New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 56

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✨ Military Service Notices

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 56

Notice as to Men called up under the Military Service Act, 1916, for Service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

WHEREAS the men referred to in the Schedule hereto were duly selected by lot under the Military Service Act, 1916, from the First Division of the Expeditionary Force Reserve for service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, but were not called up for such service by reason of the fact that they were included in a list of men supposed to be already members of the Expeditionary Force or to be dead: And whereas it has been ascertained that those men were included in error in the aforesaid list, and should have been called up for service with the Expeditionary Force pursuant to the said Act :

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the provisions of section 10 of the said Act, I, James Allen, the Minister of Defence for the Dominion of New Zealand, do hereby declare that the men referred to in the Schedule hereto are called up for service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

Dated this 24th day of April, 1918.

SCHEDULE.

No. 5 (Wellington) Recruiting District.

Brady, James, Sheep-farmer, care of M. Brady, Hardy Street, Nelson. Selected in ballot of 3rd September, 1917.

No. 16 (Clutha) Recruiting District.

Hewitson, John, Labourer, Lawrence. Selected in ballot of 4th July, 1917.

No. 18 (Wairarapa) Recruiting District.

Coles, Mark, Labourer, Waterfalls, Eketahuna. Selected in ballot of 6th June, 1917.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

Correcting Errors in Notices dated 13th March, 1917, 3rd September, 1917, 2nd October, 1917, 15th January, 1918, and 26th March, 1918, as to Men called up with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

WHEREAS by subsection (3) of section 10 of the Military Service Act, 1916, it is enacted that the Minister of Defence may from time to time, by notice in the Gazette, correct any error in the gazetted list of men called up under that Act for service with the Expeditionary Force: And whereas such errors have occurred in the notices as to men called up for service as aforesaid, published in the Gazettes of the 13th day of March, 1917, the 3rd day of September, 1917, the 2nd day of October, 1917, the 15th day of January, 1918, and the 26th day of March, 1918, respectively :

Now, therefore, I, James Allen, the Minister of Defence for the Dominion of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the power conferred on me by subsection (3) of section 10 of the Military Service Act, 1916, do hereby amend the gazetted lists hereinbefore referred to in the manner set forth in the Schedule hereto.

Dated this 24th day of April, 1918.

SCHEDULE.

CORRECTION OF ERRORS IN GAZETTED LISTS OF MEN CALLED UP FOR SERVICE WITH THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

Particulars as published.	Amended Particulars.
Gazette, 13th March, 1917.
No. 1 (Auckland) Recruiting District.
Wearne, William John ... ... ... ...	Weaver, William John.
Gazette, 3rd September, 1917.
No. 17 (Bay of Plenty) Recruiting District.
64710 Todd-Wincup, Herbert Victor ... ...	64710 Todd-Whincup, Herbert Victor.
Gazette, 2nd October, 1917.
No. 9 (Christchurch) Recruiting District.
71690 Cuddon, Frank William Samuel ... ...	71690 Cuddon, William Samuel Frank.
Gazette, 15th January, 1918.
No. 13 (Dunedin) Recruiting District.
Spence, Richard ... ... ... ...	Richards, Spence.
Gazette, 26th March, 1918.
No. 8 (Taranaki) Recruiting District.
94585 Biggar, Peter Edgar, Wood-splitter, Kaponga ...	94584 Alsweiler, Lance Godfrey, Post-office Employee, care of R. Donald, Manaia.

[Through an error in the final Gazette “94584 Alsweiler” was struck off Gazette proof instead of “94585 Biggar.”]

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.

By Authority: MARCUS F. MARKS, Government Printer, Wellington.

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NZLII — NZ Gazette 1918, No 56

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🛡️ Register of Men Called Up for Military Service (continued from previous page)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated24 April 1918
KeywordsMilitary Service Act, Call-Up, Expeditionary Force, Schedule, Register, Men for Service
👱🏽 Names

James Brady, Called up for service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force
John Hewitson, Called up for service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Mark Coles, Called up for service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force

👩‍💼 Officials

James Allen, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Correction of Errors in Gazetted Lists of Men Called Up for Service

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated24 April 1918
KeywordsMilitary Service Act, Call-Up, Expeditionary Force, Corrections, Gazette Errors
👱🏽 Names

William John Weaver, Corrected name in gazetted list
Herbert Victor Todd-Whincup, Corrected name in gazetted list
William Samuel Frank Cuddon, Corrected name in gazetted list
Spence Richards, Corrected name in gazetted list
Lance Godfrey Alsweiler, Corrected name in gazetted list

👩‍💼 Officials

James Allen, Minister of Defence

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