THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15723, 17 October 1916, Page 9

THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

PEIJSOJfAL IsOTES.

Mr L. Is.'tt. M.P., has received B cablo message from Sir Joseph Ward, stating that his son. Sergeant L. M. Jsittj who was wounded on tho loth inst., is convalescent.

Second-Lieutenant John Murray Donn (killed in action in France on October 2nd) was the.only son of Mr s B. Donn, 22 Sherborne street, St. Albans (formerly of Addingtou), and nephew of tho lato Sergeant Robert Mackay, of tno 93rd Gordon Highlanders, who -went through the" Indian Mutiny, and took •part in tho relief of Lucknow. The deceased took part in the first Canal £ght, and was at the landing at Gallipoli, and there received his first stripe. In July he was invalided to Malta, and then sent on to England, returning to Egypt in January. Ho was promoted to sergeant before leaving for France. In letters received la-v week, he Said ]ic had refused a commission with an English Regiment, and had been recommended for one with the New Zealandcrs. "Jack" was well known, and highly esteemed for his strength of character, and was a young man who inado a success of anything he undertook. He was born in Addington. and was educated at tho Addington School. Ho served his apprenticeship as an engineer in the Addington Workshops, and studied at the Canterbury College ■until ho obtained his third marine certificate. He then resigned from tho Government works to obtain further experience in different branches of tho profession visiting Australia for this purpose. He returned to New Zealand again two years before war broko out and was with his uncle, Mr Fairweather, engineer. Blenheim. During his stay thero he played for the Opawa Football Club, and later became its frccrctary, and was ou the committee of tho Swimming Club. Ho was al«o rv member of the Addington Swimming Club and the Solwyn Hockey team before leaving Addington. Ho had a decided gift for aetinc and public, speaking. and in Blenheim was a very successful competitor in impromptu ppcech competitions nud model addresses. Ho wa s well-known in Christchurch in temperance 'work, an officer in tho 1.0.R.. T.0.0.T., and on the committee of tho Band of Hope Union.

A private cable message was received by his relatives yesterday morning from Private R. E. Agassiz, of the Christchurch Press Company's mechanical staff (renortcd wounded in head on September 16th), stating: "AH well."

Guilder Robert G. Cox (killed in -action) was the older son of Mr and Mrs Georgo Cox, of "Walter's xoad, Marshland. He was 27 years of age, and left the Dominion with tho Main Expeditionary Force. He saw active r,erviee at Gallipoli, arid afterwards went to France. Hie took an interest-in athletics. and was well known in cycling, football, and cricket circles round about Marshland. His jrounger brother, Sidney, is now on liis way to the front. Deep regret is felt for his parents, especially in view of his father's long and serious illness.

Private J. C. T. (Charley) Dick (wounded in France) ig a son of Mrs Dick, Cust. He was born and educated at Wainui-o-mata, and is 32 years of age. Ho was residing at Day's Bay.Wellington, when he enlisted with his brother Gilbert in the 10th Reinforcements.

Mr .T. McDonald, 33 Jackson's road, Fendalton, has received word that his youngest son, Private Hugh David McDonald -has bean - wounded. Pte. McDonald was born in Christchurch 20 years ago and was educated at the Fendalton sch6ol. After leaving school-lie was employed at. Buxton's the florists for three years. When war broko out ho enlisted, l>ut his parents stopped him. He then left Ghristchurch to work on Mr Duncan Rutherford's station at Leslie Hills." He enlisted there, aud was allowed to go this-tiipfc. Private Charles Chester Brodie, who' was killed in action on September 28th, was tne youngest son of-Airs Florence Brodie-and the late Mr James. M. Brodie. of Amborley. . Private Brociie was educated at Amber ley. For, some time ho was with Messrs Kippenbergci'j Franks, and Hunter, Christchurch. Prior to hi 6 departure with the 6th Reinforcements, •Private Brodie was engaged in farming in Australia and New Zealand. He way for about three ,month s . on Gallipolf, and took part in the evacuation. ; , ■

Second-Lieutcnanfc William \V. Hallinsliaw (killed) belonged to tho 'Lewis Machine-Gun Section of the Otago Infantry. Ho was' tho only son of Mr T. ,C. Rallinshaw, of Hope street, Dunedin, and a nephew, or Mr George H. Hobbs, of Christehurch. He was on. the staff of the Kaiapoi Woollen Co., in Dunedin when ho enlisted. He was an old boy of the Otago Boys High School, and was very prominent in athletics. He was a splendid specimen of young manhood, being 6ft liin in height, and 14sb in weight, although he had nob reached hie 21st year. He l«ift as a sergeant in the 6th Reinforcements, and was through the greater part of tho Gallipoli campaign. He received his commission in France. In a recent list •of New Zealand wounded appeared the name of Private S. G. McGee, of the 4th Reinforcements, son of Captain McGee, of the Canterbury Defenco Headquarters Staff, Captain McGoe yesterday received the following cablegram from his son: "Quito well; only scratched." On Saturday Mr Oswald llice, of Invcrcajgill, received word that his brother, Major Stanley Rice, late.of Wyndhara, who was wounded on September" 2oth,< had his shin smashed, a bullet wound through tho thigh, and ouc "through the arm.. Private advice was received on Saturday that Gunner O. L. Gilmour _ hadbeen wounded in tho feet and admitted to hospital on October 7th. Gunner Gilmour is the sixth son of Mrs R. .Silnjour and tho late Mr Kobert Gilmour, of Invercargill, and a brother of Messrs R. J. and D. J. Gilmour. principal proprietors of tho "Southland Times. Gunner Gilmour was born at Inviprcargill, and educated at the Middle and Boys' High Schools. After being for a time in the office of tho Aew Zealand Insurance Couipahy. Invercargill. lie took up farming with his brother. Mr Norman Gilmour, in the Clinton district. Gunner Gilmour onlisted soon after the outbreak of war, and left New Zealand with the artillery in the 4th Reinforcements. He was with his battery near the celebrated Fisherman's Hut" on Gallipoli Peninsula until he was invalided to Malta ?nd then to England. He left England in April last for France, and served continuously until receiving his pounds as reported. His brother, Arthur Gilmour, was *uled in action on the Somme front ou September 17th.

Frederick -Durry." (wounded in the left arm) is the son. ot Mr and Mrs George Durry, of AnDan street, Invercargill. 'He was born vat Port Chalmers and educated at the •South School, Invercargill". On leavschool he was apprenticed as a • i blacksmith to the Southland Implement v and Engineering Con\pany. Afteri he was for two years on-the s.s. running between-New Zealand j ajid- Australia, and- for eight years be.ypi'9; o.nlisting he was in', the .emjrloyof ,thc Otago- llarlyiur Board. : Durry l - who • js. 32.-years - or age. enlisted in the Dth ReinfoaicBentfl,

Trooper F. L. Coutts (wounded :n tho lower extremities) is the eldest son of Mi- iind Mrs Frank Coutts, of Coliingwood. He was born at Oreti Point. Bay of Plenty, and educated at thp Wnikiwi School and Technical College, lnvercargill. At tho latter institution he took an agricultural course, and at tho time, of his enlistment with the Mounted Rifles in tho 13th Reinforcements, ho was in the employment of Mr Joseph Thomson, Roslyn Rush. Trooper Coutts was a member ot the "Waikiwj p , ootball Club, and was known throughout Southland as a rifle shot, being chamoion shot of tho Southland Cadets in 1910.

Mrs T\. Street, of Rakaia, has received a cable message from her son. Private -T. Strict, to tho effort that his brother. Private Oooffrev Street, is only slightly wounded, and is doing well.

Private Albert Edward Bennett Saunders (wounded) is tho eldest son of Mr Lionel .Saunders, of Rakaia. He was I torn at Pleasant Point and received his education chiefly at Rakaia School. For two years ho was employed at tho Rakaia Post Office but just before enlistment in tho 9th Reinforcements he was in the- butchering trade in Ashburton. He spent his twentieth birthday in tho trenches just recently.

Mr K W. Dellow. or Westerfiold. lias boon advised that her youngest son. Eiflcraau 11. G. Dellow, has been founded Ho is 22 years of age, and lef>, with tho Third Battalion of' tho -New Zealand Rifle Brigade.

t Mt ? Johnston, 0 f Aitken street, -Ashburton, has received advice that- her brother. Rifleman T. F. Langnst, was killed in action on Soptoinn~i Rifleman Langrist, who was' well known in Ashburton. enlisted in Tuua.ni. Thrco of his brothers arc now in the finng-lino. Another was' rolected.

News has been received in Springburn that Troopers Felix Browne, J. K-n i •' and . J - MeLeish havo been killed in action. Groat sympathy is ielt for their relatives.

Private Allert Victor Wills (killed on September 2ot.h) was tho eldest son ■ y*' 'Hs. 86 Tankervillo streets Sprovdon. He wa.s horn in Sydenham 19 years ago, and was educated nfc tho .Sydenham School and at tho Ohrisbchurch Technical College. Prior to leaving with tho 7th Reinforcements Private Wills was ou tho clerical staff of Messrs Sargood. Son and Ewcn, Christchurch. He was a .member of tho Technical College Hockey Club, and was a prominent member of tho Young Men's Methodist Bible-class. Private Wills had a long spell of service in Egypt.

Private Roy Hawker (killed) was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs C. E, Hawker, of Cust. He was born at Wellington and educated at tho.Cust Public School, and Rangiora High School. After leaving the High School, lie entered the employment of Mr R. Gardner, flour-miller, Cust. From there ho enlisted in tho 3rd Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade. Ho was exceedingly popular in the district.

Rifleman R. F. Thew (killed) was tho fourth son of Mr and Mrs Robert Thtew. late of Orari Gorge. Geraldinc. and now of Church sfretet, Tinmru, and brother of Mrs Jas. W. Ashby, Cheviot. He was 34 years of age, and spent, most of his life in the-Geraldine district, being born and educated there. He was very popular and liiglilv respected by all who knew him. Prior to enlisting, twelve months ago, he was engaged, in. farming at Kaiwoxa Downs'■ Southland.

Lieutenant Erio Claude Spedding, of whoso death from wounds advice was received on Saturday, was the youngest son of_ the late Mr D. M. Spedding, of Dunedin r and was a member of the 'staff of the Bank of New Zealand in Dunedin when he was called up for active service. Ho might reasonably have withheld the offer of his services at tho time he made .it, for not tang before _he had undergone a serious operation, but ho was eager to get away to the front and, as ho left New Zealand with the Fourteenth Reinforcements, he must have been sent' there very shortly after his arrival in England. He was educated at the Arthur street School and at tlio Otago Boys' High School, and he took a leading place in the athletic lifo of tho latter institution, being a member of the first .fifteen and of the first eleven, of which'latter he was captain in 1914, and being also tlio athletic champion of the school in 1914. After lea,ving school he joined tho Carisbrook Cricket Club, and played for tho junior representatives against Sotithland.

Mr David Gurdler, of oS Major istreet, lias been advised that his eon. Bugler Joseph T. J. Gurdler, has been wounded .for the third time. Bugler 'Gurdler is 22 years of age. He was educated at, tho West Christehurch and Linwood Schools, and afterwards was a farm labourer. Enlisting in tho sth Reinforcements; he served in the Gallipoli campaign, in which lie was wounded. His second wound was received in France in July.

Sergeant J. Andrew (wounded) left for Trentham as an N.C.O. pn September Gth, 1915, where he qualified as sergeant, leaving with the 9th Reinforcements, proceeding to Egypt, then to France, whero he hag been in active eorvico since May 13th, Ho was for some years a member of the Christehurch- Police Force, and also a wellknown boxer.

Private Cbas. .Lewis Roberts (woundod) is tho eldest son ol' Mr A. Roberts, of 85 Kingsley street, Sydenham. Ho 'is 29 years of age, and served his apprenticeship at Booth and Macdonald's. Two younger brothers aro at tho front. Both* of them havo been wounded, ono at'Gallipoli and the other in Egypt.

Trooper John . Barr (wounded) was born in Scotland, being the only son of Mr .-Robert Barr. [Dumbarton, late engineer to tho Irrawaddy Flotilla Co., Rangoon. Upon tho completion of his education at a private college, he was employed in one of the largest engineering businesses on tho Clyde. After a sojourn iu Burmah and Australia, ho took up farming iu New Zoaland, being for a long tirno with Mr J. H. Williams. Ellesmere. He is 24 years of ago, and enlisted with'the Bth Reinforcements, but being keen to tho front ho transferred to the 7th at the first opportunity.

Private advice has been received that Gunner D. C. Lamb, 11th Battery, N.Z.F.A., lias been severely wounded in tho glands and left foot. He proceeded to Egypt with the "Divisional Ammunition Column attached to the artillery of the 7th Reinforcements, and after being there, for tome months, was appointed despatch rider, and proceeded to France in capacity with the lltlv Battery. After some, weeks of despatch riding, he was -placed on the guns, and about the middle of July ho had a slight touch of concussion. He was well-known as a cricketer, having plaved for the Colts against the Reps, in. 1914. He is just 20 years of age, and prior to enlisting was employed bv Marriner Bros, and Co. as a compositor. Another brother. 17 years of ace. is with a Trench Mortar Battery in France, while their father is in the infantry of the Fourteenths.

Lance-Corporal J. McKone (died of wounds) was born at Hildcrthorpo in December, 1895.-"and was educated at Awamoko School, finishing his education at St. Patrick's School Oamaru. •Cfter leaving school ho joined tfie clerical branch of the railway service,' and was stationed at- Xgapara and wera where he was widely known. He feiilisted at Waiwera, joining tlie Battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade and subsequently was transferred to the signalling division. He landed in tho firing-line in > ranee on Kaster Monday, and since tben was constantly engaged in active work, taking part in three battle*. ' PriTib WJiee

was for many years a resident of Palmerston North. He was employed in tho ironmongery business of the lato Mr R. S. Barry, and later on in Messrs H. C. Collinson and Son's. Privato Hogg, who was 3!.' years of age, lived ffy; a. number of years with Mrs E. C. Coliinson, ten., and his genial disposition made him many friends. Ho was one of the original members of tho Orpheus •Society and assisted at the concerts of that institution. Before enlisting, ho bad boon living in tho To Kuiti district, but answered his country's call and left- with ono of the early infantry Reinforcements.

Private James Burgess (killed) was for' several years in tho employ of Messrs Clark Bros., Maheno, and latterly worked for Mr Joseph Preston, Bortons. North Otago. He jvent away with tlit? 10th Reinforcements. Ho was a nativo of Orkney, Scotland.

Private John Hlaliidav (killed) was a son of Mr J. Halliday. of Waihno Forks, near Ho was born m .Scotland 33 years ago, and when ho enlisted with the Reinforcements he wa.s engaged in farming operations.

Corporal James A. Dawson (killed) was the oldest son of Mr James Dawson, of Musselburgh, Dunedin. Ho was educated at Anderson's Ray and tho Otago Roys' High School, and turned to farming pursuits. Ho was farming in the North Island when he enlisted in the Ist Wellington Infantry Battalion, fith Reinforcements. JTo took part in actions at Gallipoli and franco, and was 26 years of age.

Private David Hunter (wounded) emigrated from I' ifeshire. Scotland, to New Zealand eight years ago. Hb 'was emnloj ed at Hastings as a carpenter, and enlisted from Dunedin in the (3th HeinrorcomcutSi Ho wn.s a member of tho Dunedin Pacific Harriers. This ik the second son of Mr David Hunter, of Dunodin, to suffer, Corpora] Harry Hunter, who left New Zoaland with the Main Body, being killed in action on Gallipoli in May, 1915.

Mr A. Pelvin, of Waimatc, received word that his second son, Sergeant Bruce Pelvin, 26 years of age, had been killed in action in France. Sergeant Pelvin v;as "born at-"Waimatc, and was educated at Wanna tatai and the Timaru Boys' High School. He was for some tim« in the. employ of Messrs Buckingham and Co.. Timaru. and. afterwards went to Australia, where ho enlisted in the Alain Body. He got away with the Fifths to Egypt and saw service at Gallipoli, where'lie was slightly wounded. Later he was invalided to Malta "with dysentery and fever. At the time of his death lie was with tho Machine Gun Section. Sergeant Pelvin, who was a nephew of Miss E. Pelvin, of Avenue road, Timaru, was well-known in Timaru as an athlete, and was a member of Star Football Club. Two of his brothers arc at the front., one older, one younger than himself. Their grandfather. Mr 11. Pelvin, an early farmer on the Timaru Downs, was a Crimean veteran.

Colono] Logan reports that the following **membcrs of the Samoan Garrison are under medical treatment:— Lieutenant AYollerman, Privates Vmmg and Andrew?.