Meet the 15th Heavy Regiment

Flak, Volume 1, Issue 4, 30 April 1943, Page 2

Meet the 15th Heavy Regiment

We, together with our illuminating off-spring, the 67th Searchlight BaL tery, are happy, to be associated with the 22nd Lt. A.A. Regt., in the healthy future of the enterprise “FLAK.” We hope our contributions will be worthyNow we have heard before somewhere that “there may be plenty of reasons but NO excuses,” 1 so we will not offer any. But all will agree it has been a tough go to fill our quota at a very short notice. So please don’t judge us too harshly this time. .

Our officers, gunners and gunner Waacs, will without doubt take up pen and ink (any typewriters, too, if BHQ’s come clean), and produce plenty of first-class literary efforts. Don’t hesitate to send in your contribution, and remember some of the best English literature . has been written in gaols. Anyhow, see your Battery Representative and let him judge.

" Of course we are justly proud of our C. 0., who really needs no introduction,- but nevertheless is Lt.-Col. E. Elliott, N.Z.A,, who has.been actively .••engaged in the obtuse problem of

AA. since the beginning of the war. Many of his old stalwarts are scattered to the four corners of the globe, but there are still others who remember scrubbing shower recesses at Mt. Victoria after B.C.’s inspection. But there is no doubt they would not swap their “boss” for. six months’ furlough. • So let’s get going, because it’s go-

ing to be hard to catch up to the 22nd Regiment standard, but we will do it. Athletics Bdr. V. Knight (H 3 and L/Bdr. Deane (G 8 were selected from the regiment to represent N.M.D. at the Combined Services Athletic Championships at . Wellington last week, and although they were not successful we are proud we were represented, and congratulate them.

Congratulations. Married. — Lt. R. F. Kelly (H 5 to Bdr. M. C. Burrell. (G 8 ; 2/Lt. J. A. Allan’ (R.H.Q.), to Miss Norris Gnr, K. J. Crosbie (69th BHQ late H 8) to Cpl. J. M. Chamber-, lain (Ist Tanks N.Z.E.F.) Births —To Capt and Mrs. W. A. Potter (G 8 a son - To 2/Lt. and Mrs. B. G. Thomp- • son (G 8 a son. . x Swimming Pool The majority of those in the 15th Regiment, have heard of the Chamberlain Park swimming pool, and

many have contributed to it through one or other of the many raffles held. Thanks to the assistance of the Wilson Portland Cement Co., Ltd., Winstones Ltd., and the Mt. Albert Borough Council, the idea is now a reality. Great credit is due to Sgt. Kerr and the many gunners who toiled to make it such a creditable effort. Very soon now, the pool will be filled (after the shortage). There is great excitement to see, who will have first dive, or, conversely, to see who will be the first to be-thrown in.