PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3150, 31 July 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. Justice. Kdu-nrds is al present in a Wellington private hospital, suffering from an attack of bronchitis.

Lieutenant C. T. (Jillespie, who has been awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous bravery, is a son of Mrs. Gillespio, of Chapi'l Street, Maslerton.

Monsiguor M'jvenna, of Jlastcrlon, has r-eueivul advice that Chaplain-Captain M'Menamin was killed outright by n, shell whilst conducting the funoral of a fallen soldier. Six eoldfers who were standing round the grave were wounded by the shell. The body of the chaplaincaptain wns interred four hours later in a grave beside that of the soldier.

Lieutenant Ti. J. FitzGerald, 12th Ciloucesters, late of Wellington, who was awarded the Military Cross in the Soinme offensive, is now a prisoner of war in Germany. Lieutenant FitzGerald's wife received a much-censored. postcard stating that he was in hospital with a. gash in his face, but quite comfortable and hoping soon to be out. He asked for a pipe, tobacco, and soap to Iμ sent, and these were sent at once. Lieutenant V'it'/.Gerald is a son of the late William C. FitzGerald, and has two brothers at the front and another in camp.

Messrs. .T. I. Cato. manager of the New Zealand (Shipping Company, and H. B. Lusk, solicitor, have been elected members of the Napier High School Board.

The funeral of the late Mr. Herbert Allan Kirkcaldie took place yesterday afternoon from Messrs. .T. and A. Wileon's mortuary chapel, thence to i the. crematorium at Karori. The Itev. H. Wilson, of Khandallah, officiated. The principal mourners were- Mr. John Kirkcaldie (father). Messrs. Sidney, Keith, and Norman Kirkcaldie (brothers), and Messrs. C. H. Mirams and C. Finch (brothers-in-law). The pall-bearers were the hjads of various departments—the six . oldest employees of the firm. There was a representative attendance of business men and residents of Khandallah. A number of wreatlis were sent, including one from each department of the firm's warehouse.

Mr. W. H. Cox has received advicethat his second son, Robert, who was severely wounded at Messines, is improving in Walton-on-Thaiiies Hospital. Also that his third son, John, who was also severely wounded at Tiers, is now convalescing at Hornchurcli.

Mr. 11. I?. W. Beetham, of Pohangina, who is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Beetham, of Lansdowne, went Vnto camp with the 32nd Reinforcements last week. He is a married man with two children. Before Mr. Beefhain left for camp his intimate friends gave him a. farewell dinner at the Empire Hotel, I'almprstoi) North. Mr. V. Arlxin presided, and toasts honoured were. "The King." "The Guest," and "Settlers of tlie Pohangina Valley."

In the casualty list published in yesterday's DosiixioN appeared, under the heading "dangerously wounded" the name of D. W. Oliver, of Auckland. Tho name should havo been D. W. Olver, whose father, Mr. W. Olver, resides in J)o----uiiniou Koad, Auckland.

Mr. D. M. Forsyth, brother of Mr. Thomas Forsyth, manager of Te Aro House, is a visitor to Wellington. Ihe visitor saw action in Prance with tho Australian Forces, and was ivoundcd r on the Soramc. He has come to New Zealand in order <to recrnit ins health.

Major C. E. Hercus (mentioned in dispatches) was, when the war broke out, assistant house surgeon at .tho Umstchurch Hospital, but immediately volunteered, arid went to the front with the Canterbury Mounted Rifles in the Main Expeditionary Force. After passiug through Gallipoli ho had several voyages through the Mediterranean on l.ospital ships, and was subsequently in hgynt on tho Sinai Peninsula, and latterly in Palestine. He was promoted on tho field to the rank of major, and now l:olds the position of ■Deputy Assistant Director of Medical Service. Sergeant l<. G. Cherry, of the A.1.1'., who has just been promoted 2nd lieutenant on the field, is an old Wellington boy. being the son of Mr. C. Cherry, of Wellington, and a nephew of Mr. and Mrs J Quirk, of the Paekakariki Hotel. Lieutenant Cherry enlisted in Sydney and left as a private in the Main Hotly, AnStralian Imperial Force, on the outbreak of war, and participated in both the landing" and evacuation of Gallipoli. He was twice wounded on the Peninsula. Ho proceeded with the Australians to France ami for his valour at Poweres vas awarded the D.C.M He was subsecmontlr invalided to England, and on rejoining his unit at the front was immediately promoted from the rank of sergeant'to that of 2nd, lieutenant.