36th INFANTRY REGIMENT (St George English Rifles Regiment. 1895-1912)
"Compulsory Military Training Scheme that was introduced in 1910, which was directly responsible for expanding the Citizens Forces by up to 50 percent in the three years prior to the outbreak of World War I. Undoubtedly, the scheme proved to have numerous benefits, as many of these youths went on to serve in the First AIF during World War I and the expanded organisation allowed citizens forces officers more experience in commanding formed bodies of men. However, it was the main factors contributing to the decision to recruit the AIF on the basis of voluntary enlistment. Because the army in 1914 was largely made up of young men aged between 19 and 21 who had been enlisted under this scheme, and due to the provisions of the Defense Act that precluded sending conscripts overseas, upon the outbreak of the war it was necessary for the Australian government to raise a separate force, outside of the Citizens Forces organisation for service overseas."
ST GEORGE ENGLISH RIFLES
"The committee appointed by public meeting met on Wednesday in Sydney, when a petition for permission to form a corps was drawn up, and subsequently signed, and was last night presented to Mr Brunker, at Parliament House, by a deputation consisting of Messrs J Neild, David Storey, F Farnell, W.P. Piddington, W Morgan, George Anderson, W Rigg, C.A. Lee, H.C Wheeler, J Gillies, M. Harris, W Mahoney and Thos Jessep, MSLA. The Chief Secretary expressed his pleasure at receiving the application, and stated his intention of taking the earliest possible steps to comply with the request of the deputation. In addition to the members of Parliament who formed the deputation, the petition is also signed by the Premier (Mr Reid) the Minister for Mines (Mr Sydney Smith). Mr W McMillan, Mr W McCourt and a large number of citizens.
Probably Sydney, NSW. 1909. Group photograph of E Company, 1st St Georges English Rifle Regiment. This group consisted of instructors and fourteen year old cadets who were undergoing compulsory military training introduced under the Universal Training Scheme in 1908. (Donor D. Huggonson)
36A (Stanmore), and 36B (Petersham) 36K (Newington College)
Major: John Bruce BUCHANAN. (Commanding Officer 36th Regiment)
Captain: Henry Thomas HICKS. (St George English Rifle Regiment) Soldier, Thirroul, N.S.W.
Lieutenant: Harold Wydham LILJA. (St George English Rifle Regiment) Accountant, Chatswood, N.S.W.
Sergeant: Walter Frederick GOSWELL. (Served as Sergeant with the St George English Rifle Regiment)
Lance Corporal: 388 Charles Augustus CLARKE. (St George English Rifle Regiment) N.S.W.
1912-13 Senior Cadets Gold Medal. K Company 36th BATTN
Cadet: E. P. ALLEN. (K Company 36th Infantry Battalion)
Cadet: Dudley George Frederick HALL. (K Company 36th Infantry Battalion) Stanmore, N.S.W.
Cadet: George Bruce Fletcher HUNT. (K Company 36th Infantry Battalion) Petersham, N.S.W.
Cadet: P A KAAD. (K Company 36th Infantry Battalion) N.S.W. (No War Service)
Cadet: C.S. LOGAN. (K Company 36th Infantry Battalion)
Australian Senior Cadet Competitions, District Series Competition 1913-14, silver and blue enamel badge. Cadet. P.A.Kaad. K. Coy. 36th Battn. Engraved. Very fine.
Ex Warwick G Cary Collection.
N.S.W Irish Rifles and NSW St George's Rifles participating in the Flemington Military Review. Federation Celebrations, Melbourne, May 1901. Carrying rifles with bayonets, the first ethnically based regiment, St George's Rifles, are scarlet coated, the second, the Irish Rifles, are in shamrock green.
CADETS' CHRONICLE. 1912.
SENIOR CADETS.
PHYSICAL EXERCISES FOR CADETS. On Wednesday night last a parade was held at Kogarah, by E Company 38th Battalion. Captain F. Smith, Brigade Major, took them through a course of physical exercises, which were carried out in a whole-hearted fashion. AREA 36A (STANMORE) DINNER. The officers and non-commissioned officers of this area held their first annual dinner on Friday, May 17. Color-Sergeant Aubrey occupied the chair, and among those present were Capt. Brosnan, Brigade Major ; Capt. Martin (Area Officer); Staff Sergeant Major: Frank Mungeam COUCHMAN Staff Instructor; Lieuts. Williams, Mauldon, and Boss (Company Commanders) and. Mr. May, bandmaster. The toasts given were The King, Universal Training, The Brigade Major, The Area Officer and Staff Instructor, The Company Officers, and The Band. During the evening Capt. Brosnan presented S.S.M. Frank Mungeam Couchman with a pair of field glasses. Musical items were given by Lieut. Williams, Corpl. Anthon, Corpl. McLeod Sergt. Harris, Mr. May, and S.S.M. Frank Mungeam Couchman.
CHURCH PARADE. A voluntary church parade will be held this morning of the members of Area 38A (Rockdale). The parade will fall in at the Orderly Room at 10.30. Drill order without pouches will be worn.
APPOINTMENTS, REGISTRATIONS, AND TRANSFERS. — Lieutenant Claude Caville Worner, unattached list, Commonwealth Military Forces, to be lieutenant. Dated May 6, 1912. Farquhar Robert Moon, Robert Lockhart Quayle, Edward Thomas Harnett, David Edwin Murray, John Wilson Scott Fell, Jack Andrew Robertson, Ronald Everard Wilson, Leslie William Molloy, Charles William Bland, Stanley Robert Callaghan, Donald Ian Robertson Smith, Samuel Henry Pasley, Henry George "Poddy" HAYMAN Bernard Clifford Collett, George Boss, Richard Eastway, Frederick William Shepherd, Thomas Willie Tarrant, Emil Samuel Niels Olsson, Charles Frederick William Fehlberg, Frederick Arthur Elworthy, Frank Jamieson, and William Sydney Ballard, to be lieutenants (provisionally).
Dated May 6, 1912. Alan Binnie, Aubrey Reynolds, Arthur Leslie Parker, William Vere Jardine BLAKE, Walter Edwin Rees, Maurice George Lewis, George D'Arcy Folkard, Roy Doutrebande, Robert George Watkins, Frederick Thomas Murray, John Edye Duff, Ormond Gillespie Tunks, Llewellyn Cullen-Ward, William Ballantyne Simpson, Harry Russell, Sherbrooke Jamieson, Otto Franz Joseph Wolff, Eric William Stutchbury, Walter William Vick, Harold Saxton, Ernest John Thomas, Archibald McDonald, William Edward Noble, Bernard Brooks Blomfield, and Cyril Wilfred Wearne, to be 2nd lieutenants.
Dated May 6, 1912. The resignation of Major H.H. Walker of his commission is accepted. Dated May 6, 1912. Lieutenant W. W. Cavill is transferred to the Senior Cadets, with regimental seniority next after Lieutenant J. J. Murphy. Dated May 6, 1912. AREA OFFICER APPOINTED. — Captain S. P. Goodsell, of the Australian Garrison Artillery, has been temporarily appointed area officer for training area 28B (Darlington) with the rank of captain. He has been seconded from his own regiment whilst holding the appointment.
The Competition was held at Sydney, 6-7 June 1913. K Coy 36th Battn was the Newington College cadet unit. An account of the presentation of medals stated that a parade of four companies of cadets, inspected by Lieutenant-Colonel A. W. Wallack, C.B., District Commandant, took place on the Newington College grounds on Saturday afternoon 14 March 1914. The occasion was the presentation of gold medals, silver badges, and ribbons to the champion team in the Commonwealth series of military competitions.
Companies from areas 34A (Enmore), 35A (Marrickville), 36A (Stanmore), and 36B (Petersham) took part in the parade, and as the young soldiers wheeled, formed, re-formed, and after a variety of evolutions finally marched, colours flying and bands playing, past the District Commandant and his staff, the spectacle was not lacking in impressiveness, though, except for the winning company, the marching occasionally would have been none the worse for a little more drill.
Among those present were Lieutenant-Colonel Wallack, Lieutenant-Colonel Luscombe, A.A.G., Lieutenant Brown, A. and I. Staff, Colonel Cox, 8th Lancers, Colonel Pearce, A.F.A., Rev. C. J. Prescott, headmaster of Newington College, Captain Smith, brigade major of the 9th Brigade, Major: John BUCHANAN, CO of 36th Battalion, Major Reddish, CO of 35th Battalion, Captain Caunt, CO of 34th Battalion, and the officers commanding companies. A large silver shield, presented by the British Australian Tobacco Company, was also won by K Company.
CLOSES VIEW OF SOME OF THE RIDERS. H. C. STEELE (22 MILES), L. W. J. GEHRIG (22 MILES), W. WRIGHT (22½ MILES), C. H. EMERY (23 MILES), O. C. BEEGLING (23 MILES), A. RATLIFFE (15 MILES), W. WALSH (15 MILES).
NEW SOUTH WALES REGIMENTS
12th Inf Regt (Byron)- 13th Inf Regt -14th Inf Regt (Hunter River)-16th Inf Regt (Newcastle)-18th Inf Regt (North Sydney) -19th Inf Regt (Kuring-gai)-21st Inf Regt (Woollahra)-24th Inf Regt (East Sydney)-25th Inf Regt (City of Sydney, Scottish Rifles)-26th Inf Regt-29th Inf Regt (Australian Rifles)-31st Inf Regt (Leichardt)-33rd Inf Regt (Irish Rifles)-34th Inf Regt-36th Inf Regt (St Georges Rifles)-37th Inf Regt (Illawarra)- -39th Inf Regt-41st Inf Regt (Blue Mountains)- 42nd Inf Regt (Lachlan - Macquarie)-43rd Inf Regt (Werriwa) -44th Inf Regt (Riverina)- SUS (Sydney University Scouts)
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Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), Sunday 31 March 1912, page 32
SENIOR CADETS.
APPOINTMENTS.— Robert Charles Laird, Thomas Gordon Collins, Albert Gladstone Badman, Peter James Fraser, Morrice Alexander Black, William Henry Sheppard, William Henry Saunders, Alfred Thomas Osmond Mann, Frederick William Gibbes, Sydney Arthur Philip, Philip Spiller, James Foster, and Richard Wray, to be lieutenants (provisionally). Dated March 11, 1912.
Old organisation : Majors George, Alfred Blumer and Frederick William Charlesworth Crane to be Majors, Senior Cadets, unattached list. Universal Military Training, with seniority as from date of promotion to present rank in the Commonwealth Military Cadet Corps under old organisation. Dated July 1, 1911.
The resignations of Major I. Chaseling and Captains W. F. X. Byrne, V.D., and S. C. Wayland, of their commissions are accepted. .Dated June 30, 1911.
IMPERIAL CHALLENGE SHIELD.— Entries for this competition are to be forwarded to reach the Secretary, National Rifle Association, Box 223 G.P.O. Full particulars and copies of conditions may be obtained from the secretary, N.R.A. ANNUAL MILITARY COMPETITIONS.— The following officers are appointed to form the District Committee in connection with the annual military competitions : — President, Major D. P. White, A. and I. Staff, Brigade Major 6th (East Sydney) Brigade; members— 4th Brigade, Major J. J. A. Walker, C.O.. 16th Battalion; 5th Brigade, : Major R. C. Gray, C.O.; 17th Battalion; 7th Brigade, Captain E. Digby, C.O., 27th Battalion; 8th Brigade, Major J. N. Edmonds, C.O., 31st. Battalion; 9th Brigade, Major C. A. Buchanan, C.O., 36th Battalion; 10th Brigade, Captain S. Fuller, C.O., 39th Brigade; 11th Brigade, Lieut. T. P. Conway, A. and I.S., Brigade Major 11th (Central) Brigade.
APPOINTMENTS AND POSTINGS— The following appointments of C.O's'., and posting of Officers, Senior,' Cadets, -Universal Training, to Companies, are approved :— Major . I. B. .Morris, to Command 40th Battalion; Captain T. Redmond, to Command 37th Battalion; Lieutenant G. S. Benjamin^ to Command' 35th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant J. H. C. Simpson, 'C' Company, 21stBattalion; 2nd Lieutenant S. Pickles, 'D ' Company, 21st Battalion; ? 2nd Lieutenant G. E. Nash. 'A' Company. 21st Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant II. L. Bruce, 'J' Company, 22nd Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant C. W. Firth, 'A' Company, 22nd Battalion'; 2nd Lieutenant J. P. B. L. Mullins, 'D' Company, 22nd 'Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant - C. E. Grace, ilB' Company, 22nd Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant O. L. Harden, 'C'. Company; 22nd Battalion: 2nd Lieutenant. C. M.I Spier, 'G' Company, -22iid Battalion;- 2nd Lieutenant A. H. Bcnham.- 'H' Cormpany, 23rd Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant M. S. Hourn, 'E' Company, 23rd Battalion; 2nd - Lieutenant :E. y. Sitecl, 'D' Company, '23rd Battalion; 2nd Lieu?, tenant A. L. V. Argall, 'B' Company, 23rd Bat- J talion; 2nd Lieutenant S. Johnson, .'A' Companj-, 23rd Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant H. T. Lenton, 'C' Company,' 23rd Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant E. C. Harris, 'B' Company,, 24th Ba.ttalion; 2nd Lieutenant A. R. ,H! . Joyner, 'A' Company, , -24th Battalion; 2nd .Lieutenant R. H. Blashki, 'C' Company, 24th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant R. C. Langker, 'B' Company, 30th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant H. Barter, 'C' Company, 30th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant H! G. Crow-shaw, 'D' Company,' 30th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant P. L. Howell-Price, 'A'. Compatiy, 30th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant R- S. Brown, 'E' Company, 30th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant S. T. Brown, 'F' Company, 30th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant B. Oastler, 'G' Company, 30th. Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant L. E. S. Hunter,' 'H' Company. 30th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant F. G.- Rae, 'E' Company, 31st Battalion; ? 2nd Lieutennint A. fc. Bowmaker, 'F' Company, 31st Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant W. P. Webb, 'G' Company, 31st Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant W! 'E.' Smith, 'H' Company, 31st Battalion; 2nd. Lieutenant H. T. Watkins, 'E' Company. 39th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant W. A. Russell, 'A' Company, 39th Battalion.
6TH (NORTH SYDNEY) BRIGADE COMPETITION.-A Brigade competition took place on March £3 at Cammeray Park, North Sydney, to I decide the crack company of the Brigade for the current year. All the competing teams had already wen- pride of place in .their respective battalions : Manly represented the 17th Battalion-, Chatswood the 18th, Barker College 'the 19th, and The King's School the '20th/ The Brigade Committee was composed of the Brigade Major (Capt. J. Bilton),' Capt. Bushell (A. and I., Staff). Capt. Cooke-Russell (Director of Physical training for N.S.W.), Capt. Gray' (O.C. 17th Battalion), Capt. J. L. Pulling (O.C. 18th Battalion), Capt. W. C. Carter (O.C. 19th' Bat-talion), and Capt. A. S. Corr (O.C. 20th Battalion). The competition consisted of an inspection, physical exercises, company drill, skirmishing, and march past. Barker College ('G'' Company, 19th Battalion), commanded by. Lieutenant J. B. Adams, were the winners with 598 points, followed by Manly and King's School with 544 points- each, and Chatswood with 504 point's. The shooting competition, which will eventually decide the disposal of these silver medals, will take place on April 20.
BATTALION COMPETITION.' — Lieutenant Baker reports that a successful battalion competition was carried/out at Wagga last week. Following is the rfesult : 'Albnry (44 C)— shott-ing. and cover 59, inspection 76, .r-hysical drill. US, close order drill 158, skirmishing 186, march past 42, total 639. Te'mora (44 A)— shooting and cover 49, inspection 70; physical drill 106, close/ order drill 143. skirmishing' 200, march past. 4). Wagga (44 B)- — shooting and ' cover 45, ins^ejtion 71, physical drill 80, clcse order drill 110, skirmishing 182, march past 35, total 52?. The total possible was 1120. ? -
MOUNTED CADETS' MANOEUVRES.— A band of senior cadets 40 strong, mounted on Loisef'nnn,/,/ T ^ Dmkm Vili, 1 and rode to Stephen's Creek and. tack. ' Dinner' was- taken at the creek, various mounted infantry evolutions carried out, and some impiom'ptu! sports .were held, 'ihe parade was entirely unofficial, and was carried out by some' ehthu-. siasts under the command of the area oflicer and several cadet/ officers. An endeavcr 5sl to be mude- to form a company of mounted infantry, and the defence autnbrities -will te j.eti-' tioned with that object: The lads to-day r.bds out -and back in proper military formation', andcarried out the vvorlc in highly- creditable fashion,. seeing, i-t was the tirstHime' anything of the kind was ever atte'mpted on -the Barrier. j
THE MISSING 20, 000:-^The Dermce Department is completely mystihe.!'- over1 the '20;00-missing boys who, according to the vital' statis-tics, were born in. 1SS8, but* haye failed -to r-Ht gister for military trailing. About S7,000''fcpys' were expected to make ''up the 1898 class ; only -17,000 was the number actually registered, j Captain Dodds, headquarters officer- (N.S.W.) in charge of universal training, reparts that the numbers are being slowly made up. This, .-how-ever, is . not the .experience of the Victorian district. Lieutenant-colonel Hawker, D.A.A.G. for Victoria, has visited the training areas and received reports', but can throw no light, on .the shortage of- registrations. It looked to him. h?
said, as if the boys did not exist'. Area officers had .sought' the assistance of 'the schoo's. and police, and,, theoretical!:./, should have -teen able to find every boy of 13 .or .1.4 in the areas, far boys did not leave school till that age. They bad 'augmented their registrations with a C3W isolated discoveries, but thev could net ascer♦ain.*..the whereabouts cf ttc boys c^pcckd.tj exist. A cJose-.eraTJination'. cf the Et.a i-txr.i -3 now' the only hope of ho '.-/Ticer.-. Vi e/ think
there may have been an exceptionally large number of girls born in lh9i-. o/ that, owing to economic depress.on, the birth-rate f^r that year was very low. Instructions have been issued that those- who registered in February (only one month late) shall this year be excused. All others will be hauled before tbe police courts, prosecutions for non-attendance at drill are to be proceeded with in- all the States, in spite of the plea' successfully iaise.1 in. Tasmania, that the. Act allows hp punishment for -non-attendance until -the end of the tramiag year. One hundred boys discharged by a magis - j irate in Hobart are . now - working day and night j to get in the required number- of drills. : tT. mm » t inM rrnvrtiTiTri t f nNS. — Competiuons
D/li 1 AJJlv.i ? ? -{amongst the, senior cadet teams for the Commonwealth Shield and various prizes will- finis.i in battalions by March 31. The lnterStatvmatches will be held in. June, ' and- in July : the team , of SO will be chosen, to visit Canada,, at the Dominion Government's request ; lour to be selected from, each State champion team and six f rein -the Commonwealth champions. - ; . MORE CADETS FINED.— At the Casino. Police Court last week two1 cadets, charged with failing' to render personal, service , as required. Dy the D'efnCe ; Act by! not- 'aitendipg drills werefined £1 and' 6s costs, -and committed ;to tlie custody-' of- the drill /instructor, for .abotit oO hours , to. make up the deficiency. . An information .against' a third cadet, was ;withdrawn- owing to, the . lad's physical uniitness.: He was' passed , at last year's' examination, but was rejected- at j the 'recent examination. ' ? ? - -- ? | .
THE NEW MILITIA SYSTEM. — Important regulations- have- been- prepared, by, the .Minister for Defence' for the; new militia ; system' to be grafted on to the old on June CO. -The 1894; class Of senior cadets will then move up to the adult forces, being posted to the existing units, after having been given an. opportunity ;to choosc; the ? arm in. which they most wish , to serve: ^The Federa.1 Government has decided that compulsory trainees' are to' receive for their-work, not pay, but compensation allowance for loss of time.- The rates are to be- : First; year, 3s ;a day; succeeding years in the militia-, 4s a day. Trainees are to put , in '16 days' training a year unless they' be' in llie. artillery or 'engineers. In that case the training days will number 25.
Of these, eight-days will be continuous camp training. They will be' paid at the- end of. each halfyear, and on the striking of- camp. Cadets can J therefore look .forward to receiving £2 ,8/ -fr £3 4/ a year as.rpilitiamen. If they qualify as. officers c.r non-commissioned officers they will 'secure the' present' rates given to these members | of the forces. Ah interesting- part of the scheme is the provision 'for increased compensation ajallowancc for married men, who have 'to go to camp, with still higher rates for, men with, large families. When the scheme is in full op^^tion there will be 112,000 adult citizen soldiers'.5 The annual' expenditure in pay will be therefore nearly £400,000. At present militia men receive about 6/ a day when training. Those who are. ? serving under these regulations will, continue to be paid the large' amount till the end of their agreed period, w&en they will leave the forces.
AREA OFFICERS, WHO ARE ALSO ADJUTANTS. — It has been brought to notice that on some occasions Area Officers have been absent from parades , of Senior .. Cadets ow,ing ' to_ the fact that they were attending the parade of !a militia -unit to which, they are attached as Adjutant or Assistant Adjutant. Instructions have now been' received that' where /a paraded of -a militia unit and that of Senior. Cadets is fixed for the same- time, the Area Officer is to attend the latter ; and that Brigade Majors, Assistant Brigade Majors,' afld Area Officers are on no ac-courit to be absent, frojn, parades of , Senior Cadets -unless under very special circumstances, which ihust be reported to district headquarter^, giving reasons for n0n~attendance.. . , ,
Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), Sunday 31 March 1912, page 32
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SENIOR CADETS.
APPOINTMENTS.— Robert Charles Laird, Thomas Gordon Collins, Albert Gladstone Bad -man, Peter James Fraser, Morrice Alexander Black, William Henry Sheppard, William Henry Saunders, Alfred Thomas Osmond Mann, Frede-rick William Gibbes, Sydney Arthur Philip, Philip Spiller, James Foster, and Richard Wray, to be lieutenants (provisionally). Dated March 11, 1912. Old organisation : Majors George,
Alfred Blumer and Frederick William Charlesworth Crane to be Majors, Senior Cadets, unattached list. Universal Military Training, with seniority as from date of promotion to present rank in the Commonwealth Military Cadet Corps under old organisation. Dated July 1, 1911. The resignations of Major I. Chaseling and Captains W. F. X. Byrne, V.D., and S. C. Wayland, of their commissions are accepted. .Dated June 30, 1911. IMPERIAL CHALLENGE SHIELD.— Entries for this competition are to be forwarded to reach the Secretary, National Rifle Association, Box 223 G.P.O. Full particulars and copies of conditions may be obtained from the secretary, N.R.A.
ANNUAL MILITARY COMPETITIONS.— The following officers are appointed to form the District Committee in connection with the annual military competitions : — President, Major D. P. White, A. and I. Staff, Brigade Major 6th (East Sydney) Brigade; members— 4th Brigade, Major J. J. A. Walker, C.O.. 16th Battalion; 5th Brigade, : Major R. C. Gray, C.O.; 17fh Battalion; 7th Brigade, Captain E. Digby, C.O., 27th Battalion; 8th Brigade, Major J. N. Edmonds, C.O., 31st. Battalion; 9th Brigade, Major C. A. Buchanan, C.O., 36th Battalion; 10th Brigade, Captain S. Fuller, C.O., 39th Brigade; 11th Brigade, Lieut. T. P. Conway, A. and I.S., Brigade Major 11th (Central) Brigade.
APPOINTMENTS AND POSTINGS— The following appointments of C.O's'., and posting of Officers, Senior,' Cadets, -Universal Training, to Companies, are approved :— Major . I. B. .Morris, to Command 40th Battalion; Captain T. Redmond, to Command 37th Battalion; Lieutenant G. S. Benjamin^ to Command' 35th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant J. H. C. Simpson, 'C' Company, 21stBattalion; 2nd Lieutenant S. Pickles, 'D ' Com! pany, 21st Battalion; ? 2nd Lieutenant G. E. Nash. 'A' Company. 21st Battalion; 2nd Lieu- tenant II. L. Bruce, 'J' Company, 22nd Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant C. W. Firth, 'A' Company, 22nd Battalion'; 2nd Lieutenant J. P. B. L. Mullins, 'D' Company, 22nd 'Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant - C. E. Grace, ilB' Company, 22nd Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant O. L. Harden, 'C'. Company; 22nd Battalion: 2nd Lieutenant. C. M.I Spier, 'G' Company, -22iid Battalion;- 2nd Lieutenant A. H. Bcnham.- 'H' Cor^pany, 23rd Ba.ttalion; 2nd Lieutenant M. S. Hourn, 'E' Coiiipany, 23rS Battalion; 2nd - Lieutenant :E. y. Sitecl, 'D' Company, '23rd Battalion; 2nd Lieu?, tenant A. L. V. Argall, 'B' Company, 23rd Bat- J talion; 2nd Lieutenant S. Johnson, .'A' Companj-, 23rd Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant H. T. Lenton, 'C' Company,' 23rd Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant E. C. Harris, 'B' Company,, 24th Ba.ttalion; 2nd Lieutenant A. R. ,H! . Joyner, 'A' Company, , -24th Battalion; 2nd .Lieutenant R. H. Blashki, 'C' Company, 24th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant R. C. Langker, 'B' Company, 30th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant H. Barter, 'C' Company, 30th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant H! G. Crow-shaw, 'D' Company,' 30th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant P. L. Howell-Price, 'A'. Compatiy, 30th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant R- S. Brown, 'E' Company, 30th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant S. T. Brown, 'F' Company, 30th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant B. Oastler, 'G' Company, 30th. Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant L. E. S. Hunter,' 'H' Company. 30th Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant F. G.- Rae, 'E' Company, 31st Battalion; ? 2nd Lieutennint A. fc. Bowmaker, 'F' Company, 31st Battalion; 2nd Lieutenant W. P. Webb, 'G' Company, 31st Bat- ? talion; 2nd Lieutenant W! 'E.' Smith, 'H' Company, 31st Battalion; 2nd. Lieutenant H. T. Wat- ! kins, 'E' Company. 39th Battalion; 2nd Lieu- , tenant W. A. Russell, 'A' Company, 39th Bat- i talion.
6TH (NORTH SYDNEY) BRIGADE COMPETI9ION.-A Brigade competition took place on March £3 at Cammeray Park, North Sydney, to I decide the crack company of the Brigade for the current year. All the competing teams had already wen- pride of place in .their respective battalions : Manly represented the 17th Battalion-, Chatswood the 18th, Barker College 'the 19th, and The King's School the '20th/ The Brigade Committee was composed of the Brigade Major (Capt. J. Bilton),' Capt. Bushell (A. and I., Staff). Capt. Cooke-Russell (Director of Physical training for N.S.W.), Capt. Gray' (O.C. 17th Battalion), Capt. J. L. Pulling (O.C. 18th Battalion), Capt. W. C. Carter (O.C. 19th' Bat-talion), and Capt. A. S. Corr (O.C. 20th Battalion). The competition consisted of an inspection, physical exercises, company drill, skirmishing, and march past. Barker College ('G'' Company, 19th Battalion), commanded by. Lieutenant J. B. Adams, were the winners with 598 points, followed by Manly and King's School with 544 points- each, - and Chatswood with; 504 point's. The shooting competition, which will eventually decide the- disposal of ' thec silver medals, will take place on April 20., . .. ;'** ' BATTALION COMPETITION.' — Lieutenant Baker reports that a successful battalion competition was carried/out at Wagga last week. Following is the rfesult : 'Albnry (44 C)— shott-ing. and cover 59, inspection 76, .r-hysical drill. US, close order drill 158, skirmishing 186, march past 42, total 639. Te'mora (44 A)— shooting and cover 49, inspection 70; physical drill 106, close/ order drill 143. skirmishing' 200, march past. 4). Wagga (44 B)- — shooting and ' cover 45, ins^ejtion 71, physical drill 80, clcse order drill 110, skirmishing 182, march past 35, total 52?. The total possible was 1120. ? - MOUNTED
CADETS' MANOEUVRES.— A band of aenior cadets 40 strong, mounted on Loisef'nnn,/,/ T ^ Dmkm Vili, 1 n a ~
and rode to Stephen's Creek and. tack. ' Dinner' was- taken at the creek, various mounted infantry evolutions carried out, and some impiom'ptu! sports .were held, 'ihe parade was entirely unofficial, and was carried out by some' ehthu-. siasts under the command of the area oflicer and several cadet/ officers. An endeavcr 5sl to be mude- to form a company of mounted infantry, and the defence autnbrities -will te j.eti-' tioned with that object: The lads to-day r.bds out -and back in proper military formation', andcarried out the vvorlc in highly- creditable fashion,. seeing, i-t was the tirstHime' anything of the kind was ever atte'mpted on -the Barrier. j THE MISSING 20, 000:-^The Dermce Depart
ment is completely mystihe.!'- over1 the '20;00-missing boys who, according to the vital' statis-tics, were born in. 1SS8, but* haye failed -to r-Ht gister for military trailing. About S7,000''fcpys' were expected to make ''up the 1898 class ; only -17,000 was the number actually registered, j Captain Dodds, headquarters officer- (N.S.W.) in charge of universal training, reparts that the numbers are being slowly made up. This, .-how-ever, is . not the .experience of the Victorian district. Lieutenant-colonel Hawker, D.A.A.G. for Victoria, has visited the training areas and received reports', but can throw no light, on .the shortage of- registrations. It looked to him. h?
said, as if the boys did not exist'. Area officers had .sought' the assistance of 'the schoo's. and police, and,, theoretical!:./, should have -teen able to find every boy of 13 .or .1.4 in the areas, far boys did not leave school till that age. They bad 'augmented their registrations with a C3W isolated discoveries, but thev could net ascer♦ain.*..the whereabouts cf ttc boys c^pcckd.tj exist. A cJose-.eraTJination'. cf the Et.a i-txr.i -3 now' the only hope of ho '.-/Ticer.-. Vi e/ think
there may have been an exceptionally large number of girls born in lh9i-. o/ that, owing to economic depress.on, the birth-rate f^r that year was very low. Instructions have been issued that those- who registered in February (only one month late) shall this year be excused. All others will be hauled before tbe police courts, prosecutions for non-attendance at drill are to be proceeded with in- all the States, in spite of the plea' successfully iaise.1 in. Tasmania, that the. Act allows hp punishment for -non-attendance until -the end of the tramiag year. One hundred boys discharged by a magis - j irate in Hobart are . now - working day and night j to get in the required number- of drills. : tT. mm » t inM rrnvrtiTiTri t f nNS. —
Competiuons
D/li 1 AJJlv.i ? ? -{amongst the, senior cadet teams for the Commonwealth Shield and various prizes will- finis.i in battalions by March 31. The lnterStatvmatches will be held in. June, ' and- in July : the team , of SO will be chosen, to visit Canada,, at the Dominion Government's request ; lour to be selected from, each State champion team and six f rein -the Commonwealth champions. - ; .
MORE CADETS FINED.— At the Casino. Police Court last week two1 cadets, charged with failing' to render personal, service , as required. Dy the D'efnCe ; Act by! not- 'aitendipg drills werefined £1 and' 6s costs, -and committed ;to tlie custody-' of- the drill /instructor, for .abotit oO hours , to. make up the deficiency. . An information .against' a third cadet, was ;withdrawn- owing to, the . lad's physical uniitness.: He was' passed , at last year's' examination, but was rejected- at j the 'recent examination.
THE NEW MILITIA SYSTEM. — Important regulations- have- been- prepared, by, the .Minister for Defence' for the; new militia ; system' to be grafted on to the old on June CO. -The 1894; class Of senior cadets will then move up to the adult forces, being posted to the existing units, after having been given an opportunity to choose the arm in. which they most wish to serve. The Federal Government has decided that compulsory trainees' are to' receive for their-work, not pay, but compensation allowance for loss of time.- The rates are to be- : First; year, 3s a day; succeeding years in the militia, 4s a day. Trainees are to put , in '16 days' training a year unless they' be' in llie. artillery or 'engineers. In that case the training days will number 25. Of
h^hese, eight-days will be continuous camp trainI ing. They will be' paid at the- end of. each halfyear, and on the striking of- camp. Cadets can J therefore look .forward to receiving £2 ,8/ -fr £3 4/ a year as.rpilitiamen. If they qualify as. officers c.r non-commissioned officers they will 'secure the' present' rates given to these members | of the forces. Ah interesting- part of the scheme is the provision 'for increased compensation ajallowancc for married men, who have 'to go to camp, with still higher rates for, men with, large families. When the scheme is in full op^^tion there will be 112,000 adult citizen soldiers'.5 The annual' expenditure in pay will be therefore nearly £400,000. At present militia men receive about 6/ a day when training. Those who are. ? serving under these regulations will, continue to be paid the large' amount till the end of their agreed period, w&en they will leave the forces.
AREA OFFICERS, WHO ARE ALSO ADJUTANTS. — It has been brought to notice that on some occasions Area Officers have been absent from parades , of Senior .. Cadets ow,ing ' to_ the fact that they were attending the parade of !a militia -unit to which, they are attached as Adjutant or Assistant Adjutant. Instructions have now been' received that' where /a paraded of -a militia unit and that of Senior. Cadets is fixed for the same- time, the Area Officer is to attend the latter ; and that Brigade Majors, Assistant Brigade Majors,' afld Area Officers are on no ac-courit to be absent, frojn, parades of , Senior Cadets -unless under very special circumstances, which ihust be reported to district headquarter^, giving reasons for n0n~attendance.. . , ,
Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), Sunday 29 September 1912, page 28
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SENIOR_CADETS. WHOLE DAY PARADES AT WENTWORTH PARK.
The senior cadets of Area 27B (Pyrmont) had a most interesting day on Saturday, September 21. The occasion was a whole day parade of the three companies of the area. The boys were inspected by the Chief Justice, Sir William Cullen, and subsequently marched past. To finish the proceedings, the companies were put
in close formation, and the Chief Justice addressed them.The The officers present were Captain Wigby, CO.. Lieutenant Sampson, Area Officer 27B., and the company- officers, Lieuts. Minty ('N Oompany). Smith ('O' Company), and Meadmore ('F' Company). The non-commissioned officers in this area are a smart and efficient lot of boys, and the rank and file for knowledge of their work and the doing of it, are an example worthy of imitation. The steadiness of all ranks is the first thing that a soldier must notice and approve. Lieutenant Sampson may be justly proud of his boys, and he had the Teward of his careful and sympathetic work, and that of his instructional officer StaffiSergeant-Major Elkin, in the steady, accurate, and soldierly bearing of his companies, and in the quiet and self-possessed demeanor of each of 'the boys. ? In his short address, the Chief Justice expressed himself Very much interested in the Cadet Training, and impressed upon his hearers that such interest was more widespread than they might imagine. He had expected to be interested in the parade, and had been informed that he would be surprised at the standard of the work. His expectations had been more than fulfilled, and the standard of the work done, was higher than he had been led to believe. All he had seen was worthy of the highest commendation, and nothing but congratulations could be offered to the officers who had charge of those fine steady and smart boys whom he was addressing. The Chief Justice was accompanied by Lady Cullen.
EXAMINATION FOB CONFIRMATION OF APPOINTMENT.— The following officers thave passed for confirmation of oppintment : — 4th Brigade : Lieuts. H. A. Crowther (l$th Btn.), L. F Paterson, J. J. Vernon, W. J. Home (14th Btn.), J. Boa (16th Btn.). 6th Brigade : Lieuts. A B. Perkins, H. N. Slee, J. J. Howard (23ril Etn ), P M. Robinson, L. R. A. Hopkinson, P. J Fraser L. W. G. Lee, W.A. Molloy, J. L. M. Mullaly, N. L. R. Griffen (24th Etn.). 11th Brigade : Lieuts F. Middenway, F. W. Shepherd, K. G. V. Marks (41st Btn:), C. M. Toweil. wJth tpecial mention (43rd Btn.). RESULTS OF OFFICERS' EXAMINATION FOR. PROMOTION. — Passed for Major : Capt. J. J. A. Walker, 4th Brigade, 16th Battalion (with spei-al mention ; Capt. A. J. Kaglund, 4th Brigade. 16th Battalion (with special mention) ; Capt. C. E Leer, 6th Brigade, 21st Battalion ; Capt. R. j Prentice, 6th Brigade, 21st Battalion. . Passed lor Captain : Lieuts. H. S. Ormsby and E^ u. Goldring, 6th Brigade, 21st Battalion ; LTeuts. P. A. Henry and C. H. Morrison, 6th Brigade, 22nd Battalion. ?
MILITARY BALL, 38th BATTALION.— 0 a Tuesday, Sept. 17, a military ball was held in the School of Arts, Kogarah, under the patrbnege of Lieut.-Col. R. C. Simpson, O.C. 39th Infantry. The success of the whole affair and tne organisation was due to Lieuts. A. Kean and G. Rate. The hall was decorated with ferns, palms, and bunting, this portion being the work of Etaff-Sgt.-Major Barrett. Among those present .?were: Capt. S. Fuller (O.C. 38th Battalion, Senior Cadets) and Mrs. Fuller, Capt. H. D. L. Wood (Area Officer, 38A), Lieut. R. T. Hunt (Area .Officer, 38B) and Mrs. Hunt, Lieut. R. A. C. Kean (Adjutant 39th Infantry) and Mrs. Kean, Lieut. H. D. Nolan and Miss Nolan, Lieut. T. W. Tollis ind Mrs. Tollis, Lieuts. A. Kean, G. Rate, C. ?Hancock, F. N. Burrows, and Staff-Sgt.-Major E G- Earrett. The Brigade-Major, Capt. F. Smita, U. and I. Staff, was unable to be present. Tbs officers and ladies intend in the near future to hold a gipsy tea, in the vicinity of Sandringham
MUSKETRY IN AREA 3SA.— 'D' (Arncliffe) Company proceeded to Randwick Rifle Range on Saturday, Sept. 21, for musketry (part I.), eight targets being available. The company turned out smartly, and the muster (73) was very creditable. The scoring was satisfactory. 'C' (Arncliffe) Company proceeded to Randwick yesterday. The numbers present and scores about equalled that of the company of the previous ?week. BAND FOR 38th BATTALION.— Yesterday being the half-yearly inspection of this battalion, the opportunity was embraced to take a series of moving pictures, to be shown SuTtag the week at the Arncliffe Picture Show. Part of the proceeds are to go toward starting a ban! fund. Lieuts. Beeken, Burrow, Mason, ami Stewart are working to get this band, together.
NINTH BRIGADE CRICKET COMPETITION.— The delegates of the ninth (Western Suburbs) Cricket Association (Captain Brosnan, president, S.M. O'Grady, secretary) are drawing up a series of matches to be decided by the various areas. The competition will be conducted on the same lines as the football competition. RUSHCUTTERS BAY BAND.— A resident o (Rushcutters Bay has kindly consented to act as bugle instructor to the recently-formed band in that area. Under his guidance, the cadets are making favorable progress. DRILL HALLS. — The Minister for Defence has disclosed his policy for the erection of drill halls throughout the Commonwealth. Senator Pearce has received recommendations from the district commandants, showing in order of urgency the places at which these halls are required. The Minister intends to communicate with each municipality in which it is considered that a drill hall will be built this financial year. His desire is to obtain a suitable site free of cost to the department. Plans have been approved of to provide for two types of drill halls, each divided into two classes, according to . size — a . closed-in type for the colder climate, and a hall with one side open for tropical or semi-tropical ' climates. The two classes will have respectively 150ft by 50ft and 100ft by 50ft, with the necessary offices and stores attached. They will be strongly constructed of galvanised iron, with tar-paved or wooden floors, the offices and stores being outside. The buildings are to be lined and ceiled. For a first-class building the minimum area of land is 200ft by 100ft, and for the I -other class 150ft by 100ft, the extra space in . each case being required for conveniences and j eo forth outside the building.
The dimensions I quoted. are for building requirements, and make no provision for a parade ground, which if provided should be at least 1J acres in area. 'It may not be possible to obtain an area of this size in thickly-populated districts, and in that case the choice of a suitable site should be governed by its proximity to a park or other open^.space available for drill purposes. Tho Minister, recognising the fact that some districts will be handicapped by having no Government or municipal land to make available, -will tit! prepared to meet the efforts of the residents of such localities by subsidising ths amounts finally collected to the extent required to complete the purchase money, always providing that a genuine effort has been made.
INSTRUCTOR WANTED.— The O.C. 'B' company, Rushcutters Bay, will ibe pleased to hear from anyone willing to offer his services in instructing the members of the band of that area in drum-playing.
TRAINING OF JUNIOR CADETS.— The Minister for Defence has announced that it had been decided to adopt the recommendation of the recent conference of representatives of the Education Departments of tie various States, that the period over which the present physical, training in schools for junior cadets should be accepted as sufficient, should be extended for a further period of six months.
PROPOSED BAND AT GLEBE.— It is desired to raise a fund to purchase band instruments for the proposed cadet band to be formed in Pyrmont area, 27B. The sum of £150 iB required and it is hoped that residents will assist in providing the lads with the desired instruments.
Sunday Times (Sydney, NSW : 1895 - 1930), Sunday 14 April 1912, page 26
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UXRULY CADETS PUNISHED.— For some time' two officers of the Gawler (S.A.) cadets have hid trpublc ?wijii unruly members pf the company, and this culminated in an action at the Police v.Court on Wednesday. ' Three lads, appeared oil charges', of unruly behaviour. - The offenders were each fined' 5/. and costs, £2/14/6 in 'all, in. defaultil4 days in the reformatory!
DEFENCE OF NEW ZEALAND.— A. deputation waited upon Mr. Myers, the new New Zealand Minister for Defence,: to. urge upon ; him the necessity of 'administering, without restraint, those clauses of the Defence Act' providing for punishment for evafHon of the obligation to serve- in the territorial, force. The j deputation was prompted to make these repre--j s'entations by the. release from prison of several ; lads ? who were— sentenced for failing' to pay | the fines for non-registration. Mr.« Myers said j that so. far 'as he was concerned the law would) be administered as it stood. There were objections to imprisoning the lads, and he hoped to be able to impose an alternative. Nevertheless until atu\amendment was made, his duty T.as to carry out the provisions of the Act, and this he would do. ?: ? ?
CAMP AT NOWRA. — A senior cadet camp, under the command of .Lieut. G. F. Murphy, ?was held at Nowra- during the week, Lieut:- T. J. Holt, and Staff' Sgt. -Major Morrison, of the instructional ..staff, assisted. The majority of the cadets were, drawn from the Clevelandstreet S.P. School companies, 2Sth Battalion, 1 and the total strength was 76. The site, was j an' ideal one, well sheltered, and 'the weather I proved delightful. The daily routine provided for section and company drill, skirmishing, and musketry. Each morning the whole camp went through an excellent series of physical exe'r.- ? cises under Lieut. , Holt. : ' A sham fight was' carried out, and proved a huge success from an i instructional point of view. A determined at- j tack on the camp was .repelled with great : loss. Camp was struck on Thursday. ;
THE NEW MILITIA.— Details of the organisa-' tion of the new militia 'to be f drmed^ by the transfer of ' the compulsory adult ?' trainees into the existing militia units have been announced. The count of the 1S9-1 class of senior. jcadets to be transferred is incomplete, but .it is expected that at least 20,000 caclet's will become, militia-man. They will be. distributed among the existing units, which will be divided amongst the* military training areas, several companies, being allotted to each area. The scheme of organisation' shows that the Minister for Defence has been adamant in his announced determination to dissolve the Scottish Regiment. The battalion is to take in about 200 adult trainees, rnvho will be allowed to' purchase kilts if they choose, but who will have to train in the Australian khaki uniform. As the present members of the regiment reach 'the end of the time for «-hich they have agreed to serve,- they will drop | out.- All present- privates- in 'the militia will disappear at the end of their present service, unless they sign on for a new period before1 July '.. and become non-commissioned officers. Tho regiment will thus lose its Scottish characteristics, and. become purely Australian, -with a number, as an Australian militia battalion. The infantry regiments, of the State are to be renumbered, and divided among the training areas. They will take in the adult trainees. As th^ new system of militia is to be' teritorial. trainees will train with the militia in the districts in which they live. All recruits must come from the ranks of efficient senior cadets, who will automatically move up into the militia. The- Light Horse, which is hot seriously affected by. the new organisation, will be increased in .Victoria by six battalions. Signallers will be attached to the Engineering Corps. The Field Artiller will be largely increased, becoming part of the teritorial troops, and trainees wi\} be given 'their choice of the arm of their brigade in which they would like to serve, although numbers will restrict this choice. The changes were expected after the official announcements of last January, but it is recognised that they 'will, cause much heartburning among officer* aad men, for they mean that the old militia is djing, to be replaced by the new compulsory trainees. The department is- calling for tenders for 20,00,0 ,hafs for the adult corps, and will shortly ask for 20,000 pairs of boots. The arrangements for clothing will not be announced „ until the new regulations are gazetted, but there are indications of a determination to clothe the whole of the militia in new uniforms. Parliament voted £86,000 for the purpose. For a short time, however, the -ranks will look strange, riier. in old uniforms mixing with the new militiamen id , the cadet uniforms.
N.Z. CADETS FOR CANADA.— The New Zealand Government has decided to send 20 Senior Cadets to Canada in response to the invitation to New Zealanders to compete at the Canadian National Exhibition at Toronto. The cost of transport and maintenance will be borne by Canada. The contingent is due -to arrive at Toronto on August 25, and v/ill spend a month training before embarkation.