THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15405, 9 October 1915, Page 8

THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

PERSONAL NOTES. • LIEUTENANT lAN FLVDEAV. Lieutenant lan Calcutt Findlay. of feir .John and Lady Pindlay, met his death in the recent severe fighting in front of Hoogc (writes our l<ondon correspondent under date or August 26th >. He was in the front trenches when he was .-hot severely through the leg and had to be carried back very long distance through tortuous communication trenches to tho aid poet. It is understood that he ,*.:- dead before he bad bepr» carrier) b«yur.d the zoiie of tire. Lieutenant Emdl-iy, who was educated at Wellington College and at. the United Service College at Windsor, had entered at -Jin Inucr Temple and got his commi.—i«n in December la-t. He nas oniy eighteen years of age, and i- stated to be the youngest man of Jesus ColJ«*ge. Cambridge, to fall in the war. The headmaster of the United .Service College writes of him that be wjls the bean ideal of a public- school man, and that hi- splendid influence for good, for justice, and for pure manliness will long endure at the college. His captain writes: "He was wounded while doing his duly, superintending the digging <>!' ; i communication trench tip to a captured 1 ii.o quite re-gardle-s of H heavy shell and machinegun tire. [Wore 'this be had brought his platoon up under heavy fire, and hi- initiative ; >nd leadership on' this occasion were cr,n a | to anything f hav rt seen out here." LIEU'IE.VANT (~ MICHAELIS. • Private cah|c* advice* have lieen r r-L-eiv.-d ot the death of Ljeul. tirant Mich;ie|i- -_'„d East Anglian Royal Engineers, nho was killed in action at the Dardanelles r. n September :.'/trd. Lieutenant Miehae!i> »a-, the eldest son of Mr and Mrs Edward J. .Michaelis. of Melbourne, ; , n d nephew of .Mrs Thcomin, of Duneclin. Since the outbreak of the war he had heen urcupied in English coastal defence work in

chnrge of a detachment from the famous enginoprinj: firm ol Allen.--, of Uorlford. A> hf- li;ifj written from Kpr];iurl nho'Ji. tlu> eiul of July, ho could only hare been in ' G.illipoli f-omc mx or seven necks when he met. his death. The young soldier, though under I'l years of age-. iv;is a very keen engineer. Hnd had attracted the attention of Arnold Bennett, of "Five Towns" fame, who in a pro** urtiolr expressed his -ndniiration for the zeal and resourcefulness of the young Australian. Lieut. Michaolis. whilo visiting »w Zealand, made many friends here.

CORPORAL T). (',. 'MURRAY. Corporal David CamphelJ. Murray (Otago Battalion, killed in action) was ■L'-t years of age. He was the eldest eon of-Mr and Mrs T>. Murray, of Tapanui, and left with tho Main Body. With tht exception of a few weeks' illness in hospital, ho had boon in tho trenches since the landing. Ho was a good athlete, and, -was prominent in tho football field. Ho wa-s a memher of tho Tapn-nui liodgo of Oddfellows, an active member of tho Brass Band, Swimming Cluh, Firo Brigade, and Gymnastic Club. A younger brother is art; the Dardanelles.

LAXCE-CORPORAL AY. J. ZUAXSELL. The report of tho committee of tho Canterbury Centre of the N.Z.A.A.A., presented at the. annua] meeting last night, contained the following:—"Tho committee desires to make special reference to tho death in action of the lato TS". J. Mansell, who was a member of this committee until ho enlisted in tho Main Expeditionary Force, and was also one of tho finest all-iround athletes in tho province. Mr Mansell gave very valuablo service to athletics both off and on the track."

PRIVATE J. GARVIN. •Mr and Mrs Garvin, of Bridge street, ■were greatly shocked yesterday (says tho Nelson "Colonist" of Wednesday) on receiving from the Defence Department a sack labelled "Deceased soldier's effects," and containing the personal effects of their son, Private Jame s Garvin, who enlisted with the Auckland Battalion. On August 2lst last. Mr Garvin "was advised by the Minister of Defence that his son had been wounded in the neck, and two days later ho was informed by the Primo Minister that ho was on the, hospital ship Dongola. On September 22nd, in reply to enquiries made, Garvin' was advised that his pon was "progressing favourably."- This news naturally relieved the, anxiety of Private Garvin's ents as to his condition, and the shock of receiving his etfects yesterday was in consequence greater. On the face of tho facts, it would that the. Base Records Office has been at fault in the information supplied.

TROOPER R, H. BARTON. Two residents of Timaru—Mr and Mrs E. J. Barton, of Rhodes streethad a most unfortunate experience of tho war yesterday (telegrapns our correspondent), a-nd one which thoy should never have been subjected to. Their only son, Trooper Richard Herbert Barton (ponularly known as "Bert" Barton), lett with the Expeditionary Force as a member of the. Otago Mounted Rifles, joinins at Dunedin hecause ho happened to have gone clown there, fr.im " Timaru just prior to the outbreak of war. He had boon fighting on Gallinoli, and as his parents ha.d never received word in any form that anything had happened to him, they were naturally congratulating themselves on his escape from injury. Their surprise and indignation may therefore bo imagined when an express drove up to their residence ve„torday with a soldier't, Mvag, whieh'was* deposited at the door. On Mrs Barton ','oing to the door to j-eo what the parcel wa.*. she read as follows: —"Deceased. R.H.8., P/o-IS." This is the first and only intimation that. Mr and Mrs Barton have ever received that anything had happened to their son. In the bundle wore found a few personal belongings and the letters which his mother and sisters had written to him. Considerable indlyuation was expressed by friends of the bereaved family when they heard of the tragic happening. *

Mr Matthew Morrison, of Palmerston North, recently received"cabled advice that his eon. Trooper Alexander Graham Morrison, had been admitted to the Fifth Northern Hospital. and a further cablegram announces his safe arrival at Epsom. Trooper Morrison, who before going to the front. was a member of Messrs Barrand and Abraham's staff, ttss recently reported to be back in Palmerston, bat this was incorrect. He was slightly wotmded at GallipoH and contracted dysentery, being subsequently invalided toJFkigland. Advice was received yesterday that Private R. C. Massey (A Company, Canterbory Battalion), who was reported on August 30th as having been admitted to hospital in Cairo, suffering from rheumatics, has been invalided to New Zealand. Mr S. Howland, of 234 Bealey avenue, has received information from the Minister of Defence" that his son, Sergeant R. N. Howland. C Company, Canterbury Battalion. has been admitted to the First Southern General HosDitaL Birmingham.

It. i<: uncertain whether bo ill or Miffpnng from wounds. Sergeant Howland left New Zealand with the Mfth Reinforcement*. H& was born at Sevenoaks, Kent, England, is 26 years of age, and had bec-D in New Zealand for five years. At the. time of enlisting Sergeant' Howland was on the staff of Messrs J. Ballantyne and Co. Driver Thomas A. Jajnes (reported sick in hospital at Malta! is a. son of Mr 8. A. Jamon, and a grandson of the late Mr James Voice. Temple ton. He b 23 rears of age, and was born at Templcton and educated at the Templeton and Sydenham schools., lie is a olumber by trade, ami served his time with Mr Walter Jones. C'hristchurrh. Driver James, who enlisted with the, Fifth Reinforcements, was at one time hon. secretary of the Sydenham Public Library, and is a member of the Sydenham Football Club.