EX-SERVICEMEN

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21259, 1 November 1940, Page 9

EX-SERVICEMEN

ACTIVITIES iN WAIKATO RETURNED SOLDIERS’ NOTES (By “Dink”) Diggers are reminded of the golf tournament on Sunday next at St Andrews links. This tournament has been organised with every attention to detail and should prove to be a most enjoyable function. Entries to date are highly satisfactory and the programme leaves nothing to be desired in the matter of classified matches. Whether one has capabilities at the game on a par with champions or is of the very ordinary calibre of player does not matter in the least. Each and every one is catered for and indications point to the fact that this year’s tournament will be long remembered by those taking part. A band in a military camp introduces a pleasantly invigorating feeling into lots of things which otherwise might not seem so pleasant. Everyone knows how much easier is to march to band music, and to be awakened in the morning by a good band makes the prospect of getting up pleasant even to the most confirmed addict oi late hours. The 16tn Waikato Regiment is fortunate m having such a good band with it as that now at Cambridge camp. The Drum-Major, Sergeant Major S. W. Tallis, was a regular soldier until after the Great War Before that war he was in the Ist Life Guards and went to France in the Duke of Lancaster's Own Cavalry, where he was SergeantMajor and orderly to General Babington, then to Lord Wodehouse and later to General Poultney oi the 4th Army. He lead Lord Haig into Bernay when he arrived in France in succession to Sir John French. Since Mr Tallis became a civilian in New Zealand he has remained most interested in military and band matters, and his wife has the same interests. Her work at the Soldiers’ Club in Grantham Street having been untiring since its inception.

We offer a reminder to our members regarding the children’s Christmas party and also oi the bi-annual general meeting. A good muster is desired in both cases.

“Dink” is pleased to hear from Mr W. O'Brien, of the Guard Vital Points, and regrets being unable to publish the desired notes as they are not of general interest. We would, however, appreciate hearing from time to time of matters which come under this heading. We congratulate Mr O’Brien on his interest and look to him for items suitable for publication.