LIEUTENANT F. CHILTON.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15316, 28 June 1915, Page 9

LIEUTENANT F. CHILTON.

Dr. Chas. Chilton, of Canterbury College, has received word from tho High Commissioner, through the Prime Minister, that his only son, Lieutenant Frank Chilton, was reported from Alexandria on Juno 20th as killed inaction. Tho late Lieutenant Chilton was born at Port Chalmers in 1892. In 1895 ho was" taken by his parents to Edinburgh, and remained in England and Europe for about six years, returning to Christchurch, a}, tho beginning of 1901. His education commenced at oho of tho Merchant Company's schools in Edinburgh, and was continued at a German' Volkschulo in Heidelberg, and afterwards at the West Christchurch District High School and tho Waitaki Boys' H<jh School. During his school course Lieutenant Chilton took special interest in chemistry and adopted photography as a hobby, showing great skill and taste in landscape work. During 1911 he was in business at E. Reeco and Son's, Christchurch. He returned with hie parents to England in 1912, and after studying at tho Technical School. Plymouth, and travelling for some time on the Continent, commenced tho study of raedicino at the Edinburgh ■ University, arid had completed tbo first two years of the course vrith great credit, gaining medals in chemistry, botany, and wooHe served in the Waitaki High School Cadet Corps, and for two years in tlio Officers' 1 raining Corps of tlie Edinburgh University. Immediately on tho outbreak of . war he volunteered and was gazetted

second lieutenant in the Third Argyll turd Sutherland Highlanders. He spent -> tho ' winter of 1914-15 in camp near Woolwich. Ho was promoted to bo first lieutenant, and was transferred to

the I3th Sorvice Battalion, then stationed at tho. AVhitc City, London. The last letter from Lieutenant Chilton

was written from Dorking on May 10th. and at that time ho did not know when ho was going to the. front. 'Apparently ho was ordered to the Dardanelles soon afterwards, and he could only hay© been there a very short time before ho fell in action.