Military Service Act Orders




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 37]

WHEREAS by section 13 of the Military Service Act, 1916, every man who has been called up for service under the said Act may be required from time to time by the Commandant, by notice in the Gazette, to report at any time and place, and if he fails duly to present himself at the time and place notified he may be tried and punished under the Army Act for the offence of desertion or of absenting himself without leave, as the case may be:

Now, therefore, I, Alfred William Robin, the Commandant of the New Zealand Forces, in exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me in that behalf by the Military Service Act, 1916, do hereby require and order the several persons whose names appear in the Schedule hereto to report in person and present themselves to the Group Commander of Group No. 9 at the Defence Office situate in Hereford Street, in the City of Christchurch, on the 8th day of March, 1917, at 10 a.m., for medical examination.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of February, 1917.

SCHEDULE.

  1. PAYNE, Henry Bernard, insurance agent, 247 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch.
  2. GODDEN, Ernest George, labourer, care of Mrs. Moffet, Islington.
  3. FLUTEY, Charles James, rope and twine maker, 41 Alexander Street, Christchurch.
  4. HOOPER, James Philip, printer, North Road, Papanui.
  5. DRINICH, David, Marshlands, Christchurch.
  6. GRIEVE, Charles, striker, 2 Frankley Street, Spreydon.
  7. MURRAY, Frederick, warehouseman, 99 Carlton Street, Christchurch, sometime of 150 The Terrace, Wellington.
  8. JONES, William John, woollen-mill hand, Lincoln Road, Rolleston, sometime of Beswick Street, Kaiapoi.
  9. OAKLEY, Norman Leslie, painter, 21 Wilson’s Road, Christchurch.
  10. BARKER, Thomas Henderson, hotel-manager, Clarendon Hotel, Christchurch.
  11. O’CONNELL, Maurice, labourer, 112 Antigua Street, Christchurch.
  12. MATTHEWS, Herbert Francis, tourist, Christchurch.
  13. MILLS, Charles Thornton Birfield, draper’s assistant, 545 Gloucester Street, Christchurch.
  14. KERMODE, Harry, Sydenham, sometime care of Mr. Blackwell, Amberley, Christchurch.
  15. MURNANE, John, labourer, Christchurch.
  16. DUNN, John, marine fireman, Lyttelton.
  17. GROSS, Roy George, driver, Kirwee, Riccarton.
  18. HIRSTON, William, butcher, 13 Burns Street, Sydenham, Christchurch.

A. W. ROBIN, Major-General,
Commanding N.Z. Military Forces.


The Military Service Act, 1916.—Order to Parade.

WHEREAS the persons whose names appear in the Schedule hereto have been called up for service in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force under and by virtue of the provisions of the Military Service Act, 1916:

And whereas by section 13 of the Military Service Act, 1916, every man who has been called up for service under the said Act may be required from time to time by the Commandant, by notice in the Gazette, to report at any time and place, and if he fails duly to present himself at the time and place notified he may be tried and punished under the Army Act for the offence of desertion or of absenting himself without leave, as the case may be:

Now, therefore, I, Alfred William Robin, the Commandant of the New Zealand Forces, in exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me in that behalf by the Military Service Act, 1916, do hereby require and order the several persons whose names appear in the Schedule hereto to report in person and present themselves to the Group Commander of Group No. 4 at the Defence Office situate in Knox Street, in the Town of Hamilton, on the 8th day of March, 1917, at 10 a.m., for medical examination.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of February, 1917.

SCHEDULE.

  1. TAYLOR, Bertie Edward, shepherd, Claudelands, Waikato.
  2. WESTERN, Alexander Bruce, bricklayer, Horotiu Post-office.
  3. WILIS, Albert, farm labourer, Pukekawa.
  4. BROWN, James, labourer, Post-office, Te Kuiti.
  5. SIMMONS, Ernest John, carrier, care of Messrs. Charlton and Willis, Te Kuiti.
  6. CROPP, James Alfred, farmer, Frankton Junction.

A. W. ROBIN, Major-General,
Commanding N.Z. Military Forces.


The Military Service Act, 1916.—Order to Parade.

WHEREAS the persons whose names appear in the Schedule hereto have been called up for service in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force under and by virtue of the provisions of the Military Service Act, 1916:

And whereas by section 13 of the Military Service Act, 1916, every man who has been called up for service under the said Act may be required from time to time by the Commandant, by notice in the Gazette, to report at any time and place, and if he fails duly to present himself at the time and place notified he may be tried and punished under the Army Act for the offence of desertion or of absenting himself without leave, as the case may be:

Now, therefore, I, Alfred William Robin, the Commandant of the New Zealand Forces, in exercise of the power and authority conferred upon me in that behalf by the Military Service Act, 1916, do hereby require and order the several persons whose names appear in the Schedule hereto to report in person and present themselves to the Group Commander of Group No. 10 at the Defence Office situate in High Street, in the Town of Timaru, on the 8th day of March, 1917, at 10 a.m., for medical examination.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of February, 1917.

SCHEDULE.

  1. BULL, Francis, farm hand, Empire Hotel, Waimate, sometime of Mount Parker, Hakataramea.
  2. WILSON, John, labourer, Fairlie.
  3. TARR, John, labourer, Otipua, Timaru.

A. W. ROBIN, Major-General,
Commanding N.Z. Military Forces.



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🛡️ Order to Parade for Medical Examination under Military Service Act, 1916, Group No. 9

🛡️ Defence & Military
27 February 1917
Military Service Act, Medical Examination, Christchurch, Group No. 9
18 names identified
  • Henry Bernard Payne, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • Ernest George Godden, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • Charles James Flutey, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • James Philip Hooper, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • David Drinich, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • Charles Grieve, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • Frederick Murray, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • William John Jones, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • Norman Leslie Oakley, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • Thomas Henderson Barker, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • Maurice O'Connell, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • Herbert Francis Matthews, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • Charles Thornton Birfield Mills, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • Harry Kermode, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • John Murnane, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • John Dunn, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • Roy George Gross, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • William Hirston, Ordered to report for medical examination

  • Alfred William Robin, Major-General, Commanding N.Z. Military Forces

🛡️ Order to Parade for Medical Examination under Military Service Act, 1916, Group No. 4

🛡️ Defence & Military
27 February 1917
Military Service Act, Medical Examination, Hamilton, Group No. 4
6 names identified
  • Bertie Edward Taylor, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • Alexander Bruce Western, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • Albert Wilis, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • James Brown, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • Ernest John Simmons, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • James Alfred Cropp, Ordered to report for medical examination

  • Alfred William Robin, Major-General, Commanding N.Z. Military Forces

🛡️ Order to Parade for Medical Examination under Military Service Act, 1916, Group No. 10

🛡️ Defence & Military
27 February 1917
Military Service Act, Medical Examination, Timaru, Group No. 10
  • Francis Bull, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • John Wilson, Ordered to report for medical examination
  • John Tarr, Ordered to report for medical examination

  • Alfred William Robin, Major-General, Commanding N.Z. Military Forces