RETURNED SOLDIERS

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17614, 19 October 1917, Page 5

RETURNED SOLDIERS

ARRIVAL OF CANTERBURY MEN. Fifty-eight men and eight .officers have returned to the Dominion. Those for' Canterbury and Otago arrived in Christchurch last night. A small crowd gathered at.the railway station to welcome homo.the men. Those fm; Otago, eight in number, will go south by the express to-day and they will be treated to cigarottes and fruit by Christchurch ladies before leaving. Most of tho returned men are in excellent condition and no cot cases were brought through last night. The contingent that has returned includes men from both and France. Major Hubbard, of tao # Wellington Mounted Rifles, who. -is on leave, was in chargo of the trcop. The following list includes the names of the Canterbury and Nolson men:—, LEAMAN, Alfred Walter H., second-lieuten-ant, farm hand (Mrs M. J. Lenman, Surrey Lodge, Jerrold Street, Spreydon). TAYLOR, Francis Henry, second-lieutenant, grocer (lira Annio Hounsell !(d!otueka). SOOMBE, Arnold, quartermaster-sergeant, s'oreinan (Frederick Coombu, Mahaki- ; pawa, via Picton). B\SHFOKD James Dawson, farmer (Margaret Bashford, care E. I. Massey, Coker's Hotel, Christchurch), , . BONNINGTON, Fred Henry (Mias Jessie Bonnington, Wairau VrJley, Marlborough). CHINNERY, George Benjamin, sergeant, dental assistant (Mary G. Chinnery, 10U, Nursery Eoad, Linwood). HTJKOLEY, William A:, advertising expert (John Hurdley, P.O. Box 1.63, Timaru). PRETTIJOHN, William Francis, sergeant, groom (Mrs Grace A. PreUijohn, Gloucester "Street. Christchurch). EADFORD, Ernest Alfred, quartermastCTnergeant, gardener (Mrs E. A. Radford, 61, Moorhouso Avenue, Christchurch). EBAN, Roy Vincent, motor driver (H. L. Eban, Wakefield, Nelson). FLOYD, Leo Joseph, farnver (Mr C. Floyd, Trafalgas Street, Nolsor»). ( SMITH Stephen Mounsey, farmer (Mr H. Smith, View Hill, West Oxford). WHITE Walter, driver (Mrs E. White, 203, Barb'adoes Street, Christchurch). WRIGHT, Gordon Thomas, clerk (Mr A.. Wright. 44, Mackworth Street, Woolston).