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From: Jackie Walles <>
Subject: Ak Wkly News Military 24 Dec 1914
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2004 09:05:50 +1000


The recruiting lists etc cover the upper half of the North Island but other lists include the whole of New Zealand. The lists are just that - lists, I do not have any more information. I do have a large index of names which I can look up - full name (at the very least initials please)and district.

AUCKLAND WEEKLY NEWS 24 December 1914

p.17 LIST OF OFFICERS for 2nd Reinforcements

The following are the names of the officers of the second reinforcement for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force:-

Commander: Lt Col E R BOWLER, 7th Southland Mtd Rifles

Auckland Mtd Rifles Regt: Capt H S WHITEHORN, late honorary captain, Commonwealth Military Forces.

Canterbury Mtd Rifles Regt: Capt G S S HARDY, 8th South Canterbury Mtd Rifles.

Otago Mtd Rifles Regt: Lieut F M TWISLETON, Poverty Bay Squadron, Legion of Frontiersmen: Lt E S PERRY, 7th Southland Mtd Rifles

Wellington Mtd Rifles Regt: Major W F LEVIN

Auckland Infantry Batt.: Lt H G RICHARDSON, Coast Defence Detachment, 3rd Auckland Regt (Countess of Ranfurly's Own).

Canterbury Infantry Batt.: Lt L J GIBBS, 13th North Canterbury & Westland Regt

Otago Infantry Batt.: Major G MITCHELL, 8th Southland Regt

Wellington Infantry Batt.: Major A B CHARTERS, 17th Ruahine Regt

Signal Company: Lt H C MACKENZIE, unattached list (b)

Divisional Train (one company): Lt J B WHYTE, retired list

Army Pay Dept (at base): Capt S J BOLTON, Post & Telegraph Corps

NZ Army Service Corps: 2nd Lt G E ELIOTT

Howitzer Battery: Capt N S FALLA, B Battery, NZ Field Artillery

Field Artillery Brigade: Lt P B GREENHOUGH, Auckland Garrison Artillery

Two Mobile Veterinary Sections: Capt C S SIMPSON (No.1); Capt W G C SMITH (No.2)

NZ Chaplains: Rev C E O'H TOBIN; Rev G H GAVIN; Rev Angus MACDONALD; Rev Father Robert RICHARDS.

NZ Medical Corps: Major A C McKILLOP, R.A.M.C., Mtd Brigade Field Ambulance.




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