OVERSEAS FORCE

Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 23, 17 May 1940, Page 5

OVERSEAS FORCE

TRAINING BATTALION To Follow Echelons STAFF APPOINTMENTS The formation of a training battalion for reinforcements of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force was announced recently by the officer commanding the Northern Military District, Colonel N. W. McD. Weir. It was pointed out that the division would comprise three echelons, two of which had been mobilised, and that when the training of the third was completed the only men to be trained would be reinforcements, as opposed to definite units comprising portion of an echelon. Colonel Weir stated that troops for reinforcements on entering camp would be posted to a training battalion or a training regiment, according to whether they desired to serve in the infantry or artillery. As certain portions of training were common to all arms of the service, training in general would be supervised in camp by an officer who would be termed “Staff Officer Training,” assisted by a specialist staff. The officer commanding . the battalion would be Major J. G. C. Wales, M.C., and the Staff Officer Training was Major W. Murphy, M.C. The following had been appointed to the training staff Drill, Lieutenants S. A. McNamara, D.C.M.; weapon training, Captain J. L. Muir, M.C.; physical and recreational training, Captain T. P. Laffey; driving and maintenance of motor transport vehicles, Lieutenant H. H. Shaw.

A number of staff appointments have been made necessary both at Army headquarters and the area office as a result of these appointments, and Major W. W. Dove, M.C., becomes assistant adjutant and quartermastergeneral in succession to Major Murphy. Captain R. S. Halliwell. M.C., is appointed deputy-assistant quarter-master-general.

Major H. C. Glendining, D. 5.0., retired list, has been posted to the active list and appointed area staff officer, No. 1 area, Auckland.

Lieutenant A. D. Sinclair relinquishes the appointment of assistant adjutant at Papakura mobilisation camp and has been appointed assistant area officer, No. 1 Area, Auckland.