Rearview CMP Chevrolet GS 4×4. Given the climate and components used, a Gruber Pack had a shelf life to two years. Date of Birth: December 1910 – Henry McKenzie Reid was a civilian clerk at the MOD. Brigadier T J King, CBE, RNZAOC Regimental Colonel 1 Jan 1949 – 31 Mar 1961. Forward of the UK base a huge array of temporary depots were built to meet the rapidly changing pace of war. Cruikshank was released after committing a murder because the Fourteenth Amendment stated that prosecution was only for state action and not individual actions. During the 1930s, when the world was in the depths of the great depression, sport became a useful distraction for the staff of the NZAOC Main Ordnance Depot (MOD) at Trentham Camp. Suitable for continuous use up to seven days . The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) was a Corps of the British Army. King would not only be involved in the day to day operation of Wellington Rugby; he would also be one of the WRU delegates to the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU). “Compulsory Sport.” Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 14081, 23 March 1920. Also because we have Russia and France to back us up even though their armies are smaller. “Everyone will be mobilised and all boys old enough to carry a spear will be sent to Addis Ababa . With the cricket season running from October to April, the Upper Hutt Cricket Association competition consisted of average participation of six teams per season, playing at Maidstone Park on Saturdays and Sundays. “Minature Rifleshooting.” Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 14, 16 July 1918. Date of Birth: July 1902 – Lionel Herbert Stroud enlisted into the NZAOC as a Soldier at the MOD on 21 October 1928. The ‘Depot’ is the only one for supply in the whole of Western Command serving East & West Lancashire areas part of Wales north of Aberystwyth to Much Wenlock in Shropshire & Northern Ireland. III. Andrews moved to Wellington to complete the practical work for his degree, and King had organised a placement for Andrews through the WRU on the proviso that Andrews played rugby for the Hutt. “Dinner and Presentation.” Upper Hutt Weekly Review, Volume III, Issue 39, 16 September 1938. Amazon Rainforest Test your knowledge of New Zealand’s Ordnance Services, click on the link and complete the short quiz; Much of this article is published with the permission of the author of Service Lives Remembered, The Meritorious Service Medal in New Zealand and Its Recipients: 1895-1994, Howard (Clas) Chamberlain.Copyright Howard (Clas) Chamberlain. Studying at Christchurch University, Andrews played rugby for Canterbury and had made the grade for selection as an All Black in 1934. New Zealand Gazette, 25 May 1927, 1555-600. Click on the attached link to view the video: https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/memories-of-service-ron-cross-2017. “War Diary, 2nzef – Ddos [Deputy Director of Ordnance Services], June 1940 to November 1942.” Archives New Zealand Item No R20111233 (1940). Officers & Warrant Officers, NCO’s & Staff 1896. Across the UK a structure of Regional Depots, Ordnance Support Units, Training Materiel Parks. Kelleher, J. All of those who step up to be a leader have a certain goal that they are trying to achieve. In Website Upper Hutt City Library. Southern Vehicle Depot (SDVD), Burnham Camp. In conclusion, the participation of the Ordnance Corps in sporting competitions during the interwar years has remained anonymous in the historical narrative of the period. On completion of his degree, King recruited Andrews into the Ordnance Corps and an Ordnance Officer in 1936. Bibliographies, Non-fiction.