WHILE DOING THEIR DUTY

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 79, 30 September 1918, Page 8

WHILE DOING THEIR DUTY

CASUALTIES AT THE FRONT

'A splendid, yet sad, record of war service has'been established by the five sons; "of Mrs. G. Brown, of Dominionroad,, Mount Eden, Auckland. News has just been received of the death of the third son to give his life in the Empire's, cause. The soldier - just killed is Private Harcourt Martin. Brown, who ofied as the result of wounds received in France. He was Mrs. Brown's third son, and left New 'Zealand with the 26th Reinforcements. The brothers who previously lost their lives were Corporal James Brown, who was-killed in Palestine, and Lance-Corporal William Brown, killed in action in France.

News has been received inxCarterton that Private Frank W. Johnson, son of Mrs. A. Johnson,, of Park-road, Carterton, and brother of Mr.-Alf. Johnson, until recently overseer of the Wairarapa South County Council, had-been killed in action in France. Two years ago, < his brother, Nelander Johnson, also gave his life for his country. Both young men were widely known in; the Wairarapa, and extremely popular. A third brother is still away at the front, and another is due to/sail with an early Reinforcement. The late Private Johnson was'a valued member of the Totara Lodge, U.A.0.D., and is the twelfth member to pay the extreme sacrifice. ' ■ ■.

Three of the six sons, of Mr; T. Rob•son, of the Main Trunk- Line, left on active service and another is gcfeng into camp in January. One of the three brothers returned nine ■ months ago. Another is coming back : shortly, and the pt^er (Lance-Corporal J. Robsoh) died of wounds recently. !

For -the third- time' Sergeant J. .B. Nolan' (eldest son. of Mr. -B. Nolan, Broadway-terrace, Wellington) has been wounded. He went away with the Main Body, and has served,; in Egypt, Gallipoli, and France. -. ' '' '*;=

Gunner Staples (son.'.of Mr. J. E. Staples, Goring - street, Wellington) was recently gassed, and is now reported to be seriously ill: He was born at Wellington, and at 19 years'■ of age he enlisted, leaving with" the 10th Reinforcements. He-was educated'at Thorndon School and Wellington College, and was prominent in football'and cricket circles... His eldest brother, Corporal J. Staples, was at Samoa with the Advance Party, and is now on Home service at Featherston. .

Private Albert M'Fadden (wounded) ifi the second son of Mr. P. M'Fadden, of Pipitea-street, Wellington. He left with the 17th Reinforcements, and has /been on active service -for about two years, during which period he has seen most ■o£ the. heavy fighting on the Western front. About twelve months'ago he was gassed and removed to a hospital in France.

After going, through, several ""big engagements on ' the Western front un-, scathed, 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Beasley, of Wellington, has been wounded while fighting,in the recent,offensive. Before he enlisted he was on tKe literary staff of the Dominion.. .'. ■„ ■'.

- The announcement .was recently. made that Lieutenant IL B. Grave, M.M., had died in Brighton Hospital, England. Before he enlisted' Lieutenant Grave,, who was the elder son of Mr. H. T. H. Grave, was an inspector for the f Standard Insurance Company, and was a'member of the V.M.C.A. and the Taranakistreet Methodist. Church, and .. Sunday■ School.'. He volunteered-'for ..service with the 9th Artillery Reinforcements, '. and left with the llths as. a.sergeant. On arrival in England he was appointed to the instructional staff, and subsequently was transferred to France, ..where he distinguished himself at the Battle of Messines, .gaining the Military Medal and his commission.

Mrs. G. Hastings, of Maidii Valeroad, Roseneath, has received word that her son, Private G. H. Hastings, has been wounded for the third time. He left with the 18th Reinforcements, and has seen nearly two years' active service. • . . '

Mr. Jack Glasson, who was killed in action in France on the 7th hist., was a- member of the staff of the Bank .of , New Zealand. He enlisted and left with the 22nd Reinforcements. He was a son of, Mrs. H. A. Glasson, of Christchurch, and grandson of the late Rev. Henry Glasson, 8.A., R.N., one-time Vicar of .Avonside. : .

j News has been received of the death, in England of 'Surgeon-Captain J. E. C. Maguire, the last of the four sons of the late Mr.' and Mrs. Allen'Maguire, of Wellington. Deceased, who was born in Auckla-nd-about 30 years ago, was educated at the Mount Cook School and Wellington College,' and afterwards join, ed his father in business. .He then proceeded to^ London, and studied at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he qualified without a failure. He showed great skill at the hospital and received two important house appointments. When war broke out he joined the R.A.M.Q., and was posted in charge'of'an.'ambulance train, a post he filled through the early parts of the campaign. He was then posted as P.M.0., to the Worcester, and carried on right through'the Somme offensives. Here he distinguished himself' in introducing new sanitary methods (a lesson learnt in his earlier work with his father). These proved 'a. great success, and he received thanks from the Army division. He passed through, trying tunes, and at one time was buried 'with Ms aid post for. eleven hours—a shell closing the entrance. He stuck to his post, and ,wlien relieved it was found that he had kept his wounded in good heart; and had attended to their. needs. Captain Maguivo was granted furlough, land, visited Wellington,- 1 returning- to England 'to .continue his work, and was. attached to a military hospital when he contracted typhoid, to which ho succumbed. He leaves a widow' in London (daughter of Captain . Wyatt, well known' in New Zealand waters), and one sister (Mrs. Len. M'Kenzie, 1 of Dufferinstreet, Wellington). The late Dr. Maguiro was a personal friend of General Allenbv, and served under him foi-a considerable period.. ■