BALLOT NOTES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17523, 5 July 1917, Page 2

BALLOT NOTES.

Nearly twelve months ago Mr- HunF? W. Nixon, of the "Star," enlisted, going into camp early in August. Soon after reaching Trentham he received ai corporal's stripes, was afterwards made sergeant-major, and later studied for a commission, and some months ago passed his lieutenant's examination, with hone-Mrs. He left tho" Dominion some time ago for France. Notwithstanding this his name appeared in tho list published yesterday. Mr Frederic Thompson Tindall, of 76, "Francis Street, St Albans, whoso name appears among the men drawn , in the ballot, states that he offered his services on thre-i separate occasions, but was unsuccessful hi passing J the medical tests. Ho appeared before the Medical Board last on March 13,-when he was placed in Class D. It is explained, however, that tinder the new system all men, whether they enlisted previously and were rejected or riot, are now included in the ballots. As far as the ballots are concerned, thero are no exemptions. ■ . Mr Albert John Harper, whose name was published in the ballot, states that ho eulised voluntarily, and was passed as medically unfit. • . _. | Private Samuel Hocking, of 10, Mac- , aulay Street, Addington,. whose name appear in yesterday's ballot, has been serving his country for the last twelve months in France, having left Christ, church with the Fourteenth Reinforce., ments. i ' Allan Harold Oakes, whose name appeared in the ballot list yesterday, had already enlisted voluntarily and was posted to the Thirty-fourth Reinforo* «|

Lieutenant C. R. Murray, of Littcoin, whose name appears m the ninth ballot, joined the Imperial fcorces nearly eighteen months ago and obtained his commission in th e Motor Transport section of the Army Service Corps Ho was drafted to MesopO; tamia where he saw much service.uv bringing up supplies and ammunition for the assault on Bagdad, being that time in charge of a large number of motor lorries. He, suffered from, 6 *- posure. became ill and was invalided to Bombay. Ho is now probably in Eng--3 Bertie Huon Victor Harkess, youngest son of Mrs I. Harkess, Terrace, Lvttelton, who was drawn in the recent' ballot., left New Zealand with the Fourteenth Reinforcements. I