PERSONAL NOTES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17529, 12 July 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL NOTES.

Sapper John Pilkington, who died on June* 27 from wounds received while in action in France, was well known in Dunedin. He came out to New Zealand about seven years ago from England and was employed at the Hillside Railway Workshops up to the time ho enlisTSd with the Thirteenth Reinforcements. His wife died in Dunedin some months ago. Private Joseph Talbot, who was killed early in June, was the youngest son of 31r James and 3lrs Hannah Talbot, of Christchurch. He was born at Christchurch, was educated at Sydenham School, and after leaving school was apprenticed to the engineering trade with klessrs Booth, Macdonald and Co. He completed his course at Canterbury College. While a resident of Christchurch be played first, grade football with the Richmond Club and later with the Albion _fflub. Tlie lato Private Talbot went to Dunedin about six years ago and was employed as a fitter and turner at the Hillside Railway Workshops. Up to the time of his joining the colours he was a prominent member of the Alhambra Football Club and: was also a fast runner, having won several trophies for short and long distance events, when living m Christchurch. He enlisted in June last year with the Seventeenth Rein-forcement-3, but a-s the result of cni.l he contracted pleurisy and was laid up for some time when on final leave. Chi recovering his health lie returned to camp and was appointed to the Otago Infantry, Twentieth -.Reinforcements.. He spent about three months in Sling and Codford Camps and then went to France With th 9 newly-formed New Zealand brigade, but he had evidently only been a few weeks in the firing line when he was killed. Deceasc-ct, who was thirty-one years of age, leaves a wife and four young children, who reside in South Dunedin. Mr J. Reese, of “Crossgates,” Southbridge, has been informed that' his son, Private Lawton Reese, of the Eighteenth Reinforcements, lias been wounded and gassed. Private Reese was under twenty years of age when he joined tlie forces. He enlisted first, in (Canterbury, but was rejected owing to being under age. Having made up his mind to reach the front ho went te Wellington and was accepted there. Private Reese was educated at the Southbridge District High School, and before going into camp was employed on his father’s farm.