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53-590: The Engineer Corps Memorial Centre ( ECMC ) is a museum, library and chapel complex located at Linton Military Camp , south of Palmerston North, New Zealand . The centre focuses on the preservation of history and heritage of the Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers (RNZE). In January 1964, the RNZE Corps Committee commenced proposals for an Engineer Corps Memorial Centre within Linton Camp, where

106-422: A Deputy Bandmaster. The duties of the band secretary include recording the minutes and decisions of the band board, communication between the board and the players, and logistical details for engagements. When a band travels, the secretary is responsible for making the transportation and accommodation arrangements. If dues are collected, the secretary handles them unless a treasurer is designated. The band secretary

159-503: A corps band in the region is almost always required. One of the major reasons why the Salvation Army has had a thriving brass band movement for over 100 years is the youth band and associated music education programs. Beginning at the corps level, many young Salvationists are taught to play and sing, starting sometimes as early as seven years of age. These are normally called young people's ("YP") bands. Some small regions, known in

212-472: A corps band is to support the Sunday worship services of the corps. Unlike a band which is primarily doing concerts, a corps band usually does not develop a standing repertoire. The typical corps band plays one or two pieces each Sunday morning, plus accompaniment for congregational singing. The corps bandmaster must have a ready list of items that can be played without rehearsal, in case key players are missing on

265-461: A focus on the RNZE, contains past deployment reports and project documents, as well as unit history sheet records. In addition to literature, photo albums and pictorial records visually cover the extensive history of the engineering corps. The chapel, named "The Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers Memorial and Garrison Chapel of St Martin’s" is a fully functioning (non-denominational) church, managed by

318-501: A minor difference in the cornet section whereby the ripieno is dropped and the remainder of the row is made up of parts designated 1st and 2nd (two players each) rather than 2nd and 3rd; and that some major pieces have a split first trombone part, the lower part usually cued elsewhere in the band. The corps (church) band, for example the Parramatta Citadel Band , is the basic unit of Salvation Army banding. These are

371-430: A particular week. Corps bands also support a variety of other corps activities, either as a complete unit or in ensembles. Members of a corps band are usually soldiers of the corps. The corps officer, as the commander of the unit, functions as the executive officer. Regional bands are usually sponsored by an area command or a divisional headquarters. Some regional bands are formed because there are no large corps bands in

424-490: A precaution against air attack Linton camp was designed with nine Battalion Blocks, with only eight being completed each with a; Wartime construction was completed in 1945, and included; In March 2024, the National-led coalition government confirmed plans to upgrade Linton Camp's dilapidated barracks as the first project in the government's new flagship public-private infrastructure financing programme. Linton Camp

477-484: A research and developmental resource for all, to grow their interests and to encourage and support their understanding of the history and heritage of the Corps of RNZE. The original concept was a complex comprising a museum, library, chapel and social room. Several options were considered for the museum including converting an old army cookhouse and mess hall from the wartime establishment facilities within Linton Camp. Until

530-548: A week, especially those covering a large geographic area. Also, some regional bands operate on a seasonal basis, for example, not operating during the summer months. Most regional bands have a more formal structure than the typical corps band. Usually, a ranking officer from the sponsoring command serves as executive officer. There is usually an official band board. Board positions such as band sergeant, secretary, quartermaster, and librarian are often filled. Many regional groups have strict admission or audition standards. Membership in

583-441: Is a committee that oversees the operations of a band. Most corps bands do not have full, formal boards. The definitions below are generic; each band may have its own variation on the scope and composition of the band board. In larger bands some positions may hold secondary positions for example Deputy Bandmaster or Assistant Secretary. All Salvation Army bands are sponsored by some level of the command structure. The executive officer

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636-409: Is sponsored by a territorial headquarters. Territorial Bands are sponsored by a Territorial Headquarters and serve a similar role to Staff Bands, but have not been designated as such. The Staff Bands were originally made up of staff members from the headquarters they are attached to. Although most staff bands still have many Salvation Army officer and employee members, non-staff players are more common in

689-612: Is the largest New Zealand Army base and is home to the Headquarters 1(NZ) Brigade. It is located just south of Palmerston North . Manawatu Prison is located north of the camp. The land that the present Linton Military Camp stands on was purchased by the Government in 1941 for use as a camp for Territorial and other home defence forces, with the first units taking up occupation in tented accommodation in February 1942, with

742-432: Is the official representative of the sponsoring organization. This person serves as the chairman of the band board. In some cases, the executive officer is not a player in the band. For a corps band, the corps officer is the de facto executive officer. The bandmaster is the musical director and conductor of the band. This person has the primary responsibility for selecting music, developing performance programs, and setting

795-413: Is usually a player. Salvation Army bands have a spiritual purpose. The band sergeant is the band's chaplain. The sergeant also handles discipline and attendance problems. The band sergeant is usually a player. The quartermaster is responsible for the band's uniforms and equipment, including any instruments owned by the band. The quartermaster is usually a player. The band librarian is responsible for

848-451: The 2023 census, Linton Camp had a slightly different boundary, covering 4.98 km (1.92 sq mi). Using that boundary, Linton Camp had a population of 1,668 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 333 people (24.9%) since the 2013 census , and a decrease of 84 people (−4.8%) since the 2006 census . There were 372 households, comprising 1,164 males and 504 females, giving a sex ratio of 2.31 males per female. The median age

901-751: The Army. Lockheed Martin New Zealand provides logistics services for the NZDF including Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul, Managed Fleet Utilisation and warehousing. A building belonging to the Ordnance Depot was gutted by fire on 18 February 1953 On Saturday 9 June 1956, fanned by an easterly breeze, a fire destroyed the Linton Military Camp cinema. In October 2012, a series of shots were fired by an armed soldier, believed to be under

954-542: The General and one Territorial Band. The International Staff Band is considered to be the premier band of the Army: Salvation Army musicians have some common characteristics - almost all Salvation Army bands have standards such as those listed below. Some bands will have band reservists who are elderly players that have retired from the band. Reservists may play from time to time if needed. A band board

1007-538: The Palmerston North CBD, with a wide range of New Zealand and global military topics, which are open to the general public, as well a military staff from Linton Military Camp and RNZAF Base Ohakea. The museum consists of collections of over 60,000 items including badges, medals, currencies, tools and equipment, maps, memorabilia, measuring and survey equipment, presentations, references, reports, uniforms, war art, etc. The collections are displayed outlining

1060-411: The RNZE was the main Corps in residence. Colonel Andrew Murray, RNZE Colonel Commandant at the time, Major George Bunce and Major H.I. (Fritz) Dowrick were involved in discussing and developing the proposal. The future site of the centre was surveyed by Majors Eddie Farnell and Charles Kibblewhite and by May 1968 Dudley Roy, RNZE veteran and architect, had preliminary plans drawn up. The principles behind

1113-604: The Salvation Army as divisions, will have a Divisional Youth Band drawn from people aged 13–30 who live within the area covered by the division. One such example is Sydney Youth Band . Bigger areas are known in the Salvation Army as Territories: e.g. the United Kingdom with the Republic of Ireland territory hosts what is known as the Territorial Youth Band (TYB) for youth aged 12–18. In recent years,

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1166-753: The Salvation Army full-time. The first ever Salvation Army Corps Band was formed in December 1879 in Consett , County Durham , a former steelworking town, another followed later in Northwich , Cheshire in 1880. It was not long before the Army fully adopted the use of music in its work, and the Salvation Army Headquarters eventually established the International Staff Band , its flagship ensemble, in 1891. Gradually

1219-647: The Trust. As of 2021, the ECMC consists of all the original complex sections, except the back (modular sections added in 1986-87 - used to be the library or "Hollander Wing") rooms which have been temporarily assigned to QAMR cavalry regiment . The ECMC and RNZE Charitable Trust (RNZE CT) co-hosts (with the Palmerston North City Library (PNCL) a monthly military history presentation held in the PNCL in

1272-521: The area. The regional band, drawing on several corps, can complete the instrumentation and play more complex music. Some regional bands serve as elite groups, with the better players in an area in the group. The staff band can be thought of as the extreme case of a regional band. Many youth bands are regional in character. Regional bands are more concert-oriented than corps bands, although many regional bands serve as duty bands for large meetings and events. Many regional bands rehearse less frequently than once

1325-565: The bands developed into the same basic format as the traditional amateur brass band and a rich repertoire of music was adapted, arranged and composed for the Salvation Army specifically. Many of the leading brass band composers and players of the 20th century had roots in or close links with the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army kept itself apart from the secular brass band world. They did not enter contests or play music other than their own - which had been specifically written or arranged for them. Secular tunes were used, but arranged to reflect

1378-518: The census's question about religious affiliation, 62.6% had no religion, 28.1% were Christian , 2.3% had Māori religious beliefs , 0.4% were Muslim , 0.2% were Buddhist and 3.1% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 135 (9.9%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 63 (4.6%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $ 46,900, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 123 people (9.0%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15

1431-662: The chapel and was rededicated in 2020. The Rolls of Honour from the First and Second World Wars for the Linton community have also been installed in the chapel and were rededicated in mid-2020. In April 1972, NZ Army Headquarters in Wellington advised the RNZE Corps Memorial Committee that a church at Makotuku (in central Hawkes Bay) and built in 1899, had been offered to Linton Camp as a Garrison Church. It

1484-551: The chronology of the Corps, defined by its unique missions and global conflicts since the early NZ Wars. Several artifact exhibitions demonstrate the use and the range of roles that the Royal New Zealand Engineers had including, communications, calculations, surveying, horizontal and vertical construction, design, bridging, demolitions, water supply, improvised explosive devices and booby traps, mine warfare, field defences, postal and courier and so on. Within

1537-577: The collection, there are military training manuals from Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. There are also books covering topics of engineering and design, as well as fundamental sciences and other subjects, all encompassing the role of the engineer in peacetime and in times of conflict, providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) and professional engineering support. The library, having

1590-584: The establishment of the RNZE Corps Memorial Museum and Library are two-fold. 1. To enrich the cultural life in RNZE by collecting, sorting, displaying, fostering and promoting the military history and heritage of the Corps of RNZE. 2. To work within the New Zealand Defence Force , the Corps of RNZE, and serving and former RNZE personnel to provide a suitable venue where historical artifacts may be brought together as

1643-446: The exception of the bass trombone and percussion , all parts are transposing and written in the treble clef , which means that for every instrument, the fingering for the written notes is the same. This system, which is unique to UK-style brass bands, ensures most parts can be covered when there is less than a full complement of players. The orchestration in Salvation Army banding is almost identical to that of secular banding except for

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1696-708: The fellowship band has become an increasingly popular form of Salvation Army ensemble. These groups take a variety of forms, including bands made up mostly of players who have retired from other bands, which is one of the most common. One such group is Vintage Brass, sponsored by the Long Beach Citadel corps in California. Because most fellowship bands have a less formal structure and less demanding schedule than regular Salvation Army bands, they are sometimes seen as casual or lesser ensembles. However, many fellowship groups are excellent musically and rival some of

1749-576: The first prefabricated huts erected in August 1942. Unlike Burnham and Papakura, Linton was not initially intended to be mobilisation camp and as such was provided with minimal facilities. As the war intensified and the threat from Japan increased and the use of infrastructure in Palmerston North for defence purposes stretched to the limit, the decision was made to bring Linton up to the same standard as Burnham and Papakura. Deliberately designed as

1802-598: The foundations for the church were built at Linton by the 2 Field Squadron. The church was dismantled at Makotuku and transported in parts to Linton Camp, where it was rebuilt, led by Sgt Murray Holt as task foreman. By July 1974 the chapel was rebuilt at Linton Camp. On 20 July 1974 a parade of the Sapper units at the camp was held with music provided by the Palmerston North Salvation Army brass band Salvation Army Band . A special parade and service

1855-554: The group. This is also true of situations where the Bandmaster is playing with the group as a soloist, or if the group splits in two, as many larger bands do while on tour. This person is also responsible to help the Bandmaster in any of his own duties. In a corps setting, the Deputy Bandmaster is also a senior local officer, and is generally a member of the corps council. While not an essential position, many bands have

1908-643: The influence of alcohol, he then barricaded himself inside a house on the base. The NZ Police Armed Offenders Squad responded as well as the Military Police . After a five-hour siege, the police originally reported the man was apprehended, but later revealed he had committed suicide. Linton Camps barracks are named after New Zealand Recipients of the Victoria Cross. 1942 Ruweisat Ridge , Egypt (1942) Salvation Army Band The early Salvationists, as today, took their Gospel message to

1961-531: The local bands, supporting worship services each Sunday and other special events as needed by the corps. Corps bands range in size from a quartet to 40 or more players. Primarily the bands play from the Salvation Army Tune Book, for some smaller bands the playing of these simple hymn tunes is their primary function, some usually smaller bands are limited to this, however many extend to more complex pieces such as marches. The primary function of

2014-697: The local chaplaincy in conjunction with the RTNZE CT/ECMC and houses the NZE/RNZE Rolls of Honor, the Royal Engineers (UK) stained glass window badge, a Royal Australian Engineer presentation prayer desk, the NZ Railway Engineers commemorative window, a number of other related Rolls of Honor and memorial plaques to deceased RNZE personnel mounted on the ends of the pews. Plus the original organ (circa 1897) which has returned to

2067-651: The modern Staff Band. The Staff Bands are among the most formal Salvation Army groups. Most have long histories, and travel and record on a regular basis. Most Staff Bands have websites and YouTube channels where you can find recordings and videos of concerts. The first band to hold the designation of Staff Band was the US National Headquarters Staff Band (Now the New York Staff Band) which was formed in 1887. There are eleven Staff Bands that have been given that designation by

2120-653: The museum building, houses the Kitchener Silver collection presented to the RNZE by the Kitchener family (Estate of Field Marshall Lord Kitchener ), along with a range of other cups, plates, silverware, trophies, and medal collections, many dating back to the nineteenth century. The library contains over 6,000 items of reference material and acts as the "Technical Information Center" for the RNZE. The literature covers general and combat engineering, general and military history, professional papers, and records. Within

2173-470: The museum was actually built, old World War 2 buildings and stores were used as temporary storage and display sites. Funding for the construction materials used for a new building was raised by the Corps and ECMA, with labour and supervision being provided by construction trade apprentices under training and trade training instructors from the School of Military Engineering in Linton Camp. The foundation stone

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2226-425: The musical standards for the group. In a corps setting, the bandmaster is a senior local officer, with an automatic seat on the corps council. Regional and staff bandmasters are usually appointed by the commander of the sponsoring unit. The Deputy Bandmaster is the second in command as far as leadership of the group is concerned. If the Bandmaster is away, for whatever reason, the Deputy Bandmaster assumes control of

2279-592: The people in their own environments, largely in the streets and markets of the towns. In 1878 Charles Fry and his three sons formed a brass quartet which played during outdoor meetings. The Army's founder, William Booth , came to hear of them, and started to use them in his own campaign. Over time the Fry ensemble was augmented with other instruments, not exclusively brass, and became famous under names such as "The Hallelujah Minstrels" and "The Happy Band". The Fry family themselves very soon gave up their family business and joined

2332-484: The secular brass band world, thereby making a rich resource of music available for other bands to play. Brass bands in the British tradition are limited to cornets , flugelhorns , tenor horns (known as alto horns in U.S.A), baritones, trombones , euphoniums , tubas (known as basses in brass bands), and percussion ; but not trumpets or French horns , since they are orchestral and concert band instruments. With

2385-430: The spiritual work they supported. Around the same time that the Salvation Army bands were forming the temperance movement was also using brass bands to promote its message. These, however, were integrated with the other amateur brass bands - and the vestiges of their influence can still be seen in the names of some of the bands today. The Salvationist movement in recent years has opened up its doors to its colleagues in

2438-473: The top level of Salvation Army banding. Staff Bands are the premier band in their respective Territories and perform a number of duties such as giving Brass workshops, providing music for Territorial events, and giving concerts both within their Territory and Internationally. Staff Bandsmen (members of a Staff Band) are often found on the staff of Territorial and Divisional Music Camps and Music Schools, both in their own Territory and Internationally. A Staff Band

2491-611: The top standing ensembles in the quality of their performance. One example of this in the UK is the South London Fellowship Band, which meets for rehearsal on a fortnightly basis throughout the year and provides concerts and musical programmes on invitation from a variety of sources - Corps' in the South East of England and further afield, as well as Churches and charities. The Staff Bands and Territorial Bands are

2544-477: Was 23.9 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 306 people (18.3%) aged under 15 years, 984 (59.0%) aged 15 to 29, 363 (21.8%) aged 30 to 64, and 15 (0.9%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 70.3% European, 40.5% Māori , 10.4% Pacific peoples , 3.1% Asian , and 7.4% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas was 10.1, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer

2597-413: Was accepted in general usage from 1943, with the names Camp Manawatu or Camp Kairanga used earlier. Camp Ravenswood or Camp Whitmore were considered as new names in the 1960s, but uses of theses names never eventuated. Linton Camp statistical area covers 4.97 km (1.92 sq mi) and had an estimated population of 1,800 as of June 2024, with a population density of 362 people per km . Before

2650-481: Was held in 1989, to commemorate the centenary of the church, attended by members of the Makotuku community and the Corps of RNZE and other dignitaries and guests. Another special service is being planned for the 125th anniversary of the church in 2024. 40°24′26″S 175°35′12″E  /  40.40734°S 175.58672°E  / -40.40734; 175.58672 Linton Military Camp Linton Military Camp

2703-598: Was laid in 1980 and the new museum and library building was completed and opened on 30 January 1982 by the Chief of General Staff , Maj. Gen. R.G. Williams and the Colonel Commandant of RNZE Lt Col. Ken Christie. Since 2011, the ECMC has been managed and run by the RNZE Charitable Trust (RNZE CT), with the RNZE collection within the museum, library chapel and additional out-buildings, being assets of

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2756-706: Was suggested that the Engineer Corps Memorial Association (ECMA - the precursor to the RNZE CT) might be interested in assisting with the removal and relocation/re-erection of the church in Linton Camp. It was then envisioned that the church would become the place of enshrinement of the Rolls of Honour of the Corps of RNZE and would also form part of the Engineer Corps Memorial Centre or ECMC. In late November 1972

2809-603: Was that 1,017 (74.7%) people were employed full-time, 102 (7.5%) were part-time, and 39 (2.9%) were unemployed. Linton Camp School is a co-educational full state primary school, with a roll of 121 as of August 2024. HQ 1 (NZ) Brigade commands the NZ Army's field forces day to day (less special forces) and prepares them for operations. Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) trains and educates Army's personnel; develops leaders; establishes training standards; manages doctrine; integrates lessons learned and training support across

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