, C Company Wednesdays, and B Company Thursdays. A Company has arranged for its own hall cn Wednesdays, and Headquarters Company, including Division 2 Signals, will be at the High School on Wednesdays, while Division 3 Guards will be at Messrs, Bigneii and Holmes’ garage on Wednesdays. The Machine-gun Platoon will parade at the D.A.C. on Wednesdays, and the Mortar Platoon on Thursdays. Promotions are announced as follows:—C Company: Corporal C. A. Holland, to be platoon sergeant: LanceCorporal W. Cameron and Private W. Goodyear, to be corporals. A Company: Sergeant A. R. Shorland to be platoon commander (acting). New Postings Large numbers of postings to companies nave been announced as follows: A Company.—lS. T. Aylward, A. D. Burns, M. VV. Cox, C. S. Davis. C. G. McDonald, B. Clement, K. if. Nissen, f. Ngaira, H. K. Kichards, Pohi Karaitiara. it. L. Stewart, A. D. 'Parr, Teka Witi Xaotu, C. H. Turner, A. E. plotting, J. Sargison, C. Scott, T. AlUop, A. li. Kiri, A. J. F. Hair and H. Patterson. B Company.—JT. McGill, H. Seal, O. (J. Corbett, J. K. Egan, G. B. C. GirlingButelier, N. James, S. E. Overtden, R. M. Oram, F. D. Winter, if. J. Bennett, J. Benson, A. J. Clarke, W. J. Ciements, T. G. Dominey. W. D. Jrt. Dotvnie, K. M. Fyfe, \V. King, W. J. Langlands, J. W.' Oman, H. H. Thomas, L. W. Waters, J. Macdonald, A. P, B. Williams, G. M. T. Jardine, T. ii. Berry and J. Walker. G Company.—lJ, Canelos, H. Aderoft, W. S. Allen, K. A. dell, W. Burns, VV. Garrett, E. F. Maher, W. G. Moss, N. F. Lewis, J. E. Kichards, J. F. Parker, C. Temperton, A. if. Cowper, VV. H. Taylor, J. Auaerson, A. G. Wilson, J. S. Clare, G. Robertson, L. Percival, M. Robertson, J. F. Melvin and A. J. Candy. D Company.—A. W. Adams, R. B. Hambiy, A. Park, J. Harris, W. T. Burns, C. ft. Clayden, K. Davis, J. T. Hill, E. F. Jones, C. P. Lane, E. Stevens, H. Swainsoni H. K. Swan, J. E. Thomson. H. J. Cameron, E. T. Chrisp, H. VV. Emms, J. H. Wallace, S. Anderson, C. Lawrence. R. H. D. Chalmers, C. R. Pollock, H. M. Fielder, J. McCormack, Richard Stevens, R. B. Watt, M. M. Taylor, li. ill. Southey, S. D. Swainson, F. J. Wilkinson, D. M. Hammond, H. Hankey, S. L. B. Nicol, F. H. Stehner, H. O’Connor, F. J. Gunn,,C. F. Cudd, R. Fitzmaurice, R. Foster, S. M. Le Marquand, J. A. Meban, C. W. Murton, D. H. Melndoe, C. W. Richards, J. Twigley, E. F. G. Williamson, R. J. McMullen, E. A. Morrow, and W. Oakdeu. Guards—Petrol Stations. —N. Normanton, A. S. Hepburn, L. H. Stewart, and P. McSherry. Headquarters Company.—Company Headquarters: R. A. Keeling. Signals Platoon: L. W. Bishop. S. VV. Hughes and W. H. Parata. Quartermaster's Store (temporarily) : E. A. Smith. Transfers Approved To Division 2 Signals.—A. Mclntosh, K. L. Plummer and J. Smellie, from A Coy; A. Cousins, R. G. Thomson. L. S. Dennis, L. It. Colvin. Whare Carroll, R. K. McAneney. P. Te Whata. M. Saudlant, C. M. Clark, G. McDonald, J. R.' English, W. J. Lightfoot tuid A. G, Taylor, from B Coy; L. W. McDonald and B. VV. F. Swainson, from C. Coy; W. M. Douglas and J. E. Hughes, from Machine Gun Platoon. To Division 2 Guards.—A. .Brown. I. H. Buzza, A. Bayley, L. R. Bright, >,G. B, Carter. D. Cranswiek. J. D. Hutchih, J. C. Hutchins, A. F. Long, H. O. McFarlane. L. Meredith. J. Peaston. D. S. Thompson, E. R. Skert. W. T. Veltch. F. J. Williams, JR. Dobson, A. H. Rice. W. R. Green and J. T. Ryan, from C Coy; A. J. Nicol, A. E. Shorter, and J. E. Carr, from Pioneers. To Mortar Platoon.—C. F. Aston, R. R. Watchman. A. C. Low. G. Geddes. from A Coy; I. 15. Davidson, from Pioneers, 1 Other Transfers.—A. G. Taylor, B Coy tb Bieaheim; B. G. Hart. Battalion H.G. to Group 7A; R. A. Burson, A Coy to Machine Gun platoon; F. J. Jeune, A Coy to Battalion H.Q. staff: C. R, McCoy, A Coy to Tokomaru Bay; W. Waitana, A Coy to Auckland; J. Albert. C Coy to Patutahi: TI. Maukau, C Coy to Waituhi; C. P. B. Green, C Coy to Wellington ; R. C. Neils,: C Coy to Auckland; It. G. K. Johnstone, Pioneers .to D Coy; G. M. C. Breingan and W. S. Gould, Headquarters Coy to Wellington; A. J. Shaekleton, Intelligence section to Medical Platoon. . *' . ... The bands are being transferred to Diyision 2 under the officer in charge of Guards. The Motor-Cycle Platoon is also to be in Division 2 and attached to Headquarters Coy.