THE FALLEN AND WONDED.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16361, 5 November 1918, Page 8

THE FALLEN AND WONDED.

' PERSONAL NOTES. Rifleman Maurice Francis Duggan, • who died on Thursday at the Christ--1 church Hospital, was the second sou or 5 Mr J. Duggan, 176 Bordesley street, 8 Linwood, and was 29 years of age. He 9 was bom in Sydenham, and educated at the New Brighton and St. Mary's 5 Schools. Prior to enlistment he was m - the employ of Mr T. Mclntee, of Dali lington. Ho sailed from New Zea- " land with the 4th Battalion of the -New * Zealand Rifle Brigade, aritl was wounded in France on August Bth, 1916 ; For f nine months he was an inmate of the i Walton-on-Thames Hospital in ling- i land, and contracted fever on. his way to New Zealand, so that he bad to be landed at Port Said. * After staying there for a while be came on home, but had later to enter tho Christchurch Hospital, being successively an inmate of the soldiers' and the isolation wards. One of his brothers, Private J. A. Duggan, is serving with the Cyclist Corps in France, having left New Zea--9 land a year ago. Rifleman Duggan's - funeral took place on Saturday morn- - ing. Dr. Kennedy conducted a Roquiem u Mass in the Roman Catholic Cathedral, a and also the service at tho graveside at 1 the Linwood Cemetery. A large number of relatives and friends of the deceased attended, amongst whom were several returned soldiers. Several beautiful wreaths were contributed, some of them from the deceased's comrades in the Rifle , Brigade, and in the Chalmers Waril, and from the C.D.C. 5 S-jcond-Lieutenant Sydney Frederick Breach, reported killed in action on October Bth, was ihe third son of the lr.te Mr W. H. Breach and Mrs B. 8 Breach, of Rabaia. He entered camp a as a volunteer in October, 1915, and p joined the 3rd Now Zealand Rifle Bri- . gade. leaving New Zealand with the 9th Reinforcements. He wa9 promoted to sergeant the day of leaving New Zealand, and gainod promotion to sergeantmajor nine months later, and in April, 1917, was appointed quartermastersergeant. Ho was recommended for a commission, and obtained his rank of 2nd Lieutenant in April, 1918. He wag twice recommended for the Militaiy Medal, and once for the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Unfortunately on each occasion of his being recommended for J a medal his 6Uoerior officers were subsequently killecf. He was mentioned in despatches in December, 1916, for a 1- Tery gallant action at the Somme. Tho I machine-gun crew near at hand had

wmim—■ i eeii At! Kitted m wounded. and Bweartt.Hre.ieU (as he then wbb), o had had no previous training m work, tuimnl tha weapon ft tho RttvauPiwg Oernmns nad itop{.«a Ln &t a ei'ltteal time. Lieutenant trottoh wi*B nu old scholar of the takaiii School, and had eatvod on tho clirvol Committoo. Ho was also a momor of tho American Order of Oddfoljws, aud hud occupied moat of tho hairs He was a mombor of one or he later contingents that went from few Zealand to the South African war, nd he stayed for eight years in that ountry, engaged pert of the time as , commercial traveller. On his return 0 New Zealand, lio entered the bakery ►usiucss on his own account in Rakaia, md was a prominent figure in all moveaents mating for tho welfare of the iownship Lieutenant Breach was a piencl. d descriptive writer, and several »f his letters have been printed in "Tho Press. ■' He leaves a widow ana :hree young children to mourn their oss. A younger brother, Private Eavard Breach, left with tho 4th Reinorcements, and died In Egypt _of vounds received on GalKpoli. Another >rother, 2nd Lieutenant Walter Archer Breach (Archie), has just been panted 'urlough, aud so should arrive in New Zealand before very long. Thw is a record of 60ldier service of which any :amUy should bo proud. Private advice was received in WeV lington yesterday . that Lieut. Reeves, M.C., had been, wounded and gassed, and is now in hospital in France. Lieut. Reevies, although only 23 years of age, has a very fine record in the present war. He originally left tfew Zealand with the Bth Reinforcements, and saw a great deal of the ieavy fighting with the New Zealanders »n the Western front in 1816 and 1917. Ho was awarded the Military Cross for 1 particularly meritorious piece of work during an attack on a German pill-bos. Afterwards he was severely wounded "n the left arm and returned to New land invalided over a year ago. ' He was attached to the Commandant's staff at Wellington for some'time, and early this year he was again declared tit for active service, and immediately joined up with the 40th Reinforce-'' ments. He left New Zealand with that draft, and was second in command on the transport which suffered so severely from the influenza epidemic, losing nearly eighty men before England was reached early in September. ' Lient. Reeves is the eldest son of Mr F. K. Reeves, the well-known Wellington journalist. In his pre-soldier days he was on the staff of the Public Trust Office in Wellington. Mr T. J. Brownell, 382 Moorhouse avenue, has. received advice tliat his only son. Eric,-who was gassed: on February 12th, and returned to France on April 13th this year, was admitted to hospital m France on October wounded in the head. Nows has been received by Mrs C. Mcintosh, Shirley road, that her son, Eifleman J. \V. N. Mcintosh, was wounded on September Ist. He has had one eye removed, and is not expected to recover th© sight of the other. He is as present in St. Dunstan's Hospital. Before going to the front he was a taxi-driver in the city. Mrs H. B. Hibbard has been advised that her husband, Corporal Harry Bruce Hibbard, was wounded in action on October Bth, and admitted to a hospital in England on October 15th. Corporal Hibbard is a son of Mr W. Hibbard, of Aikman's road, Merivale, aud has two brothers at present serving, another brother having died of wounds in October of last year. Mrs Wakelin, Peter street. Ashburton, has been advised that her son. Private B. Wakelin, who was gassed on September 4th, is returning to New Zealand. Mr A. Penney, Barr Hill, has received word that his son, Trooper A. J. K. Penney, was admitted to the 27th General Hospital, Cairo, on October 24th, suffering from malaria (severei. Trooper Pennej left with tha Tenth lleinfor6ements, and although he has been in many engagement! has escaped injury. i Mr G. R. Tilson, Hinds, has been advised that his brother, Private C. J. Tilson. was killed in action on Octobei 23rd last. - Prior to enlisting with the Ninth Reinforcements Private Tilson was farming in the Hinds district, Mr and Mrs W. Bloomfield, of Morriaaviile, have erceived word that tneii 6on, Private Artnur Wm. liloomlieid who was wounued on October lbtn witr gunshot, died on October 22nd. Private liioomfieul, who was years o! ago, was tne eldest' son.. and went. t< tnc front with the Fifth Reiiuorce ments. He was in tne transport ier vice. He was born at Oxford, Nortl Canterbury, and went to JMorrinsviili about a year before going to the war He has five brothers on active ser vice. Mrs W. L. Stewart, 114 Tancrei street, Liuwood, has received advici that her husband, Staff-Sergeant-Majoj W. L. Stewart, received injuries to hi hip, shouider, and ankle, causcd by ai accidental tall into a trench. He wa admitted to hospital in Franco, bu was removed later to Hornchurch. Mr G. W. Dines, Fairlie, has re ccived word that his &on ? Lieutenan J. N. Dines, is seriously ill at a mili tajy hospital. Cairo, suffering fron malaria. He left with the Man Body. Mr and Mrs Buckner, Searrell road Papanuj, have received news that thei' eldest son, William Thomas, uied o sickness at the Red Cross hospital, Tor quay, England. He left New Zealam with the 23rd Reinforcements (Rifl ; Brigade), and served for fifteen month in France, the Passchendaele batti j being his first big engagement. Hi brother, Percv, was killed in action o: ' August 25th/ Privato W. T Buckhe j was educated at tho Harewood school 1 and afterwards was iployed for fou and a half years at Mr Buxton's nui ! sery. At time of enlisting .ho wa j employed by Mrs Cogan, Waddington. service, later joining tho Flying Corp: Mr and Mrs W. Hewitt, Annat, re ceived advice last week that their so Eric was admitted to hospital in En£ land on October 20th, with a gunshc wound in the right side. A cable it ceivod from the soldier himself, date November Ist. states that he is slight., wounded and is doing well at the Wa ton-on-Thames Hospital. Lance-Coi poral Hewitt was previously wounde in August of last year. H* left I*e< . Zealand with the loth Reinforcement! On Saturday, Mr G. R. Dickson, u I Ayers street, Rangiora, received a tele gram from tho military authorities in forming him that his only son* Pnvat

u. D. M. Dickson, Lad been killed in I iction. Only a week previously he was i >fficially informed that his son liad been rounded, but this, unfortunately, was i mistake. Private Dickson was 21 rears of ago. He was born at Balcairn, iftorwards removing with his parents .o Cherteoy, where he was educated and followed farming pursuits. About two pears ago his father sold his farm and removed to Raugiora. At the time cf in tho 31st Reinforcements, Private Dickson was employed on n :arm at Ashley. A motion c'f sympathy svith the bereaved parents was passed it the ltangiora Presbyterian Church yesterday. Mrs F. C. Little, of Victoria street, Raugiora. has been informed that her son, rrivatc Edward Littlo, of tho 27th Roiuforcements. was wounded in the left arm on October flGth. Mrs S. Donaldson, 1*27 Montreal street, Svdenham. lias received advice that hor brother, Rifleman "NY. E. Camp. bell, of the 33rd Ivcinforccments, has been reported missing since October Ist.