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\\ OTHER- SMALL DRAFT arrives.
Another small batch of returning invalided soldiers who arrived m t Dominion last week reached Gislmne hv the Arahura yesterday mormng. The men were welcomed by ALesJS. 6 C.'ltans and. F. B, Ball reprerenting the Defence Committee, and <sl were placed at then- disposa hy Messrs. Blair, lies, and R. Lanl ton. ' „ The men are as follows: ' , Private Wiriliana, a Main Body man who took part in the landing at Silvia, and was also m France, where he contracted enteric. Private F. Ratcliffe, 7th Bem i'orcements, who- lost a log A n •. battle of the 9r>mme, but is qiuto cheerful over his loss and is P « « m. the. possession of a splendid arti 7th Reinforcements Hn U invalided home as the result of" shell shock sustained at PasschenPotato, 12th Beinlorcements, left with the 4th Maor s. He was wounded at Ypres. Lance-Corp. O’Connell /th Reinforcements. was wounded t both, ar Messines and at -Ypres.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4875, 22 May 1918, Page 5
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