THE RAILWAY JOURNEY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 168, 16 July 1915, Page 3

THE RAILWAY JOURNEY.

The hospital train, with forty wounded Aueklanders. left Wellington last eveninj jn charge of Surgeon-Captain Herbert and Lieut. Bb-hop, railway staff afhrcv. A good many of the wounded Auckland. ts, who are fairly well, decided to wait ior the ordinary express. Only live of the men on the train are so bad that they will require to be moved by the ambulance. These arc Privates Clark, Dunn, Way. Howlett, and Burke. The others on board will be able to ieave. t,y any means of conveyance provided. CTIECIHXG CROWDS EN ROUTE. At a!! intermediate stations the men were met I.v cheering crowds. Townspeople and school children thronged the platforms, and at Taumtirunui, Te Kuiti. Otorohanga, Te Awarautu, and Frankton Junction ..he wounded men received ovations. A: Tc Kuiti the street was gay with buntir.:, and the town band played popular airs. Tie worst cases on the train were acconrn'.dtuod in a specially-built cai eontiinin- sick cots. Despite . bitterly cold night and » l«mg J o',.- r< .;. the men are all bright anc well.

THE PASSENGER LIST. (The list of ihoee aboard is as follows: Lieut ROWLLNGS. Sergt-itajor ROBERTSON. Corporal A. R. SHARP. Corporal XL CLEGHORN. Private W. A. DUNN. Private A. STAFFORD. Private C V. WALLACE. Private G. J_ SBL Frivate J. UNDERWOOD Private T. A. BOWMAX. Private J. C. BROWN. Private X. Al. CAMWELL. Private J. X. COOK. Private JACK BAILLIE. Private F. L. GIBSON. Private A. HAXSON. Private L. MARTIN. Private B. P. NEWCOMBE. Private G. SPEXCE. Private H. MOORE. Private P. T. STOKES. Private G. HOWART.L Private W. R. SHAW. Private K. R. SQCIKRELL. Trooper C. E. KILLICK. Sapper A. B. KING. Private L. A. BEALE. Private E. BOYLE. Private (.'. 1.. ROSS. Private — DE VKIES. Private G. A. DAVIDSON. Private V. P. FAWCETT. Private A. E. WHEELER. Private A. E. EAGLETON. Private F. G. .MORROW". Private H. HENDERSON. Private A. CLARK. Private — WAV. Private — HOWLETT. Private — BURKE.