WOUNDED HEROES.

Northern Advocate, 29 December 1917, Page 2

WOUNDED HEROES.

RETURN TO NEW ZEALAND

General regret will be felt at the heavy list of serious cases reported from the hospital ship which arrived in Auckland on Friday. The ship carried 547 men of all'ranks, many of whom have been sadly broken, XS being cot cases. There are 15 officers amongst the. wounded and four of them are cot eases. TwO men are dangerously 7 ill, too are totally Mind while ten arc mentally affected. It is also stated that many of the men have lost limbs, but there have been wonderful achievements vdh artificial legs and arms and the rest and sea voyage has generally had a most beneficial effect upon the- patents. On the way out the ship c <Aed at an American port and all hand.* received a wildly enthusiastic reception from our Allies, lavish fetes and entertainments being provided. At. 4.30 yesterday afternoon the m< i were tendered' a public reception :.t Auckland. . ■ Two the soldiers died during the voyage. Que was Private W. i" Webb," aged twenty-seven year.-, whose father resides at Fnlmer-.'ta ' North. The other was Private .!. 'I. McCaw, aged :14 years, whose fil'v-i: is Mr R. McCaw. of Waiatabnr'. Amongst those returning ar.i lip." following men from No. 3 Group: ■— Harold L. Blott, Kiripaka; Serge-"vt George A. Bowater, Rawene; Waller H. Pavne, Warkworth; D. vlo:.cs, Whangaruru; Robert L. Moir, Mngav/ai; D. McCarthy, Kawakawa; Frank Hirstick, Whangarei; John Walker, Whangarei; and George- £. Wrack, Whangarei.