THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16271, 23 July 1918, Page 3

THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

~PERSONAL NOTES j Rifleman E. G. B. Kenny (killed). Private A. H. G. Kenny, of Manat-ani, Tamnaki (missing, and Private 0. T. Kcnnv (twice wounded and invalid- j ed home), are brothers- of E. j Stnvart, of NVatimoii. Nelson. and most of their life was spent iii *Jie North Island. They arc grandsons of the late Ijieut.-Colontl .H. Ivenn>, of the 83rd Black "Watch, who resided in Onehunga. Ernest lei I New Zpaland with the Riile Brigade. Albert leti with the Uth md Charles with the 2uth. | "Viaior Frank luvnbull. writing :oj Major H. S. G. Harper, of Wangaimi. makes feeling reference to the death or Lieut.-Colonel Cook. erstwhile ot Christ-church and Marton. '"His "oing," he says, "is a lets to our regiment. 1 think without doubt he was the best officer we had, and one of the best iii the division, and it will mean a big lot to the First Battfihor/ He was such a decent fellow, too;

there was not a whiter, mare honest soul in the world. It will be terribly hard oil his wife, for whom we all refcl deeply sorry. are piitting headstone to his memory, at Keaain,.,. where ho is buried." Mrs Hurley, of Waitotora. ceived word that lier bi°ther E. f Bunru died of sickness in & wltz ? rla "„ ■ i. j Juno sth. He was severely and taken prisoner on*® ?WTri»»nv' 191 r, and was interned m In the exchange of prisoners Britain and Germany the Isevr Z*oa lander was en route homo zerland, arriving there about Clmst mas. His injuries were Such a nature that ho succumbed.

Word was received on morning by Mrs Brown fehandi TrttK, Hornby, of the dcath Ttl , of FriLeonard, in action, on .July * rate Brown, who was 30 years of ag , was bom at Tcmpleton and• his education at the Hornby left Now Zealand with the 2«th K«m forcements. Ho was in tho for several months before with bis death. Previons lie was for two years in the employ ot Messrs Borthwick and Sons, Belfast as grader, but for many years before tint he was employed by the Z ?£: I Refrigerating Company at tWfcir Islmg ! ton works. Private Brown wab on© ot ! the. most popular young men m the Hornby-Islington district, and deep reoret was felt when it bccame knojn that he had been killed. An older 'brother, Sergeant "\\illiam Brow n loft with .tho ,21st Reinforcements, and is> still serving in Franco. Trooper John Ash worth, who died Vorv suddenly in Fcathorston camp .on 12th inst., was the-only surviving Gtin ot Mr and Mrs John Adiworih, rocontly of Vinegar Hill, -Huuterville, but who wero, for very many ycars of Hornby. Trooper Ashworth was born at Hornby, and recoivcd his education at the local school; and later at tho Technical College. He was jjjaf 20 years ot ago,* and had been engaged on 'farm work previous eomg into camp. He was accorded a military

funeral, which largely attended, at tho Probbleton. Cemetery. An elder brother, Rifleman Fred Ashworth, Jflade tho sacrifice on the battlefield in Franco in 1916. "after .spending several months on the Western front and also in Egypt. Both lads wore grandson* ot Mr and Mrs Edward Humm, of the Mam .South road Hornby, very old nnd highly respected residents of the district.