CAMP NOTES.
fbatherston. Coionel N. P. Adams Comp Commandant, has approved of the following temporary appointments: - -Sergeant-Ala]or . S. oolcott, of grooms and orderlies, in charge of the fire brigade, to be staff quartermaster-sergeant. Private W. A. blague, of the same unit, to be corporal and Sapper B. \V. Grant, of the 39th Divisional Sagnnllars, to bo corporal. Sapper E R. Perkins, of the 40th Divisional Signallers, has been similarly tho following corporals of the Spth (B Company) have been made G^T 1 Smith oo^ o™l6 0 ™ 16 P> ShireS
Private j. Dow, of the same unit, is now sergeant. Shooing-smith J. L. Allen, of the P.B.AS.C., has been appointed farner <x>rporal. and Sergeant V J. C. Burns, of C Company, Cl camp, is now temporary sergeant-major. Regimental Sergeant-Major W. Doig, of Canvas camp headquarters, has relinquished his temporary rank and reverted to company sergeant-major. As snob he is transferred to the headquarters instructional staff of the Cl camp. feopnd Lieutenant K. Todd, of the AJ3.C., is attached to the 37th infantry. Captain Q. M. Abbott, camp paymaster, will be away from the camp on sick leave until the 20th inst. Sergeant-Major G. Reid, who was in charge of the camp police at Tauherenlfcau, -has beon granted leave without pay until further orders. Regimental Sergeant-Major V. B. Stag--s?°i e ’ °.?, headquarters instructional o “• 8° to Papawai with the 38th Specialists on Thursday. The machine gun section of tho SStha are to have gun practice, and for that purpose will be at Papawai for some time from Thursday next. A number of men of the Medical Corps, who have been in Featherston camp, proceeded to Awapuni yesterday. They will be in training at th© Awapuni camp for a short while Staff Sergeant-Major A. M. Thatcher, of tho permanent staff, and attached to the 40th Mounted Rifles, is attached to headquarters canvas camp for duty Two trumpeters’from the oamp trumpet band proceeded to Clareville yesterday to play the "Last- Post". at the unveiling ceremony there.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9965, 8 May 1918, Page 8
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