ON ACTIVE SERVICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16959, 19 September 1918, Page 7

ON ACTIVE SERVICE.

NEWS OF NEW ZEALANDERS. ' j ■ i f PROMOTION'S AND CHANGES. 1 5 • ' ■'< [(•ROM ora own connFsmNiip'T-l j ' i:i LONDON -My 26. ,i Dr Arthur T. Paterson, t rrm << of I Auckland, who has just joined (lie New I ! Zealand Medical Corps with the rank ci J ' captain, has been serving since September, j 1916, at the St. John Ambudnnce Rrn-adu jj Hospital, with the honorary rank of .captain. He has now been posted to No. 3 jji Now Zealand General Hospital, Codicrd. I Captain Harry F. Holmden has relin- \ quished his commission in the R.A..M C. j| Captain Holmden graduated at Ed .:■- fu burgh, and commenced practice in Auckland. Shortly alter the war broke out Jj he came to England mid got his commission in the R.A.M.C, and served on ";\ Gallipoli, including the lauding at Suvla, ' ; and since then in German East Africa. > He has a brother, Captain T. N. Holmden, M.C., Worcestershire Regiment, serving |j! , in Mesopotamia. I ' Captain W. J. Hardham, V.C., has been I taken on the strength of the Wellington "i Mounted Rifles. " I Major !■'. L. G. West, Auckland Regi- i ment, is employed at the War Office as ]■ U.S.O. 2. " I Lieut.-Colonel G. S. Smith, C.M.G., ;| D.5.0., has vacated command of the 3rd ' Battalion Otago Regiment to be second IP command of the sth Infantry Brigade. ]\ He is succeeded by Major W. S. Penny- .ij cook, who is promoted lieut. -colonel. ',[! I Major Pei.nycook has lor some time been \ ; I commanding the New Zealand Provost j" ! Corps in London, a post which will now |> I be occupied by Captain J. D. McComish, \\ I Auckland Regiment who has been com- ; • 1 manding a compa-.y at Horn church. Cap- j '; ; tain F. E. Beamish, Auckland Regiment, !, , who has been second in lommand at the j ] ; depot at Codford, goes to Hornchv.rch to ■ command a company at the Convalescent ! •' ! Hospital.. |i I Captain S. Wood, Auckland Regiment, ■,' I has relinquished the appointment of [J I quartermaster to the 2nd battalion, and is '\\ | succeeded by Lieutenant G. Hesscll. \\ j The following postings of medical | : j officers have been approved:— Captain fi G. H. Robertson, Divisional Ammunition l ? t Column, and Captain A. Bernstein, No. 3 | , Field Ambulance, have exchanged posts ; li; Captain C. M. Dawson, from the Mounted [j Field Ambulance, goes to the Mounted U ; Training Regiment, in place of Captain ,I * ,0 J. Reid, who noes to New Zealand; | Captain R. G. K. Hodgson, who has been l j . s;ck, takes duty at headquarters in Lon- i : i don, in place of Captain P. G. McEvedy, j J who goes_ to the Division; Captain A. I iH. Elmslie goes from Hornchurch to B ' the Stationary Hospital in France to re- . ! lievo Captain W. T. Simmonds, who pro- ; I | ceeds to the Division ; Captain W. H. \ I ; Davy goes from Walton to the Division, ii] ' and Lieutenant C. L. Donne, who has just I:l I attested, coes to duty at Codford. jj The medical officer's who arrived in re- '; j I inforcements have been posted as fol- :[| I lews:— Captain T. C. Fraser and Lieu- ,\ I 1 tenant A. M. Ross, to the Mounted Field I i ! Ambulance ; Captain J. Guthrie' and Lieu- !If tenant L. G. Fell, to No. 2 New Zealand jll i General Hospital; Lieutenant F. M. 'j If j Spencer to No. 1 New Zealand General !J | j Hospital: Captain L. A. Spedding, to it!} the 4th Reserve Brigade; Lieutenant C. j I M. Greenslade, to the Rifle Brigade I jfe Reserve Depot. 1 1. , ; j The following postings of chaplains are ij ;j i approved:—The Rev. H. N. Roberts and | ! the Rev. E. Evans, to the 4th Infantry | Brigade; the Rev. S. Par, M.C., from ! '{! the sick list to the Artillery Reserve jj« Depot. jj ; i''' .1 MEN FOR COMMISSIONS. . (jj - 1 NOMINATIONS IN THE FIELD. I jj 1 P [from our OWN correspondent.] I jj LONDON, July 26. ]| jj The following have been nominated by 11 jj Lieut.-General Godley, for June, for inj fantry commissions in the New Zealand \I i ■ Expeditionary Force :— * j il j To No. 6, 0.C.8., Balliol College, Ox- (S I ford:—Auckland Rgt,-C.Q.M-S. A. K. ! i Adams and C.Q.M.S. (N.M.) Parkin- !i] son; Sergeants F. V. Barrat, J. A. P. ' jfj Ruff (M.M.), W. A. Ashworth, E. L. '[,! i Fooks, and A. Becroft Wellington Regi- i|: I ment: C.Q.M.S. F. C. Maynard (R.S.M.), , ? |R. H. Boyd (D.C.M.); Sergeants J. Stia- \S I son, D. C. McPhail, and M. Macaskill j'§ (D.C.M.); Corporals G. H. Stephens and J 1 if H. L. Warner; Private B. A. Collin 1 ; (M.M.). Rifle Brigade: C.S.M's. W. J)". Blf Cornell, N. J. Mclsaac, and C. G. Tomlin- !8 son (M.M.): Sergeants C. P. Hine (M.M.), 111 A. Smith, J. C. K. Clarke; Corporals D. J Osborne (M.M.), and E. H. Bradley. Ifl To No. 5, 0.C.8. Trinity College, Cam- | bridge : Auckland Regiment: Sergeant J. jj E. Moftatt (M.M.), Corporal R. Mackay. , | Wellington Regiment : C.S.M. D. Gal- M braith, Private H. L. Lewis. Wellington ( >|i Mounted Rifles; Tem.-Sergeant E. H. A. § Watts. Rifle Brigade: C.Q.M.S. H. J Shaw, S. -Sergeant C. J. Wallers, Ser- :IB geants I. George, T. 0. Scott, A. R. f, Bayly, G. T. Poole, and D. C. Nixon; ,il| Lance-Corporal H. Blaikie. N.Z.A.S.C-: ;Jj SergeantG. A. Luoni. Engineers: Corporal tin N. Hallett. N.Z.E. Light Railwav Op. M Co.: Sergeant W. V. Worth (M.M.). I | Field Artillery : Sergeant E. E. Winter. ! % ■ N.Z.M.G.C. : C.S.M. W. H. McLew, Ser- jl 1 geants A. Monro and A. J. Barclay, and , ||j Corporal W. M. O'Hara. Maori Battalion : !»i i Sergeant B. V. Cooksley (M.M.). , i|ii i Nominations for N.Z.F.A. commissions || during June weie the following—all the / I men belonging to the N.Z.F.A. : B.S.M. .\j A. Andrews, B.S.M. J. H. Taplin , | (D.C.M.). Sergeants L. L. Barker, T. :| ! Harray, E. J. Spencer; Corporal M. W. I Beavan, A.-Bdr. R. G. Burt, Dvr. E. D. J Reidy. Tunnelling Company : Sergeant R. ' j B. Townley. jfc i ; • I !i