THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15747, 14 November 1916, Page 8

THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

PERSONAL NOTES.

Private advice has been received iti Christehurch that Sergeant T. M.. Hawes. who was wounded in the hand in the fighting on. the Sorarao during September, has been discharged from hospital, and is now on duty with me New Zealanders at Salisbury Plain. Sergeant Hawes, who was head of one of the departments in Messrs J-. Ballantyne aud Co.'s, left New Zealand witli tue 9th Reinforcements a 6 a lance-cor-poral. Ho is well-known in athletic circles in the city, having been a member of tue Union Rowing Club and Avon Tennis Club, and captain of B»i----lantyne's cricket team.

Bombardier AA'iliiain Johnstone Brown (wounded) is the eldest son of \V liam Brown, of the Otago Farmers' Cooperative Association, j>uncdin. He was always a keen soldier, and served for two years in the B Battery, which ho joined when 17 years of aye, and "was a year in the C Battery, 'liivorcargill, where he was when war was declared. He left with the Alain liod}-, and was slightly wounded at Gallipoti, but served through that campaign from the landing to the evacuation. He has been in France since last April. His only brother, a lad of 20, leaves this week "with the 19th Reinforcements. .

Advice has been received by Mr Francis George Thomson, tibrou s plasterer, of Farley street Kaikorai, Dunedin, that his youngest son, Bombardier Thomas Stuart Thomson, was killed in action in Franco on October 21st. Bombardier Thomson, who was born in Sydney 25 years ago, went to Dunedin with his parents in 1901, and was educated at the Kaikorai School. He was apprenticed to Dr. Herbert Ziele, dentist, but after serving three years with him he took up farming pursuits, ■which ho tad followed for about three years when war was declared. He offered his services without delay, and left New Zealand with the Main Expeditionary Force. He. was wounded on two occasions, and also suffered from a severe attack of pneumonia. •

Mr H, L. Dartnall, 15 Jackson's road, Fendalton, received advice yesterday that his.son, Sergeant Dartnall, of the Canterbury Battalion, had been wound, ed in the chest, and was in the WaltononrThames Hospital, progressing favourably.

Official intimation was received at Balclutha yesterday that Privato T. A. Fleming was wounded in France and embarked for England on October sth. This is the first intimation of his being wounded, though a private cablegram received a fortnight ago stated that he was in hospital in Birmingham. Prior to enlisting, Private Fleming was subeditor of the Christchurch "Star," and prior to that he was for some time on the literary staff of "The Press." Private Fleming left with tho 14th Reinforcements. His brother, Lieutenant J. Fleming, died of wounds received in action in France on September 30th.

Mrs M. Rickards, of Riverside. Ashburton, has bad a cablegram from her eldest son, Lance-Corporal F. G. Rickards, who is convalescent in England, stating that his brother, Private Cyril Rickards, who was wounded, in the head on September 16tli, is progressing favourably.

Lieutenant William Fairbairn (killed in action) was the only son of Mr A. Fairbairn, of »Wright and Co., .Ltd. He was only 18 years, of age when ho enlisted in the Main Body as a gunner in the New Zealand Field Artillery. Lieutenant Fairbairn was educated at the Waitaki Boys' High School, where he took a prominent part in the Cadet Corps, in which he. held the rank of sergeant, also being a member of the school's first shooting team. He had only left school a short time when he eplisted, having been employed in the interim in his father's business, and also being a popular member of the Canterbury Rowing Club. The late Lieutenant Fairbairn was promoted to bombardier in Egypt, and to sergeant in Gallipoli, ultimately receiving his commission last March. He was through the whole of the fighting in which the New Zealand Artillery has so far been engaged, without any leave whatsoever.

Mrs G. H. Martin, of Eyreton, lias received intimation that her son, Private H. H. Martin, who-left New Zealand with the Thirteenths, has been wounded in the foot. The information reached her per postcard from her son. who is in No. 22 General Hospital. He is 24 years of age. and a native of Eyreton.

Captain G. Birnie, of the post and telegraph staff, Westport, has received advice that his brother. Lieutenant R. Birnie, has been killed in action in France. Lieutenant Birnie was a single man, and was 25 of age. He sailed with the Main Body, and was all through the Gallipoli campaign, before going to France. It will be remembered that the directors and staff of "the Provident Lifo Insurance Association presented Lieutenant Birnie with a very handsome clock as a memento of their esteem on the occasion of his being awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Four other brothers of Captain Birnie are with the Forces, one being amoncc the wounded.