CORONATION PARTY.
MILITARY CONTINGENT. TERRITORIAL SELECTIONS. WELLINGTON, Saturday. The Minister of Defence, the Hon. F. Jones, announces that subject to their passing ttie final examination the following have been selected to represent the New Zealand Territorial Forces in the Coronation Contingent:—
Major Leckle, Captain Priokleton Captain Garruth, Lieutenant D. Sweetzer, Lieutenant it. W. iiaddow Lieutenant A. A. Tennant and FlyingOfficer D. E. Grigg.
The men are as follows: —Mounted Rifles: D. T. Watson (North Auckland), H. .1. Harris, D. Wickliffe (Auckland-East Coast), L. H. Bregmen (Waikato), K. .T. Murray (WellingtonWest Coast), I. B. Gibbs (Manawatu), R. H. Matthews (WellingtonEast Coast), L. T. Hoare (NelsonMarlborough), A. It. C. Nutt. (Canterbury Yeomanry), R. Tall (Otago). Artillery: W. J. Grant, w. P. Ape Ahama 21st Field Battery), ,1. A. Loyd (17tlx Battery), L. 0. Hodge (12th Battery). Infantry: H. D. Walters (North Auckland), H. D. Lysnar (Auckland), J. Y’oung (Hauraki), A. 11. Boulton (Waikato), H. J. Calgher (Taranaki). It. Miles (WellingtonWest Coast). H. R. Heiford (Hawke's Bay), C. James (Wellington), H. L. Williams (Nelson -Marlborough-West Coast). F. A. Gunn (Canterbury), 11. Hunter (Otago), A. G. McGregor (Southland). Engineers: N. W. Sarney (21st Field Company). Signal Corps: C. W. Carter (Southern Depot). Army Service Corps: W. R. Arlow (Second Composite Company).
The contingent goes into camp on February 26 and is due to sail by the ltangitikei on March 11.
Representatives or Hie regular forces have stilt !o be selected and a ballot is lo be held to decide Ibe two nurses. These names will be announced later with the names of ten returned soldiers not members of the territorial forces.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19370222.2.105
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20125, 22 February 1937, Page 9
Word Count
267CORONATION PARTY. Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20125, 22 February 1937, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in