ON SERVICE.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15163, 30 December 1914, Page 5

ON SERVICE.

(raoji our ovrs copjikspoxdextO LONDON. November 13. Lord Northland is at the front, and when last heard from wa s at L3-S. At tho date of his last letter to Lord Ranfiirly. Lord Northland had not been able to take his clothes off for a fortnight. Major A. E. Glasgow, of the Imperial Army—he is a Brigade-Major in the Indian Contingent—is an old Nelson College boy. His brother, Major W. J. Glasgow, was the first "old boy" of Nelson College to gain n< commission in tlie Imperial Army. Mr H. Lan Simson (Napier) has been granted a commission in an English cavalry regiment. Mr James Fosbery Mills, son of Sir James and Lady Mills, has passed out of the Royal Military College, Camberley, and has been gazetted to the King's Royal Rifles (GOth). He has just left to join his regiment at Sheerness. Lieutenant Ivan Orbell (Dunediu) is on active service with the British Expeditionary Fores, holding the rank of Second Lieutenant in tho 4th Regiment, Royal Fusiliers. Ho came- to England to continue his studios as an architect, with tho object of attaining his A.R.1.8.A. During the summer vacation he joined the camp at Bulford co that ho might continue his officers' training, begun in New Zoaland. While there,, war was declared, and ho at onco offered his services. He has been in France since September 24th. Lieutenant Ivan Orbell is a brother of Major Orbell, who is coming with tho New Zealand contingent, and of Mr Allen S. Orbell, of Waikouaiti. Mr W. E. Molineux Guy. of New Plymouth, has recently arrived from Accra., Gold Coast, and has joined the London Scottish. New Zealanders will be interested to read something about Major Robert Maseneld. of the Ist King's Shropshire Light Infantry, soil of Mr Valentine Maseneld, of Akaroa. whoso death at the front w *>s recorded about a fortnight ago. On October 24th. Major Maseneld was second in command, as well as still commanding his own company, short of officers, and of his death on that day his captain -writes:—"lt was in the trenches of A Company. We had been fighting hard for five days, and D Company had lost all their officers except one. so at twelve o'clock I was taken from A. to go to D Company trenches. I said good-bye and he took my seat. It was there at about 4.30 p.m. he was killed instantaneously by "ehrannel shell in the back." His Colonel —wounded —writes from Cambridge:—"Always cheerful and ready for work under all conditions, he will be hard to replace." Some>one> else who knew Major "Bob," writes: —"A fine soldier and keen sportsman, his loss will be felt by both battalions of the regiment, by both officers and men."