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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 12, 1941. Bringing Up Father

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H.K. VOLUNTEERS DEFENCE CORPS

Orders by Colonel H. D Rose. M.C. Commandant, Нина корпу Volunteer Defence Corps

Tinu day. 10th ArdỀ, 1971

1. RECRUITS MEDICAL

EXAMINATION

F 8th Apr HQ 5:30 Cyderly 3edical Officer Maleam

2. PROMOTIONS

Extract Gazelle No 24 1941.

1.1 (7 17

Clover lumetat dated 411 April.

No 371 H Excellency the Goyetur Fans best pleased to ab prove the following promotions in than Hong Kong Volumieni 打い tence Cup, with effect from 16th March, 1941

Sapper Edward Cock, M BE.. Sapper Alexander Majeolm, to be Captains of an Auxiliary Unit.

Sapper Gerald George Wood, Sapper Sidney George Smith, to be Lieutenants of an Auxiliary Unit. 3rd April, 1941."

3. TROPHIES COMPETITION RESULTS-CORPS ARTILLERY (a) Governor's Trophy - Most emcient Battery 2nd Battery.

(b) Artillery Cup-Most efficient Gun Detachment in all Batteries.

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Suged tr

Fuld Signal structions as issued by eso. Evening parade 6. PROMOTIONS &

detailed

APPOINTMENT

GUJI MOBILE COLUMN

Moun 14th Ap. No parale Wed 16th Apr Hung Hom

Al Phe bymeise an New Test Dress Battle Orden. RTH caps Vehicle L Working Party: No 2 Pla and No 4 See No 4 Pin

Po 18th Apr (0) Nes. I and 2 l'in Classes A B.C Kennedy Road Range. Parade at Drill Hall 515 pm Ratige meet LI KU Hamilton. Classes D, E Mundure Range Range Office 2/LA MIG Caruthers in Nos. 3 and 4 Pins Class 1 Miniature Range Class 2 Gas drill with arms S B. Res

be drawn under piattors will CQMS Butler, Class 3 Musketry |

Cum No. 5 Pln Message writing (iv) Dress All Plas. Overalls, ! R.TR. Cap.

|

17/Cpl J A Remether, Pd. Amb to be Cpl 8441.

1.pl H. }} Kaploon, F Amb to be t'pl 8441

Pe Au Kim Fung. Pd. Amb to be 1/Vpl 8441.

E B Nanak, Fl.

Amb To be 1/Cpl 8441.

A/Cpl. V. V Paculo, No 7 Coy to be Sgt 10441

A/CPL V G Stott. No 7 Coy. to be Sgt 10441

A/CDLJ FS

ter te te 10441. conduct

7. STRENGTH Gor Ng Yat 5241.

Gnr

4.3.41.

Cr

8.3.41

Command.

Capt J. R. Way takes over conumand of Mobile Column wef. 18441.

Gnr. 13.3.41.

(e) NO. 1 COMPANY

Mon. 14th Apr. No parade Tues. 15th Apr. HQ

Weapon training,

Fii 18th Apr. HQ

--2nd Battery-Sgt. McFayden's ¦ Weapon training, Detachment.

(c) Marchal Trophy-Most ef- ficient detachment in 3rd and 4th Batteries.

3rd Battery tachment.

Sgt. Leonard's De- ·

4. PROMOTION EXAMINATION

RESULTS

The following have passed to Sergeants In a Promotion Ex- amination held on 8.4.41

A/Cpl. V. V. Faciato. No 7 Coy. A/Cpl. V. G. Stott, No. 7 Coy.

5. PARADES

(a) Corps Artillery

1. Manning Parade

18.4.41.

17.4.41.

Batteries will parade on the 17th for night manning exerete at HQ. as undry:

5th A A. Bty. 13 30 hours.

1st & 3rd Rty. 13.45 hours. 2nd & 4th Bly. 14 15 hours. Dress For 17.4.41.

1, 2, 3 & 4th Blys, SD. cap jue-| ket. trousers. boots, web-equip - ment including haversack and water bottle filled, Steel helmet. overalls and gun platform shoes to be carried. Greatcoat, kinfe, fork, spoon. plate and mug to be brought.

(4) NO. 2 COMPANY

5.30 pm.

5:30 p.m

Tues. 15th Apr. Kowloon Dock. 5,30 p.m. No. 6 Pin. Weapon train- ing.

Wed, 16th Apr. H.Q 5.30 pm. No 7 Pln. Weapon training.

Fri. 18th Apr. HQ. 8.30 am. Company parade for Maiming exercise. Dress -Battle Order, (g) NO. 3 COMPANY

Mon. 14th Apr. No parade. !

Thurs. 17th Apr. H.Q2. 5:20 pm. Training as in Company pro-i gramme.

Sun, 27th Apr. Kowloon City Rame 9 a.m. Casuals M.G Clara- | Metered.

(h) NO. 4 COMPANY

Wed 18th Apr. Murray Parade Grouml. 5 15 pm. Recruits atid these detailed from Classes 9 and

10

1) NO. 5 COMPANY

Mon. 14th Apr No parade. Tues, 15th Apr 1.Q

5:30 p MG Sees. TOET, 5 & 6. Sees Points BD.A.

(j) NO. 6 COMPANY

Tue... 15th Apr. 11.Q

5.30 p.m. Fri. 18th Apr. H.Q. 10:30 am Mang Exercise, Dress-Boots. puttees, hose-tops, shorts, shirts 5th A.A. Battery. S.D. cap. shirt, K.D jacket, steel helmet, webbing cardigan. trousers. beats, web equipment. Rifle, bayonet, water- equipment including haversack, bottle, haversack and box respira-

lor.

and water bottle filled, Strel hel-

veralls and gun platform mnet.

(k) NO. 7 COMPANY shoes to be carried Greatcoat. I Tues 15th Apr. 11.Q2 5.45 pm). knife, fork, spoon, plate, mug to, L. G. Traning. Probable stop- he brought.

Transport

Only 1 private car per Battery detailed by the Bty. Cand will be used for the transportation of personnel to and from Battery positions.

pages.

Fr. 18th Apr. 11Q. 8 am. Full, day training at D'Aguilar Dress Fighting Order, feel helmet. (1) ARMY SERVICE CORPS

COMPANY

Other Members

Sum. 13th Apr-Sat. 19th Apr Members of Est, 4th and 5th; inclusive, Transport & Supplies A.A. Blys, who cannot pararle as Sections on duty as detailed un- above and have their Bty Coude's ¦ der Company arrangements. Dress permission will parade at H.Q. at as ordered. 5.15 pm. when transport will be available.

(a) CORPS ARTILLERY

ii. 2nd Battery

Mon, 21st Apr. 1LQ. 5.30 p.m. Those detailed. Kit Inspection.

Dress-Mufti,

III. 5th A.A. Battery Tues. 15th Apr. St. John's Place. 5.30 p.m. 1 & 2 Secs. Lee- ture. Dress-Mufth

(b) FIELD COMPANY

ENGINEERS

Thurs, 17th Apr. K.C.R. (i) Technical training by Sections (less Special Working Party). 8.30 à.m. Dress Shirts, shorts, boots, hosetops, puttees, cardigans, S.D. Caps. Overalls will be carried. (ii) Special Working Party, 12,30 p.m. Dress-Battle Order. (c) CORPS SIGNALS

Mon. 14th Apr. No parade. Wed. 18th Apr. H.Q. 2 p.m. (i) Classification. Group. Special training. (i) Remainder Signal exercise. (iii) Evening parade. Signal training as detailed.

Fri, 18th Apr. H.Q. 2 p.m. (i) W/T Class will parade at 1.45 p.m.1

Daily Duty Officer as detailed. Tues 15th Apr. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. L.G. instruction Class, Those de- tailed.

Thurs. 17th Apr. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Company Parade. Dress-Mufti. Full attendance compulsory.

Sun, 20th Apr, All day exercise. Details later,

(m) FIELD AMBULANCE

Tucs. 15th Apr. H.Q. 5.30 p.m. Dress-Steel helmet, jacket, trousers, boots. webbing belt, waterbottle filled, haversack mess. Kit bags will be carried contain- ing shorts, puttees, hosetops. Greatcoat cardigan, knive fork and spoon.

The exercise will terminate at at approx. 7 p.m. on Wed. 10th, (n) PAY SECTION

Thurs. 17th Apr. Command H. Q. 8.30 a.m. Sub-Section 1. Those detailed, Dress-Uniform.

Fri, 18th Apr, Command H.Q. 8.30 a.m. Sub-Section II. Those detailed. Dress-Uniform, (0) FORTRESS SIGNAL

COMPANY

Manning exercise under in-

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Yu. Fd Amh Owing to mis-

DECREASE

Shing, 4th Bty.

Lam Tak Lán, 4th My

Wong Kam Kin, 4th Bty

Lai Sze Kit, 4th Bly

F/Cdt. D. R. 14.3.41

Ryde. Alr Arm

Sigmn W. F. Barnes, Corps Sigs 19.3.41.

Sign G. L. Andrews, Corps Signs. Res. 19.3.41.

Sgt. A. J. Vieira-Ribeiru. No. 6 Coy

Res. 20,341.

Sigmn, J. J King. Corps Sigs. 24.3.41.

Pte. Cheung Hon Fung, No. 4 Coy 1 4.41.

Pte. Johnny 14.41.

Spr. E. P. W. Engs. 4.4.41.

Wong. Fd, Anib,

Hunt. Fd. Coy.

8. STRENGTH INCREASE

Gor. P. A. Castro, 4th Battery, 4441

Ginr. E. Ellison. 2nd

4 14 1

Battery,

E. N THURSHY, Captain.

Adjutant, H.K V.D. Corps. AFFILIATED UNIT Nursing Detachment, H.K.V.D.C. 1. LECTURE

Fri.

18: Apr. A.R.P. H.Q.. Happy Valley. 5.30 p.m. ARP lecture Transport leaves Queen's Pier 5.20 p.m.

2. MILITARY HOSPITAL

EXERCISE

Wed, 16th Apr.-Fri. 18th Apr. Transport leaves H.Q. 8 ani. 3. CONCERT

Will members please note that tickets are now on sale at Mou- tries for the Detachment Concert

to be held at the China Fleet Club on 25th and 26th April.

4. BOX RESPIRATORS S.B.RS. will be returned to Vol, IQ. 073 Mon 21st Apr. between 4-6 pm.

5. LEAVE

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