THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16369, 14 November 1918, Page 2

THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

personal NOTES. The Wellington "Post" states that advice bos been received that Major ' Bale, N.Z.M.C., of the TrenthamCamp i Medical Staff, died of influenza. | Word has been roceived by Mr W. | Jamicson that his son, Privato Wm. Jamieson, who was admitted to hospital in England, sicii, is progressing satisfactorily. 85789 Privato William James Bron, A Company, 46th Reinforcements, died at Fsatherston Military Camp, at 8.15 p.m. on Sunday, from broncho-pneu-ir onia following upon influenza. Deceased was a married man, 27 years of age, and his nearest relative is his wife, Mrs Mary Bron, 303 Selwyn street, Ad. dington, Christchurch. Word has been received that Private W. J. Armstrong has died of pneumonia at Cannock Chase Hospital. Tho deceased was well known in Timaru, and as head steward of the South J Canterbury Club for fourteen years was deservedly popular. He leaves a wife.

Second-Lieutenant JS. T. Jackson, a brother of Mr James Jackson, of Wash- [ dyke, has been killed in action. He left with the Auckland section of the Main Body, and was one of the last men to leave Gallipoli Poninsula. He was : through all tho battles in France, and sat recently in England for a commission, gaining hi 9 Second Lieutenancy. Private James Scott Hallett (killed) was the eldest son of Mr B. Hallett, of Waikouaiti, and brother of Mrs Peter Kane, of Corriedale; Ho was born and educated at Waikouaiti, and was 38 years of age. For the last few years ho was farming at Herbert, with his brothers George and Benjamin. He left Oamaru with the 26th Reinforcements. He was slightly wounded on August 22nd, «.nd after being in hospital for 'i fow days rejoined his unit. Ho was the second of the family to make the supreme sacrifice, his brother Benjamin having died irom wounds on October 17th, 1917. His brother Albert left with the SSch Reinforcements, and is still at the front.

Gunner Allan Douglas Gilmour (killed in action) was a native of Dunedin. He was a pupil at the High street School, and thereafter attended the Technical College. He entered business life with the firm of Butfcerworth Brothers. I/ike all his young friends, he felt the call of hi 9 country, and volunteered in 1916, when he had attained eligible ago, leaving with the 22nd Reinforcements in June of that year. After tOnly a fow days in England, he went to the front, and about six months ago met with his first injury in the ehapo of a wound in tho shoulder, which incapacitated him for about a month. An elder brother (Lance-Corporal J. B. Gilmour) left with the Main Body, and sustained a severe arm wound at Gallipoli. and, having been included in the first batch who returned, still suffers the effects of his injury, though not incapacitated from clerical work. Gunner Gilmour waj the youngest son of Mr TfV . T. Gilmour, of Gilmour Brothers, Carroll street. Gunner Gilmour's sister, Mrs Steel, wife of the Rev. Mr Steel, of Palmerston South, died in CJiristchurch on Tuesday. Mr and Mrs D. W. Bartram, of Lincoln, have received word that their 6on, Private Wilfred Eric Bartram, has been admitted to hospital in England with gunshot wounds in the log. Private Bartram was born in Lincoln, and educated at the District High School. He was formerly a member of the Ist Canterbury Regiment (C.Y.C.). He enlisted at the age of nineteen, and left ■with tho 39th Christchurch draft for camp, but was posted to the 41st N C.O. class. Ho gained his corporal

stripes, but gave thorn up to help make up a deficiency in the 38th Reinforcements, with which he sailed in Juno last. Prior to enlisting ho was ongaged as cadet on Mr°Jas. Bailey's farm "Hordwood," Prebbleton. Mr Br. H. Burgess, Staveley, has been advised that his third son, .Private W. J. Burgess, was reported missing, belioved killed in action, on September 29th. • Private Burgess left with the 30th Reinforcements, and was, prior to enlisting, employed by his brother in tho timber trade. He was educated at the Springburn School, and was a prominent footballer, having represented j tho Ash burton County in many j matches. One son is returned, having lost a leg, one was killed at Passchendaelo Ridge, on October 12th, 1917, and ®Jill serviug in Franco with the N.Z.RjB. Private J. Dismond, killed in action, was born in County Waterford, Ireland, and camo to New Zealand abont nino years ago, and worked in the Chortsev district with Mr Paul Doig and Hamp*ton Bros., Pendarves, as a teamster. Ho left the latter place to go into ramp with tho 31st Reinforcements. Private Dismond has a sister residing in Dunedin.