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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 8, 1941

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS

Orders by Colonel H. B. Rose, M.C..

Hong Kong Commandant, Volunteer Defence Corps. ·

Hong Kong Friday, 7th February, 1941.

PARADE

(A) CORPS ARTILLERY 1. Dress For Camp

Jacket, frousers, S.D. cap, boots, Full web equipment, haversack, water bottle (filed), steel helmet, gas mask and rifle. Greatcoat to be carried.

Kit bags to be piled at H.Q. by 8.45 am. These must be clearly marked and should include spare

(h) NO 4 COMPANY

Mon, 10th Feb, H.Q. 5.30 p.m. N.C.O's. Course as detailed. Re- mainder.

as Company training per programme.

Wed. 12th Feb H.Q. 8.15 a.m. Half Day Training. Dress-Battle

Order as before.

* At his own request.

TRANSFERS

4119, Pte. G. Henderson, from No, 2 Coy. to Fd. Coy. Engs., 4.2.41;| 3715, Spr. W. L. Ramsey, from Fd. Coy. Engs, to A.S.C. Coys., 6.2.41: 1359. A/Sgt. W. H. G. Hirst, from Corps Sigs. to Unit Res., 7.2.41.

LEAVE

4431, Pte. Jalal Din, Sp. Guard

STRENGTH-INCREASE DR301, Pte. J. R. Collis, A.S.C. Coy,, 24.1.41; 4734, Pte, Lai You Yick, R.O.D. Cadre, 21.1,41; 4735, Pte. Lo Tung Leung, Field Amb., 24.1.41; 4730, Pie. Ting Ping Kwan, Field Amb., 24.1.41.

E. N. THURSBY, Captain,

Adjutant, H.K.V.D. Corps.

NOTICE

Fri. 14th Feb. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. N.C.O's. Course as detailed. Re-Coy., 21.9.40-12.1.41; 3634, Sgt. Rifle Club. Results of the Bifte mainder. Company training

us K. Mitchell, Mob. Coln., 2.1.41-meeting, held in conjunction with |9.1.41; 3311, Pte. R. Kopelman, | the H.K.R.A. Spoon Shoot at Kow- No. 1 Company, 14.1.41-28.2.41;| loon City on Sunday, 2nd Febru- 3924, Pte. Rahim Dad, Sp. Guard nry, 1941.

programme.

(1) NO. 5 COMPANY

Mon. 10th Feb. H.Q. 8.30 a Dress-as before.

Turs. 11th Feb. H.Q. 5.30 pan. jacket. trousers, shorts, khaki LG. Sections. Care and cleaning, shirts, puttees, overalls, cardigan | Remainder. I. A.-1st and 2nd and gun platform shoes. Cleaning positions. material, shaving and washing (1) NO. 6 COMPANY gear to be brought.

ii. Headquarters Office

This will be open daily during camp at the following hours:--

8.15--8.45 a.m.

12.30 -1.00 p.m. 5.15--6.15 p.m.

isi. Telephone

The following telephone num- bers in use during the 5th and 6th camps are published for general information:----

1st Battery. 34121-Ext. 282. 2nd Battery. 34121 Ask Jor Tytan Caminand Exchange and then H K.V.D.C, B1y. Bluff Head or

Stanley--25.

Fri. 14th Feb. The Company proceed to Camp, Advance Party. H.Q. 11 am. Remainder. H.Q. 4 p.m. Dress-S.D. cap. jacket, shirt, trousers, boots, full webbing

waterbottle. equipment.

haver-

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Coy., 22.1.41-21.9.41; 4437, Pte. Nett Spoon-Pte. J. A. da Cruz- Bahader Khan. Spr. Guard Coy., Sequeira. 22.1.41-21.9.41; 2202, Pte, L. A H'cap Spoon-Pte. J. P. Prette- Sequeira, No. 5 Company, 24.1.41-| john, Pte. A.P. Brown and L/Cpl. 23.2.41: 4233, Spr. B. Bocharoff, N. D. Booker. Fd. Coy. Engs., 24.1.41-23.4.41; Above named to communicate 2862, Pte. Chan Hon Yin, No. 4 with the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. N. Dangkok Coy. 25.1.41-7.2.41: 2418. Pte. L. D. Booker, c/o Jardine, Matheso

29.1.41-& Co., Ltd., as soon as possible. A. Elarte. No. 6 Coy.. 28.2.41; 4394, Pte. Li Yun Gun,

AFFILIATED UNIT No. 4 Coy, 30.1.41-27.3.41; 2239, NURSING DETACHMENT,

H.K.V.D.C. sack, rifle and bayonet, box res- L/Cpl. F. A. Broadbridge, No. 3

Mon., 10.2.41. Advanced pirator (slung). Greatcoat to be Coy, 31.1.41-31.3.41; 4246, Gnr.

Bty..

Haiphong 1.2.41-ture, Military Hospital. 5.30 p.m. Hankow carried. Kit bags to contain steel A. S. Bliss,

Transport leaves bin helmet, cardigan, shorts, puttees, 28.2.41: 4180, Pie. J. G. McKenna. Office Workers.

Mob. Coln., 1.2.41-28.2.41; 2621,| Queen's Pier. 5.20 p.m. hose-tops and other personal re-

Wed., 12.2.41. Kit bags to be at Gnr. George Ng, 4th Bly, 1.2.41-

Home Nursing quirements.

ACCOUNTS opened CURRENT 31.3.41; 1190, Pte. E' A. V. Re-Lecture. Helena May Institute, 5.30 Local Currency

and FIXED DEPO Camp telephone H. Q. 10.30 a.m. ----

medios, No 6 Coy.. 1.2.41- p.m. Practical Class. 4.30 p.m. No, -

SITS received for One Year or shorter Military H.Q. No. 174.

Thurs, 13.2.41. There will be no more parades 14.12.41; 4520. Sigmn, C. R. Law-

Advanced lec-periods in Local and Other Currencies rence, Corps Sigs., 3.2.41-28.2.41; ture, Military Hospital. 3 p.m.

on terms which will be quoted until further Orders.

4504, Pte. D. L. Pecorini, Mob. | Non-Office Workers. Transport application. (k)-NO. 7 COMPANY

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES of various Mon. 10th Feb. H.Q. 5.45 p.m. Coln, 3.2.41-13.2.41; 2600, Gnr. leaves Queen's Pier. 2.45 p.m. via

J R. Carr. 1st

cites To Let. Bly., 4.2.41- H.Q. 17.3.41: 2877. Ple. A. J. de C. Fri, 14.2.41. Special First Aid HQ. 5.30 p.m. Cadre.

Basto, No. 5 Coy. 4.2.41-3.3.41; practical class. Those

Transport leaves 940. Gnr. J. B. Pomeroy. 1st Bty.. Queen's Pier. 5.15 p.n 5.2.41-4.4.41: 3348, Gör. S. D. Fri., 14.2.41. Entertainment Re- Gerzo, 1st Bty... 5.2.41-18.2.41:hearsal, Cathedral Hall, 5.30 p.m. DR113, Gnr. H. N. Williamson, 2nd Any members who would like to Bly.. 6.2.41-16.2.41; 4550. Pte. F. join the entertainment party are M. Ellis, A.S.C. Coy., 18.2.41-requested to attend.

Leave. 11.3.41; Capt. J. Watson, 1st Bty..

Mrs. J. M. Brosted1, 20.2.41-12.6.41; Capt. D. L. Strel-11.3.41-28.2.42: Mrs. A. Buxton, lett, A.S.C. Coy., 18.4.41-6.8.41:1.5.41-31.10.41. DR194. Gor, J. C. Chalmers, 5th

Sgd, I. M. S. BRAUDE, A.A. Bly. No. 3 Sec.. 24.4.41-

Commandant, 23.7.41: 3660, Pte. A. Ritchie. Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C. Corps HQ 18.5.41-15.12.41.

The following leave is cancelled: Corps Art. Lieut. W. H. Owen, H.Q.. 5.2.41-9.2.41.

3rd Battery, 34121--Ask for Mt. L.G. TO.ET. Davis Exchange and then Fort Aberdeen.

4th Battery 34121 Ext. 163.

5th A.A. Battery 34121-Ext. 373

No. 6 Company 34121-Ext. 174. iv. Qualifications

Sgt.

GunLaying Requalified. Ilsley, Gur. Charlton, Bomdr. An- slow.

Gun Laying-Qualified. Bickford, Gar. Bruce.

D.R.F.

Requalified.

Tues, 11th Feb. INC.O's. Training

detailed,

Thurs. 13th Feb. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. N.CO's. Training Cadre. Those

detailed.

Fri. 14th Feb. HQ. 8.30 am. Half day training.

(1) ARMY SERVICE CORPS

COMPANY

Gnr.

Sun. 9th-Sat. 15th Feb. (inclu- sive).

Supplies Transport and Sgt. Isley, Gar, Murray, Bar. Butlin, Sections on duty as detailed un- der Company arrangements, Gur.Dress-K.D. jacket, trousers, S.D.

cap, belt, black boots.

Gnr. Bullock, Gur. Swan and

Lockhart,

v. 2nd Battery

Friday. 14th Feb. H.Q. Those detailed for Advance Party 9,30 a.m. Remainder. 3.15 p.m. For Week's camp at Bluff Head, vi. 3rd Battery

STRENGTH-DECREASE 3507 Gnr. Luke Wingay, 3rd Bty, 15.7.40; DR227, Pte. A. L.

A.S.C. Coy.. p.m. Powell.

Duty Officer--Lt. T. R. Parsons. Tues. 11th Feb. Feb. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Those detailed. L.G. instruc- tion Class. Dress as arranged.

Thurs. 13th Feb. Hung Hom Railway Workshops, 5.30 Tues, 11th Feb. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Transport Section. Mechanical in- struction, Bus will leave Kowloon Ferry 5.20 p.m. Dress-Mufti.

All deficient in kit,

Fri. 14th Feb. H.Q. Advance Party 9 a.m. Remainder 2.15 p.m. Camp.

() FIELD COMPANY

ENGINEERS

5.30

Thurs. 13th Feb. K.C.R. p.m. Pay parade and Arme drill. Dress Mufti. Overalls to brought.

(c) CORPS SIGNALS

be

Sun, 9th Feb. H.Q. 9 a.m. Those detailed, Dress-Uniform. Jacket and trousers.

Mon. 10th Feb HQ. 5.20 p.m. (i) B Group. Morse instruction. (ii) C Group. Lamp reading.

Wed, 12th Feb. H.Q. 2 p.m. (i)

No. 1 Area. Line Tests. (ii) No. 2 Area

& Resistance Instrument Check. (iii)

B Group.

ing parade (a) Recruits, Minia-

26.11.40

3514. Pte. V. F. Souza, No. 5 Coy. 8.1.41; 2247, Gnr. M. D. Watson. 1st Bty. Res.. 18.1.41: 3243, Pte. F. C. Grant, Mob, Coln.. 22.1.41 4414. Pte. E S. Moore, No. 1 Coy.. 1.2.41; 3413. Snr. B. G. Milenko,

Thurs. 13th Feb. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Those detailed. Squad Drill, Dress-Overalls, S.D. cap, shoes.

Sun., 16th Feb. H.Q. 9 a.m. AllFd. Coy, Engs., 2.2.41. day training. Company photograph before exercise for both Transport Whole and Supplies Sections. Company must attend including Reserves. Dress K.D. jacket, } shorts. hose tops. boots, puttees, S.D. cap and leather belt (great- coat if necessary). (m) Field Ambulance

Wed., 12th Feb.

belt.

There will be

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A Hurricane pilot now no unit parade. N.C.O's, and those knows that third time is detailed to attend N.C.O's. Class

lucky. In a dog-fight over will parade at 2 pm. Dress--S.D. Field Cap. jacket, trousers, boots and south-east London, he be- Signal training at H.Q. (v) Even- Pay. All those who attended the gan by "damaging" one Local Currency and FIXED DEPOSITS ture Range. (b) Remainder, Signal Battery camps and the first train- Dornier, with a second LING on terms that may be ascertain Training,

ing camp at Fanling last Novem- "probably destroyed." Heed on application. D. BENSON,

his third Dornier Fri. 14th Feb. H.Q. 2 p.m. (i)ber and who have not yet received Recruits, Miniature Range. Empire their pay for these camps together sent

with all those who attended the crashing down to explode Tests. (ii) No. 4 Detach, Main-

at Fanling land Recce. til) Classified Men.second training camp

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the Thames estuary, Feb. at 5.30 p.m. Dress-Mufti. Evening Parade, Signal training as

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AND CHINA. Fri. 14th Feb. H.Q. 2.30 p.m. clear case of “destroyed." Dress-Mufti, Web belt and frog These are the three headings

Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1859. to be brought. Overalls and rifles under which the Fighter Com-

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casualties. The Hurricane pilot Reserve Fund 2/Lt. R. J. Shrigley. (o) Fortress Bignal Company got all three in a matter of min- Reserve Liability of Pro-

Tues., 11th Feb. H.Q. 5.30 p.m.utes. keeping the best till the last. Here is what he said when he L.G. Revision as detailed.

Thurs., 13th Feb. HQ. 5.30 p.m. came down:

bomber "I attacked the main L.G. Revision as detailed.

CORPS ORDERS AMENDMENT formation, about 20 of them, with (a) Corps Orders No. 51/41 of the rest of my squadron. I did a the 20.9.40 para. 8. Strength-beam attack on the first Dornier Fri. 14th Feb. Upper Parade Decrease. Delete "3713. Spr. W. and saw no effect. It then drop- Ground. 5.30 p.m. All Platoons.L. Ramsey, Fd. Coy, Engineers. ped slightly behind

Fri. 14th Feb. is last date that Camp Pay will be issued. (d) MOBILE COLUMN

Mon. 10th Feb. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. (i) All Ranks. Pay parade. (il) N.C.O's, Class, Dress as before.

Wed. 12th Feb. Hung Hom. 8 a.m. All Platoons. Exercise in the Dress-Shorts. New Territories. cardigan, R.T.R. cap. Equipment Battle Order.

Thurs. 13th Feb. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. N.C.O's. Class, Dress-as before.

Dress-Overalls,

(n) Pay Section

R.T.R.

11.9.40". Cap. Equipment--Belt, bayonet

(b) Corps Orders No. 6/41 dated frog Classes 4 and 5

Para. 6. Appointments only, Class 1.31.1.41. Theory of S.A. fire. Classes 2 and & Promotions. Delete the name of 3, Musketry. Classes 4 and 5, Drill "DR178. Pte. A. B. Clemo". with arms and discipline. (e) NO. 1 COMPANY

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the main formation and one member of the crew jumped out, his parachute opening immediately.

"I claim this Dornier as dam-Atsar

Bataria

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Bangkok

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Karachi

Robe

Parang

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The enemy bomber formation Bombay then broke up and I dived on a

Agenolog: second. Dornier. I gave him a Olive Streak. Kusla Lunapon- Bourabajo. ave-second burst, from slightly Farle Place Kuching above, and noticed brilliant ftame Canton

Manila The Dornier | Cebu. coming from him. then reached the clouds, and 1 Colombe broke off my attack.

"I claim this Dornier as prob- ably destroyed"

Cawnpore

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Haiphong Hamburg

Talping

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Yokohama

4128. Pte. V. V. MacDonnell Mon, 10th Feb.-K.C.R. Station. .8 a.m.

A.S.C. Coy, to be L/Cpl., 24.1.41; Tues. 11th Feb.-Weapon train-3478, Bdr. Kam lu Oi, 4th Bty, ing as per Coy. programme,

to be Gnr. 3.2.41: 3435. L/Bdr. E. Fri. 14th Feb-Weapon train-All. 4th Bly, to be Bdr., 3.2.41: ing as per Coy. Programme.

3811, Gor. M. Villa-Carlos, 4th (f) NO. 2 COMPANY

Bty, to be L/Bdr., 3.2.41; 8476, Tues. 11th F b. Kowloon Dock. Gnr. Chu Kam Yin, 4th Bly, to be 5.30 p.m. No.: Platoon. Section L/Bdr 3.2.41; 3483, Gnr. Wah If he had followed it down,` he He training.

Pao, 4th Btv., to be L/Bdr.. 8.2.41 might have seen it crash; Wed. 12th Feb. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. 3504, Gnr. F. Shanks, 2nd Bty, to was content Instead to get on with No. 7 Platoon. L.G. and M.G. be L/Bdr.57:2:41; 2854. Sigmn the tob. training.:

W. J. Thomson. Corps Signals, to Fina ly" he said. "I attacked be L/Cpl. 7.2.41: 8140, Sigmn. B. another lone Dornier and Rave it K. Yip, Corns: Signals to be. A a seven-seconds burst, when I had L/Cpl. 7.2.41: 3201 Sigmn. W to throttle back and swerve away Eu. Corps Signa's, to be A, L/Cpl., to avoid hitting it. I followed the 7:2.4172830, Pte. H. R. Darby, Dornier, down through the clouds

The Bank's Head Office in London Mob, Coln, to be L/Cnl., 7:2.41; and picked it up again beneath

undertakes Executor and Truster busi 1389, A/Sgt. W. H. G. Hirst. Corps them. I made one more attack ness, and claims, recovery of Britian Siek, to be Slamn, 1.2.41: 2618, and the Dorner went into a steen Income Tax overpaid, on terms which L/Cpl. Wong Quincey Corps Sigs., dive and crashed with a large may be ascertained" at "any of the to be Sigmn., 7.2141: 2099 L/Cpl. explosion.

Agencies and Branches. V. C. Bond, Mob. Coln., to be Pte. This Dornter I claim as des

BWA, CAMIDGE 712:410,

Fri, 14th Feb. H.Q. 8.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Dress as previous week, Pay parade. Camp Pay will be paid out during the morning. (g) NO. 3 COMPANY.

Mon. 10th, Feb. HQ. 2. p.m. Dress-Cap, cardigan, shorts,

Thurs, 13th Feb. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Tues, 11th Feb. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. N.C.O's. Training Cadre.

Fri, 14th Feb,, HQ 5.30 p.m. N.C.O's, Training Cadrez..

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