MILITARY COURSES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23205, 1 June 1937, Page 11

MILITARY COURSES

NEW ZEALAND TRAINEES ARRANGEMENTS WITH WAR OFFICE (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 31. Arrangements have now been completed with the War Office for Major N. W. M‘D. Weir, N.Z.S.C., who commanded the New Zealand Coronation contingent, and for Sergeant W. V. Douglas, N.Z.P.S., one of the regular n. c. o.’s with the contingent, to remain in England to attend certain courses with the regular army. Making this announcement tonight, the Minister of Defence (Mr F. Jones) said that Major Weir would attend the senior officers’ course at Sheerness from the end of May until the middle of August, and he would then be attached to units of the regular army for a month during the manoeuvre period. “ The senior officers’ school,” Mr Jones said, “ maintained for the purpose of training officers, who have been selected for eventual appointments, to command cavalry regiments, artillery brigades or infantry battalions.” Sergeant Douglas, who was formerly a physical training instructor at the training depot, Trentham, has been selected to attend a physical training course from June 22 to August 5. During the three weeks between the departure of the Coronation contingent and the commencement of the course he will be attached to a line regiment for training.