-------+--------+---------+-------------------+--------------+--------------- Number | | | | |Number absorbed of | | Port | | |by parent unit Rein- | | of | | Strength on | prior to force- | Date |Embarka- | Name of | Embarkation | 21/3/1916 ments |Embarked| tion | Transport |--------+-----+--------+------ | | | | |Other| |Other | | | |Officers|Ranks|Officers|Ranks -------+--------+---------+-------------------+--------+-----+--------+------ First | 5/6/15|Fremantle|A2. "Geelong" | 1 | 100 | 1 | 97 Second | 23/7/15| do. |A64. "Demosthenes" | 2 | 150 | 1 | 111 Third | 2/9/15| do. |A68. "Anchises" | 2 | 150 | 2 | 142 Fourth | 1/10/15| do. |A20. "Hororata" | 2 | 151 | - | 135 Fifth |13/10/15| do. |A32. "Themistocles"| 2 | 150 | - | 87 Sixth | 2/11/15| do. |A38. "Ulysses" | 3 | 309 | - | - Seventh| 18/1/16| do. |A7. "Medic" | 3 | 301 | 3 | 15 -------+--------+---------+-------------------+--------+-----+--------+----- Total of Reinforcements Nos. 1 to 7 = 15 Officers 1,311 other Ranks. Total of Reinforcements absorbed prior to 21/3/16 = 7 " 587 " Add transfers from other Units 1 " 1 " -- --- Total additions to strength 8 " 588 " Appendix J. Honours conferred on Original Members of the 28th Battalion. THE MOST DISTINGUISHED ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE. _Companion_ (_C.M.G._): Colonel H. B. Collett. THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER. _Companions_ (_D.S.O._): Brown, Major A. Collett, Colonel H. B. Denson, Major H. R. Read, Lieut.-Colonel G. A. Shorrock, Lieut. J. THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. _Officers_ (_O.B.E._): Davies, Lieut.-Colonel C. R. Gunn, Hon. Captain J. R. THE MILITARY CROSS (M.C.) Allen, Captain L. G. Brown, Major A. Brown, Captain R. Casey, Lieut. R. Coburn, Lieut. A. P. Foss, Captain C. M. Graham, Lieut. N. Hammond, Captain M. G. King, Captain H. C. Lamb, Major C. H. Leaver, Lieut. W. A. McIntyre, Captain J. McIntyre, Captain K. M. G. Nicholls, Captain T. O. Phillips, Major R. C. Shaw, Captain G. D. Smiley, Lieut. H. F. Sundercombe, Captain N. W. BAR TO THE MILITARY CROSS. Hammond, Captain M. G. Phillips, Major R. C. DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (D.F.C.) Phillips, Major R. C. DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL (D.C.M.) Ahnall, 2nd Lieut. K. Ballingall, Bty. Sgt.-Major C. T. Clark, Coy. Sergt.-Major A. W. Cooper, Private H. W. Farmer, Lance-Corpl. H. Farris, Private R. P. Hall, Lance-Corpl. J. Molloy, Corporal H. Wilson, Sergeant T. THE MILITARY MEDAL (M.M.)