FRONTIERSMEN MEETING

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 17, 18 September 1930, Page 5

FRONTIERSMEN MEETING

A meeting of the I Squadron of the Legion of Frontiersmen was held at Lower Hutt on Monday evening, when there was a good ■ attendance.-.

j It was decided to. hold a church 'parade at St. Peter's Church, Wellington, next Sunday morning, .to -be known as "the Sillit'oc memorial, parade in memory of .Lieu-tenant J. Sillitoe, M.C.,' M.M., one-time adjutant; of I Squadron, and/ who died on August'-21st. The parade will" be le<U by the Caledonian pipe band; Reference was made also to" a proposal to. erect ■ a-" memorial at a certaiii spot on the "WWimarmino \P2^iil' in hon6ia* of the Legion of Frontiersmen vrho were killed in the Great War. The squadrdin leader is to go into the matter. ' A drill was also held during tie evening. .-■:■ ; " •flic Headquarters of the Legion for New Zealand are at' New PljTmoiath, ."«.nd the moonbers carry <m without as*" sistaiicc from anyone, the men having (to buy cfven thfeir'unif orinsi The abl'jects of the Legion are to'practise' and cneburagb niilitary' tMinin^> colonial'" "expansion ' andl developanent, education and'training in-'tKb colonies" anid;on tie frontiers of the British Eanpire; phys"i- I ical- •development of its meinib'ers 'and assist' recruiting 'for the Navy^ Army, territorials and other defence forces.,.