NEW ZEALAND FORCES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17229, 4 August 1919, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND FORCES.

1 -, r THE NEW COMMANDANT. SIR E. W. C.'CHAYTOR PROBABLE; ,; ' NOW VISITING" ENGEA&fc ' " ;" [BT TELEGRAPH.—PfeESS ASSOCIATION.] ; > WELLINGTON, Saturday: Advice has been received by: cablegram that'Majdr-Generaf Sir & W. 0. (ffiSytor. commanding tbe Anzao Mounted Division, baa gone to England, prior So hit* return to . New Zealand, It; is expected that be- iwillj succeed''Major-General' Sir ; Alfred Robin, •' general officer-commanding the forces, on ■ his-return. ■ '." ;; ; : -'"< '-_ ; l "'■ '"'■■'k Major-General * Sir E.W. C. Gbaytbr, K.G.MiG.; G&, A.D.G.> ii a menlßet of ■•'-{# weU4mbwh Marlborough family,' and baa; a long military .• "record. Be served I -with the New Zealand. forces in the; South ... African War from April,' .1900* -to the declaration of peace in 1902; He was in , command of febe Third Jfew Zealand Gen- j tingent v during/ pari of 1900* »& which time be . 'was severely; wbnidedj Afterl awards was ih connhand of iK«r Eighth * Contingent',, and '*' ie&B mentftmed vin .despatches for .distinguished «fervieel_ : On ' the., inauguration of. compulsorytraining> General Ghaytor joined the New Zealand (Staff Corps, 'and went to England for a I course, at' the S£aff:.College/ Camberiey; where He graduated; On his retttffi : fie became adjutant-general to the .forces, -j with the rank, of colonel. He. left New Zealand with the Main Body in October, 1914, attached: ffco the Headquarters ' Staff. and rendered valuable service at Gallipoli, ■where be was , wounded about, the middle of May, X 915. After, tie evacuation ha ■; assumed command of the New Mounted Brigade in Egypt and j .and waft eventually promoted to the coin- i mand of the Ansae Mounted Division, 1 with the tank of major-general. General! Ghaytor was mentioned in despatches in j August, 191% for hie work atdalEpoH,] sand was: made i Companion of the Bath. j Later he received the CM&., and was ] appointed a : Dominion, A.B.G. to -the King. In May,. 1918, be - w^kniglitear ~ ] ' -■■•....■ . , j