REINFORCEMENTS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13803, 1 October 1915, Page 3

REINFORCEMENTS.

DRAFT FOR OCTOBER 10. A number- of alterations have been made m tho list of men selected to leave Gisborne on October 10. The following, who were selected for the draft leaving on the 17th, have been transferred to the first draft of infantry: A. H. Davis, D. Mullins, T. Iskirka, \V. Graham, and H. T.- Todd ; and -H. J. Richards goes with the first draft of mounteds. . .:-.... Of the 20 mounted men required the seven from Gisborne are arranged for, also twelve out of ■ the thirteen to be taken from Wairoa. Of the : infantry * draft of 70 men 44 of the Gisborne lot nave reported, leaving two more to be added, whilst 14 out of the 24 required • from Wairoa have been arranged for. Sergeant-Major Woodward leaves for v Wairoa next Wednesday to superintend the despatch of the Wairoa contingent to Napier, and to fill the vacancies. The following have reported that" they can go with the first draft : — MOUNTED (20). . G. Billinghurst, Wairoa ; H. Coker, Wairoa jC. H. Davis, Gisborne ; T. .7. Dillon, Wairoa; H. R. .Every* Wairoa; R. P. Hemming, Mohaka ; A. P. Kay, Makaraka; B. J. Nunneley. Frasei--town"; J. Ceylon.;. Wairoa.; F. M. Pudneyj Gisborne; P. A. Pettit, Wairoa; A. A. Quigley, Gisborne; W. L. Richardson, Frasertown; J.. R. Richardson, Frasertown; W. A. Rcddell, Giaborne; H. J. Richards,: Tokomaru Bay; L. B. Scott, Hikiroa; T. Stafford, Wairoa; A. Thomson, Wairoa.. ■"'■'. " i - INFANTRY (70). . . R. Andrew, Gisborne; R. Bluck, Nuhaka; A. H. Bugdeiv Gisborriej VN. W. Btickthought, Te Karaka; J. Brown, Gisborne; J.-'S. ■ Callingham; Wairoa; W. O. Campbell, Morere s ; W. Clark, Wfoatatutu; H. 33. Catton, v Gisborne; A. H. Davis, Whatatutui; R. G/Downie, Gisborne;' P. H. Dudson, Gisbprne'; P. T. Fromnij • Gisborne : H. C. Fra'ser, Gisbowie; J> Folev, Gisborne ; I. Frecmaiii, Gisborne ; J. 0. Godley,' Kaiti 5 ' W. Qrahani, "Gisborne • W. Greigl, Rua- i kitur'i; D, Hartnett, . Wairoa ; B. Hen- ' derson, Gisborne; P. BCall,, Gisborne; O J. Hud'spith, Gisboiwe'i J, ..Heron, Gisborne ; H. Hamilton, K,*iti ; C J. Herbert,' Gisborne • A. A; Hepburn, Gisbbrne ; G. W. Hart,' Gisborne ; T. Tskirka; Gisborne ; H. liarsen, Gisborne; F. N". Lunken, Gisborne; ' O. • Morell, Gisborne ;. .D. Mullins, , Tolaga Bay ; J. McConxtell, Gisborne; A. MadPheison, "Wairoa ; D. MaMillan., Mohaka ; R. G, ; 3?ycroft, Gisborne j J.~ Quinn, Wairoa: J; C. Rodger, Gisborne :• J. T. Ryan, . Gisborne j »S. Saxon, Waioeka.} A. V,- Shute, Matawai; A. Sttiort, Whatatutu fA. A. Sperring. Ngatapa ; ; C. L. Stokes, Wairoa: ; S, -M. Staariiiand,: Wairoa; T. H. Todd, Gisborne; G. 0. ..Thomson, Wairoa; ; AM. Traf-fordj-'MaltpHtai; El A. Tali's,. Gisborne; A Thelvrall, Morere; G. Witty; Gisborrie; J[; Williams, Gisborne ; F. T#. Weeks, ■W.aiwhero; S. Wignall, Tokomariv.Bay;. A. W. Wallace, Gisborne; W. Wallace, ILamma-ru; W. M. ;J^>wett, Frasertown. _ i Included m the above are the following men who have been selected to fill vacancies!^- ; Grcig, William, laborer, care of E. ..'■Penty,' Ruakitdri. - v •;..:': Quinu., Joseph j barman, Wairoai Wallace,- William, surveyor's chaininan,' ;care Mr Thorpe, Marumaru. Richardson, James Robert, shepherd^ Frasertown (4 years ,Te Kapu ' R.c.) ■■ ■;■ •■; „ i: .=- : ; : ' : ■ : - , Sta-fford, Thomas, horse-driver, Wai-. . roa (6th S; A. Contingent). ; Thompson', Arthur, laborer, care E. Penty, Ruakituri (South African). \ Jowett^ . Walter Morrison, shepherd, - caref W. Boothman, Ruakiluri. Pttdney, Fred. Major, carpenter, care C. Aacken and Sons, ! Gisbbrne. TUNUiEiLLING CORPS, Fouirteen tnen have; enlisted at Gisborne for the Tunnelling Corps. Qnly a few- ;ha-ve been medically examined, and the others' are required to at the Defence Office immediately \o be examined. Those who had passed : were to .attend! at the Garrison hall. 'this afternoon, when it was ; expected some information w r ould bY available, as to the departure of this special draft. JOINING THE COLOBS. r v Thirty -one -recruits presented /' : i selves for medical examination /last night. Ten were rejected, sev«n Hertiporarily .rejected, and rfourteen Trerei passed as fit. The names df the latter are,:. — ; :•■■ ' ' •'- '■-. ■•■■■. '-■■ ■■;.-, [ -•-■■ J ' ',;' ' ■■■ I' " Anderson, Hugh- Dormer, ;clerk, care Borough uouncil, GisTiqrne, 4yrs Officers' Tr a'wiing Corps, England, siyrs Royal E«st Kent Yeomanry). , Balla^ityrie, David Watt, carpenter, 275 Palmerston Road, Gis^liorne ■■.•■■■; '(3 years Territorials). v-. T- ..■:■■>■ . ' Elliott, Clifford Grabb; firemanj^ Ngar -. .■ tapa..' .■ ■'■'.>■■'" '••■./ ■ , ';.. : '. ; Grant, John Leopold, laborer v o/o Harbor Board, Gisborne. ' (5 years Royal .Engineers, England.) Hay, Tihomas Tyrrell King, draughtsn*ay». c/o F. H. Forge, Gisborne. (2 .years C Company.) : Hee'ney, Arthur, carpentet 1 , ;20 Herbert street, Gisborne. (Cadets.) Moore, George William, lineman, < /Salisbury road, v Gisbor.ne. Murphy. James, quarry foreman, c/o Public Wotfca 1 ' qriarry," Patutahi. (2. years. S.A. Mounted Infantry.) Nisbett,. Wallace James, clerk, c/o' Giabprhe Sheepfarmers' Co., Gisborne. (Territorials.) . Norberg, P«ter, laborer, 309 Aberdeen road, Gisborne^' •■-,;.•■ : •-■ ■ . ; '■■'; ' Ormes, Edward Robert, Ibiath proprietor, 72 Grey street, Gisborne. Paulson,' -Bertie, fencer^ Wiet'enga-a- --;■ 'hika.' .':'..■ ;-. •"- . ■ V;'' :;' v ' Sumner, John, laborer^ i Kahutia t . street, 1 Gisborne. Smith. Stanley Alfred, porter, c/o Albion hotel, Gisborrie. (2 years cadets and 2 years territorials.)