Hi Graham I have the same situation with my grandfather. He lived in Southland, yet was in the Auckland Regiment. This was toward the end of the war, 1918. When I asked the same question, the reply was that they simply put new men where they were required to fill the gaps. Joseph -----Original Message----- From: new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Graham Ogilvie Sent: Saturday, 7 June 2014 4:34 p.m. To: NEW-Zealand@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz] WW1 REGIMENTS Hi, I have a soldier on my family tree who went to the Western Front as a member of the Otago Infantry Regiment, despite the fact he was living in the King Country when he enlisted in 1916. Would there be a reason for such a geographical mismatch? Graham Ogilvie The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Thanks Joseph, Regards, Graham -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Gillard [mailto:xk6050@xtra.co.nz] Sent: 07 June 2014 17:20 To: 'Graham Ogilvie'; NEW-Zealand@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [nz] WW1 REGIMENTS Hi Graham I have the same situation with my grandfather. He lived in Southland, yet was in the Auckland Regiment. This was toward the end of the war, 1918. When I asked the same question, the reply was that they simply put new men where they were required to fill the gaps. Joseph -----Original Message----- From: new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Graham Ogilvie Sent: Saturday, 7 June 2014 4:34 p.m. To: NEW-Zealand@rootsweb.com Subject: [nz] WW1 REGIMENTS Hi, I have a soldier on my family tree who went to the Western Front as a member of the Otago Infantry Regiment, despite the fact he was living in the King Country when he enlisted in 1916. Would there be a reason for such a geographical mismatch? Graham Ogilvie The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message