AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS
30 NOVEMBER 1916
These are extracts from the Auckland Weekly News magazines and have been extracted with permission.
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RETURNING SOLDIERS - NZEF members on the Athenic, London to Auckland
GALLOWAY, Lieut G — 12th, Nelson, Infantry; GRAY, Staff Sgt Major, S — NZ Staff Officer — will report for duty; HOWLAND, Sgt Major R N — 12th, Nelson, Infantry — returning to take up Commission; JOHNSON, Lieut W E — Auckland Infantry; MILROY, Lieut F — 14th, South Otago, Infantry; RICHARDS, Pte J F — 13th, Canterbury, Infantry — invalided home; ROGERS, QSM E C — NZ Staff Officer — will report for duty; SMITH, Lieut J J — 12th, Nelson, Infantry
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LATEST PROMOTIONS
The following appointments, promotions and grants of temporary rank of officers serving in the field have been approved, including the appointment of 61 non-commissioned officers to commissions:
Auckland Mounted Rifles:
To be Captain: Lieutenant O P JOHNSON (dated 27 June 1916)
Wellington Mounted Rifles:
To be Lieutenant: 2nd Lieut A J M MANSON (dated 12 June 1916)
NZ Field Artillery:
Second Lieutenants to be Lieutenants (dated 14 August 1916)
C G ADAMS ; L LEVIN; H A CHRISTIE, RNZA; G LYON; DALY, F, RNZA ; A C MACDONALD; W M GEDDES ; R McPHERSON; R IRVINE; WOOD, C
To be 2nd Lieutenants (dated 26 August 1916)
Sgt G BRIDGEMAN; Cpl E M BROOKES; Sgt R E LOOKER; Sgt F M MITCHELL; Sgt R C SINCLAIR.
Auckland Infantry:
To be 2nd Lieutenants (dated 26 August 1916)
Sgt H R BRUMBY; Sgt J S DAGG; S.M. R GOODWIN; S.M. E J L HEWITT; S.M. G H HOGG; Sgt F E McKENZIE; S.M. H TIPPING; S.M. G A TUCK; Sgt F R WILSON.
Wellington Infantry:
To be Major (dated 30 June 1916) — Captain C H WESTON
To be Captain (dated 1 March 1916) — Lieut H E McKINNON
To be Lieutenants:
2nd Lieut J B MAWSON (dated 15 July 1916)
2nd Lieut A T WHITE (dated 1 July 1916)
To be 2nd Lieutenants (dated 26 August 1916)
C.S.M. F FARRINGTON; C.Q.S. J B FOSS; R.S.M. H A D GRAY; Sgt E R HUDSON; Sgt J MACRAE; C.S.M. A J W MIDDLETON; S.M. C E C MORGAN; C.S.M. R K NICOL; Sgt F STEWART; C.S.M. J WALKER.
Canterbury Infantry:
To be Lieutenants (dated 16 July 1916)
2nd Lieut (Ty Lieut) A C ROUT; 2nd Lieut (Ty Lieut) S W B BROOKER
To be 2nd Lieutenants (dated 26 August 1916)
S.M. R L WILSON; S.M. W M HOCKING; S.M. J M BARTON; R.Q.S. R H ALLEN; C.Q.S. E T STOUT; Sgt (act CSM) J M DUNN; Sgt (ty SM) N L FORSYTHE; Lance Sgt R H KEMBER.
Otago Infantry:
To be Lieutenant Colonel (dated 27 August 1916) — Major G S SMITH, D.S.O.
To be Lieutenants:
2nd Lieut A R T MacDOUGALL (dated 1 May 1916); 2nd Lieut C M’L SMITH (dated 2 August 1916); 2nd Lieut A V VALENTINE (dated 1 July 1916)
To be 2nd Lieutenants (dated 26 August 1916)
Sgt A C AITKEN; Sgt (act CSM) W A BAIN; C.S.M. J J DOYLE; Sgt D D DUN; Sgt C D GABITES; C.Q.S. S J GILMAN; C.S.M. L A MORRISON; R.Q.S. F C PASCOE; Sgt W M RALLINSHAW; Sgt G SWAN.
Lieut J L HERBERT is granted the temporary rank of Captain (dated 14 August5 1916)
NZ Rifles:
Major J G ROACHE is granted the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel (dated 19 August 1916)
Major A WINTER-EVANS is granted the temporary rank of lieutenant colonel (dated 7 August 1916)
Lieut K A HENDERSON is granted the temporary rank of captain (dated 1 July 1916)
To be Lieutenants (dated 8 August 1916)
2nd Lieut D C ARMSTRONG; 2nd Lieut R L G FLEMING; 2nd Lieut W F FOWLDS; 2nd Lieut H R MOTTRAM; 2nd Lieut W C I SUMMER; 2nd Lieut E A WINCHESTER.
To be 2nd Lieutenants (dated 26 August 1916)
Sgt R A BENNETT; Cpl D K DUTHIE; Sgt E C FERGUSON; Sgt A C FULTON; Sgt J A HARLEY; Sgt W L HOOSON Q.M.S. J L H KAYES; C.S.M. E LEWER; Sgt C C MARSACK; Sgt R D NORRIE; Sgt E WASTNEY; R.S.M. E J WATTS, NZPS; Sgt G WILKIE; C.S.M. F B WILLIAMS.
Pioneer Unit:
To be Lieutenant Colonel (dated 1 April 1916) — Major (ty Lt Col) G A KING, NZSC
To be 2nd Lieutenants (dated 26 August 1916)
Sgt J H CATCHPOLE; Sgt W A FRENCH; Sgt C A GOW; Sgt D McAULEY; Sgt K SCOTT.
NZ Medical Corps:
To be Captain (dated 15 August 1916)
Lieut C M SPENCE, quartermaster hospital ship Marama
NZ Army Nursing Service:
To be Matron in Chief (dated 17 August 1916) — Matron M THURSTON
To be Matrons:
Sister E NIXON, No.3 NZ Hospital, Codford (dated 28 August 1916)
Sister F PRICE, No. 1 NZ Stationary Hospital (dated 23 August 1916)
Sister F WILSON, NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch (dated 28 August 1916)
To be Sisters (dated 21 August 1916)
Staff Nurse D COMMONS; Staff Nurse A C INGLES; Staff Nurse E SMAILES;
Staff Nurse M WILKIE; Staff Nurse T WILSON
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AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES - New Zealanders serving with Australian Forces
GEORGE, Lieut K — killed in action; HERKET, Pte T F — wounded, POW; O’SHEA, Pte J D — seriously ill; OSBORNE, Pte S B — ill; SHERWIN, Pte F W — wounded; SIMPSON, Pte A F — ill; SULLIVAN, Pte J - killed in action; WHITE, Pte J J — ill; WILSON, Sgt F — wounded, dangerously ill.
MILITARY CROSS GRANTED TO NZ OFFICERS
BRAITHWAITE, 2nd Lieut Jack Lister, Rifle Brigade — NOK: Father, R Braithwaite, Henderson; BREMNER, Captain Daniel Eric, NZ Staff Corps — NOK: Father, W Bremner, Drury; CLOSEY, 2nd Lieut Septimus James, Infantry — NOK: F W Closey, Otorohanga; COOPER, 2nd Lieut Allan Claude — NOK: Mrs Annie Agnew, Barry Rd, Waihi; GARLAND, 2nd Lieut Hassell de Forges — NOK: Father, Dr Garland, Hamilton; GRAY, 2nd Lieut William Arthur, Infantry — NOK: Father, G Gray, Essex Rd, Mt Eden; HARLEY, Captain Hubert Satchel — NOK: Father, W C Harley, Waimea Rd, Nelson; HARRISON, 2nd Lieut Wilford Gordon — NOK: Father, Joshua Harrison, Christchurch; HOUCHEN, Chaplain Captain Clement — NOK: Sister, Miss Grace Houchen, Te Kuiti; ORBELL, Captain Ronald Graeme, Engineers — NOK: Wife, Mrs Orbell, Falkirk, Scotland; SEDDON, 2nd Lieut Samuel Thomas — NOK: Mrs S L Seddon, Kings View Rd, Mt Eden; UPTON, 2nd Lieut Francis Clive — NOK: T E Upton, Ashburton
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RECRUITING IN WAIKATO — No.4 Group
BARRY, William F — Pukerimu; BERTELSEN, Bernard E — Roto-o-rangi; BROWN, Peter — Monavale; BRUCE, Alexander M A — Taotaoroa; BURROWS, Thomas J — Ohaupo; CALDERWOOD, Duncan A — Tauwhare; CARSON, Joseph — Ohaupo; CULLEN, John R — Kihikihi; CULLEN, John R — Kihikihi; DEANEY, Thomas J — Hairini; GARDNER, Richard G — Te Awamutu; GRANT, Alexander J — Pirongia; HILL, Joseph — Hamilton; HURLY, Edwin — Te Kuiti; McCHESNEY, John F — Te Awamutu; MILNER, Horace, W — Claudelands; MORLEY, Edward — Hamilton; THORNLEY, Fred. — Leamington; WELLINGTON, Guy — Kihikihi; WEY, Herbert — Mangapiko; WILSON, Alfred F — Frankton; WINTON, William — Frankton.
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