RECENT CASUALTY LIST.
. «»- COUNTY CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS. "If over there was an incentive wanted to bring men forward for the firing line, thai incentive is the casualty list the public have iu.si received to-day," said the chairman (Cr. T. A. Uamber), at the meeting of the Wanganui County Council, on Friday. Proceeding, the chairman said all would re-'ret ven- much to sec that the iist included a Mm of -Mr Alex. McGregor, (at one time chairman of the Rangitikei County), a .-on of the late Mr l.hnjM |li(rgi« of Dcnlair, a son of Mr ('. M. (Yesswell, of Castlccliff, and a -on of Mr "( 'oal" Kcmndy. "1 do not want to touch qn controversial matter.-." continued the chairman, "but it does seem a pity thai the married men are raisins? objections about their pay. As a liKMiilii'r of tic Military Service Board. I ;ru sorry to sav that the young men we are now putting into camp are the youths as thev come of age. It i- a matter that I f i ,-u strongly on thai I do not care to in!!< ahnul it. These aro boys in the full 1.1- mi of tin ir voting lives." ( ,s. Alan Robinson and I). Ross also re f-i-rui wiili regret to Ihc casualties mis ~,!,, ,1, ( itni the ( 'ounei! decided to foi ward - v,i|...i li. lie htt -I: i" the bereaved relu I iv ■ ..
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1013, 5 November 1917, Page 7
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230RECENT CASUALTY LIST. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1013, 5 November 1917, Page 7
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