ARMY RECRUITING

Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 29, 28 June 1940, Page 4

ARMY RECRUITING

Wellington Past 900 For Month SPECIALIST COMPANIES More than 900 men have, enlisted in. Wellington and the Hutt Valley tbir month, bringing - the total since recruiting opened on September 12 last year tffmore than 7000. Of those medically examined, 4370, have been passed ffi and 3276 sent to camp. There, are 477 temporarily unlit and 834 permanently unfit. On' the 24th, the main drafts of men for' the specialist railway, forestry ' and engineering companies entered the mobilization camps. At the request of the British Government the New Zea land Government called for volunteers for these companies a few days ago and there has been a rush of . enlist-' ments. Postings to camps up till 24th June are: — 19th. ARMY TROOP. N.Z.E. .(Trenthaim), - N. E. Andrews; M. J. Baker, R. Beatson, L. G. Burnette; R. Chorley. A. A. Clayton, P. Cohen ; L. E. Lilley; P. A. MacLachlan, G. R. McCloud ; A W. Nestis; E. C. Petherick: R. E. W. Sergent. R. L. Steffens-on, J. Sullivan: J, 11. Weaver, H. O. Wiechern. . 18th ARMY TROOP, N.Z.E (Trent ham. ) V. A. Dear; N. AV. Johnson;' C. S. Meilis; L. A. Price; T. C. Smith; II World on. ’ z ‘ l4th FORESTRY COMPANY (Trent h am.) W. J. Burgess; A. P. Hayes; H. N. 'Keats, B. E. King p G* McK. Lundberg; L. C. Max; E. C. Paul. B. F. Phillipson : F. P. Roach, J. S. Robertson, A. Ross; S. Stacey. T. Sewell; J. Wilson. ' . ' ■ 15th FORESTRY COMPANY ,/■ j (Trentham.) ; / » JI P. Burton; W. E. Delaney, R. G. Duncan; M. L. Martin, A. J. Morrison; J. Mclntyre ; R. F. Potter; 11. Thorne. 16th RAILWAY OPERATING -<■ COMPANY, N.Z.E. ( Ngaruawahia.) I. R. B. Astle, R. E. Atkinson. F. P. Austin; I). Barr. W. A. Blair, S. R. Braddock. A J. Brady; B. A. Deacon; F. . Edlin ; B. R. Ferguson, A. J. Fiveash ;. 11. J. S. W. Gilbertson, W. G Godfrey. L. E. Griffin, R. G. Gillies; W. J. B. Hobbs, G. J. Hooper, H. T. Hoskin, 11. ,G. Hurcomb ; M. I). Isherwood; W. F. Jamieson, A. L. Jones; M. E. A. Lindsay: C. H. McLaren; J. 11. L. Neill. C. T. Nolan; IV.,R. Pritchard ; B. M. Sargent, J. H. Schroder, I. J. Smart. D B. Symonds; T. T. Tietjens/B*. I. Tonks, A. P. Tuckey ; M. 5. Voss: F. J. Wardrope, S. G. Wills, A -J. Wyeth. . 7b 13th RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, N.Z.E. ? (Ngaruawahia.) J. A. E. Capper, A. E. Harrad, A. J. Jarvis, F. W. E. Kurth, G. M. Kurth, W R. Langdon, G. C. Palmer, J. Paterson. P. E. Stiver. ' ' 17th RAILWAY OPERATING COMPANY. < (Ngaruawahia:) J. 11. Astwood, M. 11. Chalder, D. A. Clarke, 11. W. J. Oroxson, B. R. Crutchley, A. C. Devery, J. R. Franklin, T. S. Jensen, J. L. Lawson, F. J. Mohr, C. F. O’Brien, J. G. Randle, V. J. Smith, M. T. T. Te Miha, C. Tombs.