I offer the following with some trepidation. The answer might depend on whether the abbreviation is "D.L.S.", or "Dls". If it's "D.L.S.", then the D probably means "Divisional", but I can only guess at the rest. If it's "Dls", then I suspect that it means "Details", but in my experience this is more commonly abbreviated to "Dtls". As I understand, a unit might be required to supply some labour to another, usually specialist, unit. The soldiers selected [detailed] for such duty would march out [M/O] out of their parent unit, and be taken on strength [ToS] in the other unit; and some time later the process would reversed. This became at least four separate lines in the soldier's Record of Service. So, if you saw <Driver ASC DLS> in that sort of context, then I may be correct about "Dls". If otherwise, then the above is probably irrelevant. Peter THOMAS Darwin, AUSTRALIA <pmthomas@bigpond.com> -----Original Message----- From: Dean Martin Rees Newman [mailto:kenyon@znet.net.au] Sent: Monday, 24 April 2006 3:01 PM To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: WWI Abbreviation ... Can SKS please help me and expand the WW I unit abbreviation <Driver ASC DLS>? Dean Newman, North Queensland Australia. kenyon@znet.net.au ______________________________

The New Zealand Government is sending Derek Lardelli to be an artist-in-residence near the Gallipoli peninsula (from the Beehive Bulletin of 28 April 2006) - John Wilson Gallipoli artist in residence New Zealand artist and ta moko expert Derek Lardelli will be the first recipient of a new artist in residence programme, based near the Gallipoli peninsula, Prime Minister Helen Clark announced this week. Helen Clark, also Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, said the new residency will provide an opportunity for Kiwi artists to create a fresh way of looking at the Gallipoli campaign. The aim is for the artists to produce work that projects a new perspective on the site of a battle, which was a seminal event in shaping the nationhood of both Turkey and New Zealand, she said. Derek Lardelli's talents include multimedia, sculpture, composing, Kapa Haka and graphic arts. He is a New Zealand Arts Foundation Laureate award recipient and recently created the motif on the Zambesi-designed Air New Zealand uniform and the design to be incorporated with the koru on the Air NZ fleet. He composed the new All Black haka and created the design worn by Commonwealth Games athletes in Melbourne this year. His iwi affiliations include Ngati Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngati Kanohi (Ngai Te Riwai) and Ngati Kaipoho (Ngai Te Aweawe). His father fought in the First World War in Egypt and France as part of the 5th Maori contingent that left New Zealand on 29 July 1916. Artists from all fields will be eligible for the residency in future. Beehive Bulletin 28 April 2006