Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-30
BRITISH MISSION BID
G0DSPEED BY OFFICERS
AND MEN OF M. G. T. c.
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Q. NJ. S.-H. Noonan.
c, 5. NJ. 81. T. Murray, A. V. Smale.
j NJ Husber, w. r. Thomas, Walter
Sergeant Tnstruotorb-F. J. Bull, H. J.
Boyce. D: T. Jones S. Is. Cooper, r. J.
NJ Ross, VIM ]. Hauney, James c. Park
!. Pope, w. f. A. Walker, c. f. Lam
bourne, r. J; Greenfield, w. Laurie, w.
NuShWorth, A. c, Locker H. JeukinSon.
Privates--V. G. King. E. A. Bastable,
s. r: Mackay L. Sampson, J. w Lee
w. May w. X. Bowman VIM r. Storey,
". r. Meagher, II. r. Henderson. j. e.
| GrieNeS A. Atte0ell.
Major Jephson Here May 20.
it was on May 20 last that the first
memTer OF the British Military Mission
arrived in camp. On that day, when
Major Jephson came, he found here only
a handful of officers. less than dozen.
~ tact, and 1900 rockies from New
l9r1, commanded by the then Colonel
| Oliver Edwards Major Brandt. now
/ Lieut. Col Brandt and present chief of
staff, and Major Pierson, who later he
came chief of operations, were among
the Officers present then.
" was nearly fortnight before Major
Jephsou was Joined by. any other off
GERS, Then they began 10 drift in, re-
porting TINS camp on orders from the
( British Military Mission in Washington
after the departure of various American
divisions to which they had been at
tached,
Catain Price, one of the best known
/ was the first adjutant of the mission, and
vas succeeded only recently by Captain
! Fos6ett while Captain Price went to the
Machine Gun School
Major Stanley In MID.
Major Stanley was delegated as chief
advisor to the commanding officer Of
the Main Training Depot in the machine
gun training, and was well known to the
thousands Of replacement machine gum
ners who have gone overseas from that
organization,
There also was an advisor in each of
the various groups in the Main Training
Depot and the following officers acted
IN that capacity: First Group. Captain
smith; Second Group, Captain Cart
wright; Third Group, Major Han; Fourth
Group, Captain McKellar; Fifth Group.
Major Mayne, and lately Lieutenant
Brown took over the work i'm the Sixth
Group and Captain Ormrod in the
seventh Group Lieutenant Brown was
! formerly IN the Machine Gun School and
captain Ormorod in the Central Ma
| chine Gun Officers Training school
Taught at M. c. School.
AZ the Machine Gun School where
| Major Edmonds, Major Jackson, cap
tam Moore and Lieutenauts Faid and
| BOYD The Central Machine Gun Of
| llcefs Training School had the benefit
/ OF the experience Of Major Smith and
captains Lean and Foskett before the
| latter became adiutant
Inc camps first physical training in
structor, Major r. j. Ryan, who return
!
ceeded by Major Daniels The Gas School
Iorme&ly was in charge OF Captain II. A.
Is. JalSes, and was taken over by Lieu
tenant Jones early in October when the
/ latter returned to England
improved Drill Books,
7 The British Military Mission was con-
Iducted under the direction of the train
ling and instruction branch of the War
| College, and these gallant Britons came
| to this country to give us the benefit Of
/ their actual experience in the war. The
/ chief of the mission at the Machine Gun
I framing Center, acted in an advisory
capacity to General Edwards, and it was
/ at his suggestion that the scheme of
training now carried out in the cen
| Ter was put into effect
The Machine Gun Center. and, i'm fact
/ the entire United States army owes one
other debt to the British officers here
and that is the standaTdza ton Of ma
/ chine guns drills and formations based
on the progress Of this weapon in the
war. with the result that the former ma
chine gun drill regulations have been
amended and improved with their aid
/ and brought up to date.
The sergeant made the non-commis-
/ stoned men officers and private CON
/ scious and a deep feeling of respect
/ for all they represented. Sergt. Quinn
! for the men Of Camp Hancock respond
! ed in speech of thanks for the gen
| erous treatment from their cousins He
/ told them that we We're not mmiud-
1 full Of the thoughtful considerations
/ that would be paid us in England, and
| related the story Of the treatment ac-
/ corded him while in England preVi-
/ Gus 10 the war as contrasted with the
/ experience of being placed under ar
/ rest for picking rose from ush on
! the private grounds of the kaiser's pal
| cae at Potsdom.
/ Here the entertainment was renew
| ed and Shep Klein in character songs
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