NEW ZEALAND CASUALIES

Evening Star, Issue 16909, 5 December 1918, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND CASUALIES

The following list was issued by the Defence Department yostecday : OTAGO MSLITARY DSSTeiGT. DliiU FROfVi SICKNESS, ■ INFANTRY. (November 26.) CEOFT, F. W.. died in Not Zealand (Jlrs E. A. Gentleman, InvereargiM). WOIiMDEDi ADMiTTED TO HO3f!TAL. RIFLE BRIGADE. (November 10.) Arbuckle. E. A. (Mrs 0. M. Arbuckk, Main Sorih ro-ud, Cavei'diam). WELLINGTON SOLITARY DISTRICT. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PRISONERS OF WAR; NOW REPORTED REPATRIATED. WELLINGTON MOUNTED. Salway, <i. F. (Mr V Salway, Plymouth, fathsr). AUCKLAND MILITARY DISTRICT. DIED FROM SBCICNES3. AUCKLAND INFANTRY. (December 1.) WILSON, S., serge-ant-major, died in Nsw Zealand |Mk Wilson, T?.r.n, wife). PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSS'HG: PiOW REPORTED A PRISONER OF WAR 5 SJH&E REPATRIATED. AUCKLAND INF AN TRY. Millar, D., lieutenant (s!r R. Millar, Pon--60-nby, i- fcher). Rifleman Aixbcw Jf.,mes Sinclair, reported killed in action on November 4, is tho eldest sort of Mr John Sinclair, of Mulberry ;tro2t, Kaikarai Va'.ley. B:»vii at Townsvrl'e (Q.) 29 yeai-s ago, ho came to New Zealand with his e'..:iit years later. He was edwated at ihc Mosgiol and Mornington, Sdhcob. Tho doceased soldier served his time .as a boot finisher with Messrs Craigie a-nd Thompson. He was wnrrloysd at ono tim? at Shaddock's, Iwt prior to going away with the 37th Roii'fw-vomcnt", he was at t-ar-good, Son, ard R-.v-sn's boot f.-'otory. Ho took a- keen interest in, .vicket, a member of both Shaddocks ar.d S.iigcod's teams. lie v?.as flVro a member of the Rwtball Club. Hi? oniy brother, R-iflsman J. M. Sinclair, ia in England after be!n.t; wor.r.dod m franco. Some years ;i.go a charcoal burner in a Victorian district, who, with his-family, lived in a dilapidated residence, drew Hist horse in Tatt.'s. Shortly afterward:; tho children, who alv/ays went to school dirty and without boots, appeared in the best of clothes. When Johnny attended school on the following Monday tha teacher was at first undtr the impression that ho had a new scholar. When ho recognised the lad he exclaimed :'-" Why, Johnny, I did not know you." John, jvm., replied: "Neither did the clog this morning."; Two thousand tons of waste DflDer have