OUR SOLDIERS KILLED AND WOUNDED

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2492, 19 June 1915, Page 6

OUR SOLDIERS KILLED AND WOUNDED

PERSONAL NOTES Private Holger Bro. Randrup, of tho 3rd Auckland Infantry Battalion, who was reported as killed in action on May 8, was a. son of Mr. N.- Randrup, of Leamington, CambridgQj and was 23 years or ago. At the time of enlisting ho was a draughtsman in the Lands Department at Auckland, and was ono of the first to enlist. He was well known in the Auckland district, and was at one time attached to the Lands Department, Wellington. Private Randrup was keenly interested in sport, being a member of the Auckland Tennis Club and an enthusiastic yachtsman. Ho was also a popular member of the Auckland Junior Club. Major J. N. M'Carroll, commanding the lit 1 ! (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles Squadron, who was reported on May 25 to have been wounded, is now in "hospital at Malta. He suffered a fracture of one shoulder by a bullet, but, according to cablegrams received by his wife, who resides in Whangarei, the bullet has been extracted' and Major M'Carroll is making good progress towards recovery. News was received yesterday of the death of William John Paul, with the Expeditionary Forces in tlie Dardanelles, which took place on June 5. He was born at Renwicktown, Blenheim, and was justl 20 years of age, and a son of Mr. Robert J. Paul, a well-known hotelkeeper, formerly in business in Bleuheim, Hawera, and Paekakariki. Up ■to leaving for the front, deceased was employed in "Wellington in various occupations connected with picture shows, etc. He was also connected wit'h sport, being a good rifle shot, footballer, etc. His father, Mr. R. J. Paul, lives at the Lower Hutt, and lias received the' sympathy of a very large circle of friends on. the loss of his promising young son. Mr. l'aiil also sent another son to the front, Robert Percival Paul, who left wit'h the sth Reinforcements. Sergeant Frederick William Eliesmere Overton, who was killed at the Dardanelles, was the_ youngest son of Mr. and' Mrs. Frederick Overton, all residents of Lake Ellesinere, and now of Taproa, Taihape. He was a grandson of the Reverend William Kirk, tlio veteran Methodist minister who died at Petone a few weeks ago. Overton was about twenty-two years of age,' and was a fine' type of soldier. He had taken a great interestin the Territorial Force in lis district,, and was very popular with his fellows. Lieut. Alan Clifford Rout, wounded at the Dardanelles, is the youngest am of Mr, William Rout, of Nelson. He was. educated at Nelson College and Waitaki High' School, and when the war broke out was practising in Nelson as an architect. He is 24 years of age and an enthusiastio soldier. His parents have been unable to ascertain Wliero he is or what the injuries are. Private David James Thomas, who was killed in action recently, was the fourth son of Sir. Robert Thomas, builder, of Mewburn Avenue, Mount Eden. A Taranaki boy, horn near Waitar.a, and educated, at Waitara public school, 'he went to Auckland some two year's ago, and was in business with his father. Private Thomaswho gained his stripes when in the Senior Cadets, was only 19 years of age_ when he volunteered for active service with the 3rd, Auokland, Infantry. J.

Private G. B ; Morgan, of the 'Australian Expeditionary Force, who Was wounded at the Dardanelles, and is now in hospital at Malta, is tho son of tho late Captain Robert Morgan, of Lyttelton. On leaving school he joined tho steamer Huia, and afterwards entered the service of the _ Union Company, being for somo time in the WellingtonLyttelton Ferry service. At the time of his enlistment he held the position of chief officer of the Kaitangata. Cable advice has been received by Superintendent Dwyer that his son, Private T. B. Dwyer, who was wounded at the Dardanelles operations, ia ia hospital at Malta.