ON SERVICE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16942, 2 March 1917, Page 6

ON SERVICE

(Fboji Oub Own Corhespondent.) LONDON, December 29. _ lJierc havo been sever.nl chunges recently in tho personnel of 11.M.5. New Zealand, tho most interesting of these* bem" the appointment of tho Rev. R. Y. Hudson, M.A., to bo acting temporary chaplain. Mr W. 0. B. Rich becomes acting gunner, and Mr H. Carter acting boatswain. The many friends of Captain E. T. R. Carlyon, of tho Sherwood Foresters, will bo glad to hear that he is one of tho fortunate officers to bo sent to Switzerland from Germany for exchange. Captain Carlyon was missing in February this year, and was supposed to havo been killed, but some time later ho was discovered to havo been taken prisoner by the Germans, in a critical condition, having lost an eyo and suffered great hardship from exposure in tho snow, where he had been lying .for moro than a day before ho was picked up. His parents live m Hastings, H.B. _A Wellington boy who has distinguished himself in tho British Army is Captain J. F. B. Stovenson, eon of Mr .T. Stevenson, of tho Hansard staff. Capfciin Stevenson is an old boy of Wellington College, and a student of Victoria College. He left New Zealand .with the Main Body as a. trooper in tho Wellington Mounted Rifles, and was nominated for an Imperial commission early in 1915. Ho was appointed to the Lancashire Fusiliers, and served with tho famous 29th Division through Gallipoli, being both at Helios and Suvla. Ho has been in France for some time, and was awarded the Military Cross for his conduct in a raid on the enemy trenchee at Ypres. Captain Stevenson is now on short leave in London.

Corporal W. B. Bridger, of tho A.S.C. (Dunedin), is spending Christmas, with relatives in England, having been granted a week's leave from the front, whero lie has spent most of his time since August, 1914. Captain E. H. Raweon, who had a commiesion in the New Zealand Dental Corps, and who recently transferred to the Imnorial Army, is now second lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery. Corporal G. D. Harle (Milburn, Otago), who began his service in a field ambulance, and was afterwards transferred to the ranks of the Riflu Brigade, was awarded the Military Medal in October, and has now a\ commission in the King's Royal Rifle Corps. Miss Agnes Boyd Allen (Waipiro Bay) has returned t.o England after some months' service in"Mesopotamia.' She is a member ipf Q.A.1.M.N.8., and was with, the 32nd Hospital at Amara. ' * 'Mr A. N. Field,, who was a private in tho New Zealand Rifla Brigade, and .was wounded at Armentiercs, was recently dlschnr!7"d from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force as unfit for further service. He is now gazetted as assistant paymaster in the R.N.V.R. Mr Field was a well-known journalist in Wellington. Private O. H. Wright, of the Auckland Infantry, has been granted his discharge from tho New Zealand - Expeditionary Force, to take up a commission in the R.N.R

Lieutenant H. Stanley Wagstaff, Second Battalion 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade (Timaru) is a patient at the Second London General Hospital at Chelsea, where ho has been for the last throe weeks. He is making a ■ good recovery from severe shrapnel wounds received in France, but his hand is still incapacitated. He will probably remain at St. Mark's Hospital for some weeks longer, and contemplates spending his convalescence in_ the North of England and in Scotland. Lieutenant Wagstaff is the son\ of Mr T. Wagstaff, Auckland. , . Two sons _of Mr J. Murgatroyd (lato of Canterbury) are on service. Both were born in New Zealand. Mr Charles Stanley •Murgatroyd has a commission in the Royal East Kent Yeomanry, Mr H. Clifford -Murgatroyd in the Royal Garrison Artillery. Bdr. Ftr. D. J. Aitlcen has been discharged from the N.Z.E.F. to take a commission in the Royal Naval Reserve. Lance-corporal D. M. ' Gilray, Wellington Mounted Rifles, has been discharged from tho N.Z.E.F. to take up a commission in the Imperial Army. . Second Lieutenant V. Stocker, New Zealand FiekPArtillery,- has been awarded the Military Cross. "He ,remained for two days in the telephone pit of his battery to answer calls under most' intense fire. Later, although severely wounded, he remained at his post He has previously done very ' fine work." Tho following have been awarded Milt tary Medals-9/104 Sergeant P. H. Atkinson, Pioneers; 5/105 Farrier C. G. Durrant A.S.C; 24/144 Sergeant N. E. Fitzgerald, Rifle Brigade; 23/136 Lance-corporal F N Fletcher, Rifle Brigade; 24/432 Private h! . Gowers, Rifle Brigade. AWARDS AND DECORATIONS.

• LONDON, January 12. His Majesty the King of Serbia has, with the approval of his Majesty the King, bestowed the following- decorations on the undermentioned N.C.GJ.'s and men of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, or who who have served or are serving in Egypt or Salonika, in recognition o.f their distinguished service- during the campaign :— Gold Medal.—Private Alfred Francis Drake East, N.Z.M.C., 3/144; Private Alfred Gault, Auckland Infantry Retriment 12/470; Private William John Soutar > Canl terbury Infantry Regiment, 6/732; Private E. Pederson, Wellington Infantry Regiment 10/500; Private George Duffill, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 10/626. Silver Medal.—Private Norman Darcy Champnay, Auckland Mounted Rifles, 13/535; Private Peter Dalrymple Holmes, N.Z. Engineers, 4/4-78; Lance-corporal (now Acting Corporal) Ed. Alex. Leese, Ist Australian Light Horse (attached N.Z.A. Division) ; Private James Mould Boocook, N Z Div. Artillery, 7/311;, Private Ernest Lyle iNoakes, , Auckland Infantry Regiment, 12/606; Private Wm. Ch. White, N.Z, Divisional Artillery, 7/426. , ~ His Imperial Majesty the Czar of Russia has conferred the Medal of St.-, George (3rd class, silver) upon Trooper .Alfred Chilbon Carter. Auckland Mounted' Rifles itcimo.nt, 13/2309. and the Medal of St. George (4th class, silver) upon Trooper FrederickJohnston Alexander. Canterbury Mounted Uiflcs Regiment, 7/689. D.C.M.—Sergeant F. M. Holder, 3rd Battery Ist Brigade, N.Z.F.A., 2/278. Military Medal for. Acts of Gallantry in tho Field.—Corpora] H. S. Eastgate, 25/749, 4th Battalion 3rd N.Z.R.B (Auckland) : Rifleman N. A. Nicholson, 24448 4th Battalion 3d N.Z.R.B; Sergeant G V T Moore, N.Z. Div. Sisrnal Co., 4/560: Cor'Poral G. Wilson, N.Z. Div. Signal Co., 4/522; Sapper R. J. Pratt, of the same company, 4/1059; Gunner J. C. H. Lloyd N.Z.F.A. 7/10261; Sergeant T. Bell, Irfanl try Regiment, 6flAo\: Privnte N Clark Infantry Regiment. 12/1589: Corporal J R* Fraser, Infantry Regiment, 12/2700- Sergeant A. J. Gridley, Infantry Regiment, 6/242; Sergeant N. G. Henley, Rifle Brigade, 24/78^; 2/ Corporal P. L. Kevos Engineers, 4/554: Sergeant A. A. M'Mnsters Engineers, 4/58n; Sergeant A. A. M'Queen' Infantry Regiment, 12/602: Acting Bombardier K. .T. Rob-"nson, N.Z.F.A., 2/7344 Bar to Military Modal.—Sersreant' R Sik mers. N.Z.R.8.. 25/839- Corporal W B S?'nII:b t ; c io/53? 6; Mwto H/Ral Second-lieutenant A; Lightbound, East Lancashire Regiment, has been promoted full lieutenant. Ho was formerly >a trooper in the Ist K.E.H. \

Commander J. S. M. Ritchie, R.N., has been apoointed to the Iron Duke. Socond Lieutenant F. Hayter, Manchester Regiment (Canterbury) is among officers recently wounded. Sub-lieutenants Norman K Blomfiekl Thos. H. Piper, Thomas M. Alexander! Anthony p. Foil. Cedric V. Fordham .Tames A. Hardie, Witt F. Taylor. William I Turnbull. are all Now Zealanders who have been given eommissipns in the R.N.V.R and have recently arrived from the dominion to take up duty in the R.N. Auxiliary Patrol Motor Boat Service. " Assistant Pavmneter A. N Field R.N.y.R. (late of the N.Z.E.F.) has been appointed to the Victory, and has left Chatham for Portsmouth. Another ox-mcrmbec of the N.Z.E.F. who has joined the navy is Bombardior-fitter D. .T. AitTcn. 2/1554. Ho is now sub-lieuten-ant R.N.R. Nurso Carrie .Tones (Napior), who has clone it considerable amount of hospital shin dutv durinpr the war, is now in Mesopotamia, attachorl to the Ra-wul Pindi Hospital at Amara^ Ella Cooko (Auckland) saw her first military nursing with the French fkg, with which she was for six months. S!io then joined Queen Alexandra's lirroer'al Nursinsr Service, and was a few months at Aldershot before beinpr sent to TCcrypt, whore eh" is now on the staff of tho 17th General Hospital. Nurses Martin and Parker (Auckland) are on duty in Mesopotamia. Major E. A. Bolphor, formerly headmaster of Christ's College, has been appointed by the Army Canteen Committee to ororanipe. in the coming season, the inoroased production of local products necessary for the rermy nt Home. Maior Bnlcher. on returninpr to Enorland -via. n-ot a commission in the Duke of Cornwall's T,isjht Tnfnntry. and was srwnd in command of n. service battalion tmt'l it was absorbed. Hr. then trinpron-pd to thn N.Z.E.F. Captain H. Blotint, R.M.A.. has boon nromotnd Major. T-Tp roceived the D.S.O. in the New Year Honours, and is still in BLM.S- N^β , Zealand,

Sister C. Young- (Auckland) haa returned to London from Egypt, and is to bo attached to tho staff of tho New Zealand General Hospital fit Hornchurch. Sister F. Valentine (Dunedrn) 13 joining tho staff of the >.'ew Zealand Hospital at Walton-on-Thames. Sho baa recently been en duty in Egypt. Lieutenant Wyndham W. Fitzherbert, Royal Sussex Regiment, who was trans-ft-ried to tho Machine Gun Corps in July, with tho rank of captain, ia now again attached to tho Royal Sussex, as captain, •with seniority July 1. Captain L. A. Elsworfh, York and Lancaster Regiment, is now adjutant. Lieutenant Adjutant tho Earl, of Onslow, G. 5.0., cccond grade, hos been appointed to the War office, with the rank of captain. Mr G. F. R. Hall (Waimarino), who went to tho Dardanelles in September, 1915, with the West Kent Yeomanry, and returned eaily in 1916 suffering from enteric, is now quito convalescent. Ho is in camp at Newark (Royal Engineers, 0.T.C.), having been nominated for a commission in the London Divisional Engineers. Second Lieutenant E. J. Cordner (Christchurch) is with tho Motor Transport, AJS.G. Corporal W. Fuller, 34185, R.G.A., is a Dunedin man, whoso, name appears in a lato list of wounded. Private A. MacKerness, No. 7640, London Regiment (a New Zealander), is posted thi3 week as missing. Mr A. J. Stewart-RichaTdson (Cambridge) who joined No. 2 Cavalry Oadet Unit, at Kildare, at tho beginning of September, is now a second lieutenant in Cavalry Reserve Regiment. Second Lieutenant W. Ayerill Humphreys (Cliristchureh), who got his commission in tho_ Warwickshire Yeomanry last August, i 3 in the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Queen's Bays), and is stationed for the present- at Aldershot. Mr Louis Campbell, son of Sir Charles Campbell (Happy Valley, North Canterbury), is now a sub-lieutenant. R.N.V.R.

Sub-lieutenant W. F Taylor, R.N.V.R. (late of Messrs Philips and Pike, Wellington), is stationed at Greenwich for the present, taking a course at the Royal Naval j College. Captain Walter D. Perry, R.A.M.C. (Christchurch), is medical officer attached to tho 1/C, North Irish Horse. He has recently been over on short leave. From May till October he was attached to the 46th Division, and saw a great deal of the heavy fighting. Sub-lieiitenant A. L. Fraser, R.N.R., who is stationed- at Sheerness, belongs to the Taieri. Until coming to England for service ho was second officer on the Te Anau. Engineer Sub-lieutenant N. P. Hopkins, R.N.R,, now on active service, belongs to Christcliuich/ , Lieutenant A. Holden, R.F.C. (Clyde), is now at tho front with his •squadron, and already has done some flying over the German lines. He is in his squadron's Rugby team, and has lately played several matches. Lieutenant D. C. O'Rorke, King's R. Riflis (son of Mr E. l>. O'Rorke, Auckland),, has been promoted captain while commanding a .company, the . appointment dating from November last. « , Second Lieutenant F. S. Maclean, R.F.A.(Napier), is now a full lieutenant. He got his commission from King Edw'ard'6 Horse, in which he was a trooper. Mr Oscar R. Wright, until recently in the Auckland Infantry (No. 23/1921), is now temporary engineer sub-lieutenant, R.N.R. Lieutenant R. M. Sterndale, North Lancashire Regiment (Otago and Canterbury), has been obliged to relinquish his commission 011 account of ill-health, caused by wounds. Lieut. T. E. Y. Seddon, M.P., who injured his kneo in France some time ago, and has been on leave in England, has been seconded from his regiment (Canterbury) for duty as company commander at the Command Depot at Codford. ,' ' ; ' '*■ ' Lieut.-colonel <\ H. J. Brown, D.5.0.," has been temporarily commanding the First Infantry' Brigade, while Brigadier-general Johnston was on leave. Colonel Brown was mentioned in General Haig's despatch for tho Somme. Major W. H. Hastings, 92nd is brigade major of tho 3rd Rifle Brigade,' in the place of Captain Eastwood (sick). Lieut. D. A. Finlayson has been transferred from the Auckland M.R. to the Auckland Infantry. Lieut. B. L. R. Reeve has been promoted captain, and appointed to command the Engineer Trainirig Depot at Brightlingsea. Private H. F. Hall, 12/3343 (Auckland Regiment), has been promoted second lieutenant. ' The following promotions from the ranks in the N.Z.E.F. are announced in the last Divisional Orders:—"Private A. O. T. Chamberlin, 6/1803, N.Z.M.G.C; Sergeant J. W. Fraser, 7/1230, Canterbury Regiment; Corporal G. P. jlanna, 8/3847, Otago Regiment; Private H. F. Hall, 12/3343, Auckland Regiment; Corporal S. M. Lang, .10/678, Wellington Regiment; Corporal S. Oliver, 10/3358, Wellington Regiment; Lancecorppral G. A. Robbie, 24/1306, Wellington Regiment; Bombardier H. E. Standring, 9/481, Otago Regiment; C. l< , . Wilkie, 8/218 L, , Otago • Regiment; Corporal E. C. D. Withell, 6/2&1, Canterbury Regiment; C.S.M.'. G. A. L.. M'Leah, 10'/1055, Wellington Regiment. They have all completed their training in officer cadet units. Lieut. A. S. Muir, Wellington Regiment, has been promoted temporary captain, j Major A. Winter Evans has been ■ promoted to command the 3rd Battalion N\Z.R.B., in place of Lieut.-oolonel Cowles, who is returning to New Zealand; and Major P. EL Bell succeeds Major Winter Evans. Major L. G. D. Aoland, M.C, is now assistant to the A.M.S., N.Z.E.F. Captain 0. Evans, R.A.M.C. (Hunterville), who has been for two years in the British service, has now been transferred to tho N.Z.M.C.

Dr J. A. Berry has lately passed his Heal at Guy's, and has joined the N.Z.M.C., with the rank of lieutenant. Dr Berry saw a little service at the beginning of tho war, but was sent back as a medical student to complete his studies. Captain J. L. Ftazerhurst, N.Z.M.O. (Whangarei), is returning to New Zealand. Sergeant M. P. Astley, 4/3 A, N.Z. Dental Corps, , has been promoted lieutenant to fill the vacancy caused by ,the transfer of Cap-: tain E. H. Rawson to the Royal Field Artillery. ' Sergeant H. K. Clarke, 3/1000, is also promoted lieutenant in the N.Z. Dental Corps. Lieut. D. A. M'Curdie, assistant director of tho Army Postal Service, is promoted captain. . Captain A. L. Christie, N.Z.M.C, who has been laid up with pleurisy, has gone on furlough. He is on the staff at Mount Felix. . , ■ Gunner G. Bishop, N.Z.F.A., 13/777; has been discharged from the N.Z.E.F. as being permanently ■ unfit for military service. Captain M. 0. Grainger, 2nd A.1.K.; Captain M. H. R. Jones, N.Z.R.8.; Second Lieutenant A. C. Birss, 2nd N.Z.R.8.; and Second Lieutenant H. W. H. Coates, Ist A.1.R., have all been discharged from Brockenhurst Hospital to Headquarters in London. — Major 0. V. Leeming, N.Z.F.A.; Lieut. J. H. M'Dougall, NiZ.F.A.; and Second Lieutenant R. F. Vial, N.Z.F.A, are all on' sick furlough. Captain N. L. Macky, w lst N.Z.R.8., is at the Duchess of Westminster's Hospital, France. He is suffering from a slight gunshot wound in the right forearm. Staff Nurse M. Eagle, 22/331, is in the New Zealand Hospital at Amiens with a slight s attack of appendicitis. Bombardier Ftr. W. Dale, N.Z.F.A., 9/535, has been declared, medically unfit for military service for 12 months, and has been discharged from the N.Z.E.F. Staff Nurse R. Marshall has been pronounced medically unfit for duty for a period of 12 months. Miss Marshall was incorrectly mentioned in an official statement on _January 1 as being unfit for further service. Driver D. King, 10/1273, has left Hornchurch, on route for Grantham, to tako a courso at the Machine Gim School. Having been declared medically unfit, .Sapper G. Holden, 28028, has been' disin tho Kingdom from the N.Z.E.I?. / Mr 15. C. D. Withdl, N.Z.E.F., who was selected for a commission, has completed his training at Lichfield, and is now lieutenant, Ist Canterbury Battalion. Ho has spent his furlough with friends in various parts of tho British Isles, and is now at Sling, expecting to return shortly to France Mr C. F. Wilkie (Otago Battalion) now has a commission also, after his training course at Lichfield. \ Sergeant-major Boyes, of the Now Zealaud Pay Department, Southampton Row, is undergoing his cadet's course at Cambriclsro Staff-Sergeant E. E. Jolly, W.M.R., lks recovered from an ettack of appendicitis and has returned to duty at the Reonrd Office. He was treated at the 4th London General Hospital. Lance-corporal G. W. Kells, 3'1609 N.Z.M.C., and E. M'Neilase, 7th Reinforcements, aro both an Brockonhurst Hospital, and in each case thero has been an ■imputation—the right leg in tho case of tho former, and the left in that of tho latter. It is mentioned officially that both

theso men sustained their injuries in New Zealand before leaving with an expeditionary forco Rappor F. J. Parker, 27950, 16 M.R-, with 17th Reinforcements,' has been, invalided from Mesopotamia- He is at Brockenhurst' Hospital. Private C. "Watson Smith, NZ.EJ. (Christchurch) has recently been over on leave, and he stayed witn relatives at Grimsby part of the time. One of the local papers says: "If all the New Zealanders are Hku him in. physique, then a regiment from there would he worth seeing, even in these days when khaki is all too familiar." , . An order has been issued by the G. 0.0., N.Z E.F. in the United Kingdom, that all able-bodied men engaged in the follo-winp: employments in the United Kingdom ars to be withdrawn f-.nd sent u> Ihe Reserve Training Group, their pjaces being , taken by men in Category B (unfit!: Batmen, officers' mess, sergeants' mess, corporals' mess, cooks, storerr.on. sanitary squad, orderlies, temporary clerks, tailors, shoemakers, chers, librarians, regimental institutes, New Zealand Hostel, mechanical transport, and ether miscellanecms employments. *