PERSONAL ITEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume L, Issue 175, 29 October 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr and Mrs Yorgensen of Tipahi St. Nelson, have received a cable stating that their youngest son, Private John Yorgensen was admitted to Walton-oh-Thames, Hospital on Oct. 14, suffering from a gun-shot wound in the left' arm.

Advice was received on Saturday by Mrs Pike of Nelson ,that her son Sergt. Harry Pike, was wounded on 12th Oct.

Mrs Brock lias been advised that her v son, Private E. Brock is in hospitalVinl France, suffering from pleurisy. .' ,-

Mr Arthur Challies, of Appleby, has' been advised that his son, Private Herbert Challies, has been admitted to.hospital in France suffering from severe gunshot woui>di"in the head. . !'-

Mr James Newport, of Brightwater, has been advised that his son, Private Horace Newport, has been wounded.

Second-Lieutenant Leslie Green, kiJi;. Ed 'in action, was a son of Mr Ctias. Green, of Pokororo. He left>as a mounts , ed man with the Main Body, but \yas afterwards transferred to the infantry "' as a private. Hie served in Egypt and on Gallipoli, and subsequently ,in France. For some time he was a drill instructor at Sling 'Camp. At the time' of enlistment he was sheep-farming in. a large' way with his brother at Pokor ■ roro. The deceased soldier was a splendid athlete, and in his younger days'.a well-known cyclist. He won the last, . road race from Nelson to Belgrove, and. had__also competed in the New Zealand, road race. His brother Arthur. is serv?.* ing with the New Zealand France. '■■.■'■".;■■..:'

Sergeant J. M. • Stringer, who 'has: been awarded the Military Medal, is •a' son of Mr J. A. Stringer, of Nelson." He left New Zealand with the c Main 1 Body, and has been with the N:Z*.F.A-. ( in Egypt, Gallipoli and France. Sergt.' Stringer had a brief; spell during. ;tM Gallipoli campaign, while suffering from pastritis,: and ten days' furlough;, and with these exceptions "has spent the whole of his time with the loatter^;

Word was received on Saturday that Corporal 'R. "W. Stiles, M.M., was wounded on October 12th. He went with the Ninth (Reinforcements, was in Egypt for some time) and Has .been eighteen months in France, goirfg through both the Somme and Messitien floattlep without hurt. He»-'-was recommended for the Military Medal by Captain Morrison, formerly - olj-Nelson;Col-lege, and another officer, for certain'ex- - ploits at Mcssinbs. > Both rthese officer* have since died in ■{France. " :

Mr W. Lines, of. Vanguard' street, received cable advice on Saturday evening that his son, Private C. A. L. Lines, who was recently wounded in France, has now been removed from 'the dangerously ill list. . -

Mrs A. Moore, of Russell street, H has received advice that her son, Gunner Chas. G. Edwards, died of wounds oh October 18th at the 36th . Clearing Station, France. The late Gunner Edwards left New Zealand with the Fifth Reinforcements, and! servted through the Gallipoli campaign. He was a seaman and well known in Nelson. His father was the late Mr Thomas Edwards; of Takaka. ' '..:'' v,

Mrs W. Mead of Motupiko has received cable advice, that Her only ,sohi Lance-Corporal E. W. ju Mead, died of wounds received in • France on the 12th. inst.. Lance-Corporal Mead : loft with the 14tli Reinforcements ,and had a year in the trenches, and had: never had any illness until he received 1 his wounds. . ;..,...,.,....,,.

The names of the following Nfelsonians have appeared in recent «asualalty lists as wounded:—Corporal N.. A. Barnett (A. Barnett Upper Takaka): Private P. L. Coleman (F.. J Coleman, Nelson), Private J. H. Coppell (Mrs P. Coppell, Nelson) Private. E. T. Eden (Mrs M. Eden Nelson). Private F, G. Flower (Mrs F. Hargreaves, Mptuekii), Private C. L. Flanagan JMra G-. A. Flanagan, Nelson) Private R. R. Hodgkinson (R. Hodgkinson, Nelson), Private J. Teasdale (Mrs Teasdnle, Riwaka, Private G. W; Snowden, (I>. Snowden, Riwaka), Private W. E. A. Gibbs , (F. W.. Huffam,, 'Motueka). Private C. N. Sowman, (M. Sowman, Takaka), Private W. A. Rainage {A. Rainage, Appleby), Private F .Walker (J. Walker, Colling\vood). Killed in action: Privato ; J. R. Logan (Mrs M. K. Logan. Riwaka.

The Battery Commander, Major Pritchett, gives the following statement relative to the death of Ist 'Lieutenant !H. S. Kempthorno, son' of the ■Veil. Archdeacon Kempthorne: "One of jriy signallers' was. present at the time, and ha lias brought me a true account,.of what actually happened. I had santir(M.r Kempthorne out early in the morniiur to report to the infantry -.Con!*'*-', mander, so that he might send back to th« Artillery infofmatidn as to' what, the infantryi required us to do. It seems he reached his destination safely, and 1 they were all about to have lunch, when the Germans suddenly commenced an attack. [During the preliminary ar. tillory fire one of tho enemy shells entered thn dugout they were occupying and exploded, causing the immediate dentil* "■{ all thei'e (six officers). Lieutenant 'Kempthorne came to me soon after th«» battle" of Vimy, and he has since nas'Mid l through many serious times with th*> battery. In fact, during the nbsenci* of my captam air! myself ho led tltr batterv into its present position, and on .my return mv colonel gave me splendid accounts of his ability and l thoroughness while I had been away. Although, he had been with us so short a time he had really made a place for himself in the esteem and affection, of .usall. He took his duties as one ,of my section commanders with the greatest interest, and t~ placed the greatest confidence in him at all times. , ; It will indeed bo very difficult to replace l him. both, as an officer .*.nd a friend. T h-d had mnnv chats with him and soon discovereo that he was one who had cum* here absolutely prepared to place all personal interests behind him with ;t}\« one idea of fighting-, and fiehting haf'l —wherever his fluty called 'hiin--to'ja" victorious end. Tt "i«. the greatest of pitlies that he should not .nav» b'neto spared to see the end."