ROLL OF HONOUR.
CAREERS OF THE FAIXSK. UEUT. W. L. HOOSQJT. 1 A cable has been received tmrniiMW. L. Hooson, Js.Z. Hiflee, wh>:«e , wounded in France, stating that he -it Wj turning to New Zealandfor » fiMWlfl;' home service. :'• j SAPPER TJIOS. JONES. Sapper T. Brown, of known shift boss at the W«Bii:--;#*"* Junction mine, irho left with:#t » Tunnelling Corps, refers in • iflMw I a friend to the circumstance M tte death of Sapper Thomas Jonee,-*i» « Wajhi. He states that Joneg »!■»* tarily exposed himself aborg.-ftp;<■»"•: bags, and in that moment he ■ißuttwi'M , death wound. '~ After; hie w«e ehu^* 1 uttered the" single sentence, "Yonfi* p* mc at last." «. _ - J| Amongst those recently il action in France was KifleiMe !*• Trevor Fallwell, 2nd Battali*.!*™ Liverpool's Own, only son of Mr. ■*•.■*• Fallwell, J.P., ef Tauranga, ajid.f# eon of the late Rev. T. Nbrrie,-ofcft|* kura. Riflemai. Fallwell; at the to*« enlistment, was in charge of theK»tf*»; No. 1 School. After \eaxiag land he was for some time in Bfjjt *|' then proceeded to France, the Somme offensive without "MW™?: mishap, but was wounded in £h? JgMaV on December 28th. During hit fiijfcW in the Tauranga district Kiflenuui tv* well took a keen and active iitfire* * I sports. He was a quarter back in the Union's team, and was aleo hockey player. He was also »vpoi#W; swimmer, and while in Franoe we* • ™ rards swimming race, in which 43. «•" jetitors took part. Private' ilyic* .» »ived says he was wounded, in «• ipper extremities, and was prosTWj 'avourably at 2oth General HMpsW Sardelot. . :..-■
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 36, 10 February 1917, Page 4
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