PERSONAL

Grey River Argus, 5 April 1943, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mrs. J. McSherry, returned on Saturday after a visit to the North Island. Mr. Wm. Macfarlane, of Nelson, arrived on Saturday "from Christchurch. Mr. R. A. Blampied, of Greymouth, has accepted an invitation to bejmnister at the Nelson Church of Christ. The engagement is announced pi Joyce, youngest daughter of Mr. ami Mrs G. Friend, Cobden, to Clifford, second son of Mr. and Mrs. T. Moseley, of Cobden.

A London cable message states that the death has occurred at the. age of ninety of Colonel Gilbert Henry Claud Hamilton. He served with distinction in the Afghan and South African wars.

Mr. L. Bourke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bourke, of Keefton, who has been on sick leave at home after a period oi service in the Pacific area, has resumed duty in Wellington in the Post and Telegraph’ Pepa rimept

The Hon. E. W. Parker, who died in London recently at the age of 8(, was chairman of the London board of Dalgety and Co., Ltd., until his retirement two years ago. Mr. Parker came to New Zealand in the early eighties as secretary to Mr. F G. Dalgety and was manager of tne Christchurch branch of Dalgety and Co., from 1886 to 1898, when he look up an appointment on the London board, of which he became chairman in 1913.

The death of Mr. Albert Fpnsom of Kumara took 'place at the Westland Hospital at' 3.15 o’clock yesterday morning after a comparatively, short illness? He was born at Braidwood, New South Wales, 70 years ago, and came to New Zealand * forty* yeais ago, having resided pt Cape Terrace and Kumara ever since. He served for a number of years as a Borough Councillor. Of a quiet unassuming manner, he was highly respected by a wide circle of frienps. Besides his widow, he leaves two daughters, Mrs. R. J. Little (Christchurch) and Mrs. G. Hewison (Ikamatua) and a son, Mr. A.’ J. Fensom (Kumara). He also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Randall (Auckland) and two residing in Australia; and five brothers, Messrs T. Fensom (Black’s Point, Keefton), and Edward Fensom (Kokatahi). and three residing in Australia.

The only New Zealander in command of a submarine 'at present held is the twenty-live-year-old Lieutenant L. Herrick; of Hastings, D.S.C., who entered the Royal Navy in January, 1936, and was promoted to full ' lieutenant in April, 1940.' He was in Tigress in July, 1940, and he was mentioned in dispatches in July, 1941. The Tigress, 'with her • sister submarine, Trident, sank'five enemy ships in northern waters during 1941 when the Germans were supplying Murmansk. In a further attack against a heavily escorted convoy she sank two more ships, also an oil tanker nearer England. Lieutenant Herrick has served in five other submarines, four of which he commanded. He was awarded the D.S.C. in November, 1942, for courage and skill in successful patrols. He is now believed to be operating in the Mediterranean.