THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 6, 1940
HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
Orders by 'Lieut. Colonel H. B. Rose, M. C. Commandant, Hong Kong Vo- lunteer Defence Corps.
HONG KONG, Friday, 5th April, 1940. Orderly Medical Officer Friday, 12th April. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. Lt. A. M. Rodrigues.
PARADES
Friday, 12th April, Queen's Pier. 5.30 | p.m. No. 2 Gun D.E.L. personnel "A" relief, B, C. Staff "B" relief. Dress- as detailed above.
6TH A.A, BATTERY Sunday, 7th April. Queen's Pier. 9.30 a.m. No. 2 Section. Dress-Overalls.
mets and rifles, will be drawn at this parade."
Wednesday, 10th Apri. H. Q. 1.45 p.m. Dress Steel helmets, jackets, shorts, full equipment.
Thursday, 11th April. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Those detailed. There will be no Com- pany parade.
NO. 4 COMPANY Tuesday, 9th April. H. Q. 2 p.m.
parade for the
Training Company Exercise. Dress - Fighting Order. Shorts, full equipment, steelhelmets. Drinking mugs to be brought.
Friday, 12th April. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. L.G. I.A.
Tuesday, 9th April. Queen's Pier, 5 p.ni. Training Exercise. Dress Steel CORPS ARTILLERY
helmet, Jacket, trousers, belt and Dress for Other Ranks detailed for greatcoat. Overalls and G. P. shoes to Training Exercise-Fighting Order be carried. i.e.-S.D. caps, K.D. jackets, K.D. Thursday, 11th April.. (i) Queen's trousers, boots, web belt, braces, Pier. 5.15 p.m. No. 2 Section. Dress
No. 1 pouches, haversack, waterbottle (All- Overalls. (ii) H.Q. 5.30 p.m. ed), box respirators, rifle, steel hel-Section. Dress-Jacket and trousers. mets (Overall and gun platform shoes | General drill. to be carried) greatcoats.
FIELD COMPANY ENGINEERS Monday, 8th April. K.C.R. 8.30 a.m. or Queen's Pier, 8.50 a.m. Dress-S.D. cap, jackets, trousers, overcoats to be Tuesday, 9th April. Belchers. 5.30 carried, respirators, knives and piers.
.NO. 6 COMPANY p.m. D.R.F. Class under. 2/Lt. H. 'S. Tuesday, 9th April. K.C.R. 3.00 p.m.
Werlnesday, 10th April. H. Q. 1.45 Jones and Sergt. Sleap. Dress-Over-Those detailed. Dress as for Monday. alls.
Thursday, 11th April. K.C.R. 5.30p.m. Training Exercise. Dress-Fight- ing Order. Steel helmets, shorts, re- p.m. Technical training by Sections.
spirators. 1s and 2s on. guns will not CORPS SIGNALS
carry rifles. Sunday, 7th April, H. Q. 1.30 p.m. for Taikoo Range, Rifle practice.
Ground sheets and haversack rations will be issued.
1ST BATTERY
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Thursday, 11th April, H. Q. 4.45 p.m. Battery parade for Training Exercises. Dress as detailed above.
2ND BATTERY
Sunday, 7th April. Peak Range. 9.00 a.m. Table A. Range Officer-Lt. K.M.A. Barnett. Dress-K.D. trousers, K.D. jacket, S.D. cap, complete web equipment, lanyard, no bayonet. Great- coat to be carried. Rifles where issued, Feak Tramway vouchers are avail- able on application. Cash Canteen provided. Lunch should be taken in haversack. All ranks must attend this parade.
Wednesday, 10th April. (i) H. Q. 5.00 p.m. Training Exercise. Right Section D.EL. ("A") and B. C. Staff as de- tailed, under Lt. K.M.A. Barnett. (ii) H. Q. 10.45 p.m. Left Section D. E. L. ("B") and relief B. C. Staff as detailed under 2nd Lt. S. J. G. Burt. Dress as detailed above.
3RD BATTERY
Monday, 8th April. Belchers, 5.30 p.m. All ranks excluding D.EL. Sec- tion, Lecture by B.Q.M.S. (I.G.) E. C. Ford, R.A. Dress Overalls and S.D.
caps,
Wednesday, 10th April. Training Exercise. All Ranks. (1) First detail. H.Q. 4.30 p.m. Second detail. H.Q. 10.30 p.m. Dress-As, detailed above. 4TH BATTERY
Monday, 8th April. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. Camp pay. All ranks must attend.
Tuesday, 9th April. H. Q. (not Queen's Pier). Those detailed. Train- ing Exercise. Rifles, respirators, ground sheets and steel helmets will be drawn at H. Q. Drinking mugs must be carried.
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Monday, 8th April. H. Q. 5.15 p.m. Line Section only. Preparing stores for exercises:
Wednesday, 10th April. Training Exercises as detailed.
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NO. 6 COMPANY' Thursday, 11th April. H. Q. 2 p.m.) Training Exercise. Dress-Fighting Order. Steel helmets, shorts, respira- tors. 1s and 2s on guns will not carry rifles.
NO. 7 COMPANY Monday, 8th April. No parade. Tuesday, 9th April. H. Q. 2.00 p.m. Dress-Fighting Training Exercise. Order, Steel helmets, shorts.
Thursday, 11th April. H. Q. 5.45 p.m. L. G. training 1. A. Stoppages and Sec- tion drill. ARMY SERVICE CORPS COMPANY
Parades Nil except as under. Training Exercises-9.4.40 to 12.4.40 inclusive. Those detailed from Trans-. MOBILE COLUMN
port Section will report for duty to the ARMOURED CAR PLATOON Monday, 8th April. H, Q. 5.30 p.m. A C.S.M. at H.Q. on dates and times or- Class. Map Reading and message writ-dered. Dress-K.D. jackets, trousers, S.D. caps, boots, belt, haversack, re- ing. B and C Classes. Mechanism.
spirator.
Thursday 11th Exercises as detailed.
Friday, 12th April. H. Q. 5.15 p.m. Returning stores.
Friday, 12th April. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. A, B and C Classes. Musketry and Rifle drill. Those detailed. N.C.O's. Promotion examinations.
MOTORMACHINE GUN PLATOON
Monday, 8th April. H. Q. 5.30 p.m. A, B and C. Classes. Map reading and message writing.
Friday, 12th April, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. N.C.O's. Promotion Examinations.
NO. 1 COMPANY Sunday, 7th April. Stonecutters. Rifle Tables A and B. All those who have not already fired. For details see para. 3 below.
Tuesday, 9th April H. Q. 5.15 p.m. for Kennedy Road Range. Squad No. 3. p.m. as Com- Remainder H.Q. 5.30 pany programme.
Thursday, 11th April. Training Exercises. For details see Company circular
Friday, 12th April. Squad No. 4. H. Q. 5.15 p.m. for Kennedy Road Range. Remainder, H. Q. 5.30 p.m. as Company programme.
NO. 2 COMPANY Tuesday, 9th April. H. Q. 5.15 p.m. N.C.O.'s. reconnaissance, Dress - Fighting Order. Rifle will be carried by all personnel except Gun Nos. 1 and
2,
NO. 3 COMPANY.
Monday, 8th April. H. Q. 5.30 p.m.
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10.3.41."
Annexure to Corps Orders 23/40 of the 16.3.40.
5th A.A. Battery , for "5 p.m. Wednesday, 10th April, to 8,30 a.m. Thursday, 11th April." substitute "5 p.m. Tuesday, 9th April; to 8.30 a.m. Wednesday, 10th April, to 8.30 a.m. Wednesday, 10th April."
This cancels the previous amend- ment in Corps Orders No. 24/40 of the 21/3/40.
LEAVE 3291. Pte. C. M. Lee, No. 7 Coy. 31.12.39-30.6.41. 3686, Gnr. com-1.4.40-30.9.40.
3543, Pte. S. M. Garrard, No. 1 Coy. 1.4.40-1.12.40.
Corps Rifies Meeting-14.4.40. Members competing should municate with Lt. Strellett if they re- quire any information.
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FIELD AMBULANCE Wednesday, 10th April. Parade Ground. 5,30 p.m.
Friday, 12th April. St. Paul's Col- lege. 5.30 p.m.
RIFLE CLASSIFICATION CASUALS Sunday, 7th April. Stonecutters. Launch leaves Queen's Pier. 8.30 a.m. Pier 8.40 am. and Kowloon Police Dress-Mufti but webbing belt will be worn. Range Officer-Capt. F. J. W. Fochen.
APPOINTMENT
N.
F. Burrell, 2nd Bty.
2759, Pte. T. A. Kuester, No. 1 Coy. 1.4.40-1.5.40,
4315, Gnr. J. Hart-Davis, 2nd Bty. 8.4.40-17.4.40.
3407, Gnr. N. P. Fox, 2nd Bty. 11.4.40-10.10.40.
3800, Pte. J. R..L. Stanton, Corps H. Q. 15.4.40-14.10.40.
STRENGTH-DECREASE 3835, Gnr. A. F. Xavier, 3rd Bty. 20.3.40.
3387, Gnr. W. B. Richardson, 2nd Bty. "23.3.40.
3535, Spr.. W. J. McKinna, Fd. Coy.. 4244, Gnr. G. A. L. Plummer, 5th Engineerings 10.4.40. A. A. Bty. L/Bdr. 28.3.40.
TRANSFERS ·
3402, Gnr. L. A. R. Duncan, 1st Bty. A. S. C. Coy, 9.3.40.
4191, Gnr. W. L. Yang, 5th A. A. Bty. Unit Res. 3.4.40.
2055, L/Cpl. L. A. Hurlow, M. M. G. Pl. Mob. Col. H. Q. 5.4.40.
CORPS ORDERS-AMENDMENT Corps Orders No. 25/40. Para. 6.
LEAVE.
Sgt. J. L. Ilsley, 1st Bty, for period “18.4.40. to **24.4.40.-5.6.40." read 31.5.40."
Gnr. W. L. Yang, 5th A. A. Bty. for Training as in programme. Steel hel-period "11.3.40.-10.5.40." read “11.3.40,-
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4316, Pte. J. C. C. Matthews, No. 1 Coy. 5.3.40.
4317, Gnr. W. C. Kwok, 5th A. A. Bty. 12.3.40.
4318, Pte. N. G. Hammond, M. M. G. Pl. 18.3.40.
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4320, Pte. Joseph Lam, Fd. Ambul- ance 29.3.40.
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4322, Pte. Jong Siu Ki, No. 7 Coy.. 1.4.40.
E. N. THURSBY.
Captain,
Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.
NOTICE
Sergeants' Mess, Committee Meeting
There will be a Sergeants' Mess Committee Meeting at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, April In the Sergeants' Mess.
AFFLIATED UNIT
Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C. 'HONORARY APPOINTMENT Mrs. A. E. Grasett has kindly con- sented to become Honorary Command Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C.
LECTURE.
The next lecture will be held on Friday, 12th April at 5.30 p.m. in the St. Johns Cathedral Hall. The subject will be "Home "Nursing" and it is hoped that all members will endeavour to attend.
ATTACHMENT
The undermentioned.. member was attached to the Military Hospital for training during the period shown:-
Miss 1. Hibbard-28.3,40 to 1:4:40. EMERGENCY. PRACTICE.
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It has been decided to hold "Emergency" practice for the Nursing Detachment, at the Military Hospital, Bowen Road on Tuesday, 9th April at 4.30 p.m. All members taking part have been notified by circular. Those who are unable to go; direct to the Military Hospital will be provided with transport from Volunteer HQ, be- tween 5-5,30 p.m. All members must provide themselves with white shoes. and stockings, and be prepared to re- I main on duty for three hours.
APPOINTMENT:
V: Binion White is appointed master with effect from: 5.4.40:
#Ed. Mrs. I. M. S. BRAUDE,
-Commandant,
Nursing Detachment, V.D.C.