There are now 490 men under canvas at the Forrest Park camp, and it is anticipated the number in camp will shortly be increased to a thousand. The Commandant (Major Meeks) states that it is a model camp, in fact, the best in Western Australia for location, surroundings, and convenience. Mr. Tru Barber is now making arrangements to erect a Y.M.C.A. tent. The following comprise the personnel of the beadquarters' Staff:-
Officer Command No. 2 Area Battalion, Major P. H. Meeks, V.D.;
adjutant, Lieut. A. It. Selby;
camp quartermaster, Warrant-Officer Graves;
camp sergeant-major, Sergeant-Major Foley;
camp quartermaster-sergant, Sergeant Allwood;
orderly room sergeant, Sergeant C. Stewart;
canteen sergeant, Sergeant A. C. Kelly;
pioneer sergeant Sergeant. F. Lambert;
medical officer, Captain J. Kenny.
Company commands:
A Company, acting company commander, 2nd Lieut. W. A Ayling;
acting company sergeant-major,
Sergeant J. W. Mayers-Beth.
B company: Acting company commander. 2nd Lieut. T. Louch;
acting company sergeant-major, Sergeant H. Minchin.
C Company: Acting company sergeant-major, Sergeant-Major Cooper.
Instructors: Staff Sergeants-Major Tosit and E. Anderson.
The same article appears in the Trove Western Mail, Friday 18 February 1916