ON ACTIVE SERVICE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17092, 25 August 1917, Page 7

ON ACTIVE SERVICE

WITH BRITISH UNITS.

AN INCOMPLETE STATEMENT.

(FbOH Ovn Own COEBESPOHDENT.) _

A • LONDON, June 29. ■ Aawrdiiig to a cable message from Loz»> \ don, dated April 24, "Sir Thomas Macienzia hasi compiled a list of 800 New Zealandera J bgWmg with the army and navy outside the New Zealand Foroes. 1 This statement is probably intended show New Zealand how well Sir Thomas keeps in touch with our countrymen, serves ™e Empire in other forces than the As a matter of fact, it is rather * a poor advertisement for the dominion, and i merely shows how incomplete the* efforts < or tne High Commissioner -in this /respect, have been. Eight hundred is not much r more thaa one-third of the full number' of '5 New Zealanders serving in the British army and navy The card index which has been London offices of the Otago - DaiJy iimes_ since the- war began, ehowi that more than 2000 New Zealanders aw known to have been eeWmg with the •, British army ' and navy, irrespective of tho a hundreds with the AJ.F., and the f6w - soore_ with the Canadian forces. Sub* 1 tracting the 200 who hadi been killed on the 25 (not belonging to the \IT-n ■ 0 aro Prisoners of war, there are stilly 1800 >of our countrymen with the oolours in the British army and navy. Of I these it seems there are about 1000 o! 1 whom Sir Thomas Mackenzie has not heard, m spite of the advantages he possesses for ooUecting such information. I do not pretend that iny own list is complete, but it forms a roll very creditable to the dominion. Here it ist

In British regiments 1373 In the British Navy _ _ 3gj Awaiting commissions or on transfer 133 Killed and died on service _ _ jgg Prisoners of ■wtar _ _ 25"^

Total 2117 I . shall ba very glad to receive the and addresses • of New Zealanders serving ■ in other forces than the N.Z.E.F., and shall also willingly fnrnish informal n to > friends who address their inquiries to the' £ London Correspondent, Otago Daily Times. 4 85 Fleet street, E.C.