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Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7912, 28 July 1917, Page 4 (Supplement)

Definite inst; notions regarding the official descriptions of chaplains to the forces have been i sued by tho Defence Department. Tt is not the custom In tin- service to address chaplains b? mditary rinks, ami the order* state that thi; practise must he discontinued in official correspondence. Chaplains are classified as chanlnins to the force 1 . 4th class, 3rd class, 2nd class, Ist class, or ms chaplain-general. 'Hie correct designation for a chnnl.ain of lower rank than chaplain-general is “Rev. J. . chaplain to tbe forces Ist class.” Chaplain 9; do not possess military ranks, nr? graded as captains, lieutenant-colonels, etc., for the purpose of pay, and wear badges only as an indication of rank.