PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4965, 4 September 1918, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Lieutenant E. R. Black a son of Mr G. J. Black. of Haiti, has been awarded the Military Cross. Private T. J. Parker, son of Mrs J. R. O. Parker, of Childers Road, Gisborne, has received the Military Medal. The French Croix de Guerre and the Military Medal have been bestowed on Trooper H. D. Lylian, of Te Parae, Tologa Bay. The latest hospital report includes under the heading “not reported as severe cases” the name of A. Heitch, Gisborne.

Private Leslie V. Pyke, eldest son of Mr. Vincent Pyke. who was seriously wounded on August 7, is now making favorable progress towards a complete recovery at Walton-on-Thames. Mrs. T. Preston, of Manutuke, received a cable message yesterday intimating that her son, Trooper R. W. Preston, was discharged from hospital in Egypt and has been admitted to a convalescent home. He, was suffering from malarial fever. A Press Association message from Wellington states that Mrs Seddon has received an enormous number of messages of sympathy at the death of her son, Captain Dick Seddon; so many in fact, that she has found it impossible to acknowledge them all.

Mr. T. O. Baty, Patutahi, has received advice that his brother, Private Leslie F. Baty, has been admitted to hospital in France, suffering from gunshot wounds in the shoulder. It is the second time Private Baty has been wounded. Professor Bayley, one of the Canadian delegates in connection with the N.Z. Alliance campaign to secure a referendum on the lines of the Efficiency Board’s scheme, will visit Gisborne next week for the purpose of delivering public addresses. The dates of the meetings will be advertised later. Mr Rees Jones, of the staff of the Waipaoa freezing works, is shortly to enter camp and lias been presented with a silver tea and coffee service by his fellow workers. The presentation was rriade by Mr Elliott, tho manager, who referred to tho capabilities and popularity of Air Jones, who, on his return from Service, is t 0 take over the position of works manager.

At the annual meeting of the Gisborne branch of the Dental Association on Thursday the following officers were elected: —President (reelected), Mr F. B. Palairet; vicepresident, Mr G. H. B. Lockett; lion, secretary, Mr J. G. Cox; arid member of executive council, Mr M. H. Hudson.

Sergeant-Major R. F. Aldridge, of the Gisborne Defence Staff, w;ho has been in Napier for some weeks on sick leave, is, his many friends; will regret to learn, again seriously ill. He had recovered sufficiently from liis first operation to contemplate returning to Gisborne on Wednesday night but when on the way to the boat he was again taken ill and had to return to hospital.

An Australian and New Zealand Cable Association message states that Lieut.-Colonel Cecil Humphries, a New Zealand football player, lias died of wounds. H e was commanding a battalion of the Norfolk Regiment during a heavy counter-attack. He enlisted in 1914 and immediately went to France as a private, «aml won the D.C.M. and bar to the Military Cross. The Brigadier says: He was without exception the bravest man I ever saw-

death on th? honor of Actjag W r wounded R abou^ n four months ago, but recovered and resumed Ins duties Prior to going to the frony he was farming for liis father cliff and also for a short while a, Roll’eston. He was 26 years of age. and was educated at Christs Col lege. He leaves a widow and one daughter.

Mrs. R. Stevenson, of 21 Ormond Road has received advice that- her son T. MoMurray Stevenson, was wounded in the right eye. on August 19. This is the second time he has been wounded. He was invalided home through the effects of his last wound and shell shock, which he got just three years ago hut volunteered again. Probably the latest wound will lead to his being invalided home again. He went away with the 4th. Reinforcements, and the second time with the 24tbs.