FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13694, 9 October 1916, Page 3

FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

KILLED IN ACTION. KILLED IN ACTION. , . . ■ Sapper R. McGimpsoy. Included among the names in Saturday J s list. of.' men killed in action is that of Sapper Robert McGimpsey, son of Mr-.T, McGimpsey, Otfake, Sapper McGimpsey, who was about twentythree years of age, was born at Otiake and received his early education at the local school, after which he attended the. Waitakii Boys' High School, where lie distinguished himself in the lield, both of., learning aiid athletics, He was captain of the football tifteen, junior champion track athlete, and an excellent •swimmer. At the lime of enlisting Sapper McGimpsey was employed in the Government Survey Department. :

Lance-Corporal H. Harper. Lance-Coiporal Henry Harper, son of Mr William Harper, of Glenavy, who was killed in action' on the' 19th September, was born in Oamavu. While still very young lie was removed with his parent's to Glenavy, where he received his education, He was in his twenty-oighth year, and went away with the Thirteenth Reinforcements. After further training on the Salisbury Plains, in England, the Thirteenths were transported to France on the 13th August, so that Lance-Corporal Harper had been only five weeks in the field when he made the supreme sacrifice, Mr Harper has another sou at tho front', Private Frank Harper, who was also a inoinbor of tho Thirteenth Reinforcements. Lance-Corporal ,T. Hossaclc. » Lance-Corporal John Ilossack (killed in action) was a son of Mrs W. Ilossack, of Ure street. ll e left with the Main Body, was wounded and ill with typhoid on Gallipoli, went home to England, and landed in France in April last, ' His- last' letters slated that he had, been made a bomb-thrower.' He was a member of the Hill Tennis Club and the Excelsior Football Club and the Oamnru Musical Society,. He was t>veuty-three years of age, and was employed by Messrs Harbour and .Sutherland, Privato L. M. Watson. Private Leslie M, Watson left with the Main Body, was wounded on Gallipoli, ami sent- to England, From there he was sent to France. He was educated at the Ngapara school, and was farming at the outbreak of the war, He has a brother, Eric, on active service in France, Privato H, F, Hodgson. Private Henry Francis Hodgson, killed in action on the lytli September, was a brother of Mrs T. C. Wiggs, of Onmaru. Private Hodgson enlisted with the Wellington Battalion and sailed with the Tenth Reinforcements, lie was about twenty-three years of age, and prior to joining the Expeditionary Force was engaged in farming at Eltham. Mrs Wiggs has; another brother at the front with the Thirteenth Reinforcements.

■ DIED OF WOUNDS. Private J, C. Nichols. In the casualty list published 11ns morning appears the name of Private Joseph Cowio Nichols, son of Colonel J. C. Nichols, as having been wounded on the 21st September. Neivs has now been received that Private Nichols lias succumbed'-to his wounds, . WOUNDED. lance-Corporal J. McKone. Mr M. McKone, North Road, has received information jhajjijs son, LanceCorporal John McKone, was wounded in France on 'the 15th September. , Lieutenant H. S; Richards, Mr S. 11, Richards, of Chrislcluirch, lias 'received a cable message from England (says the Lyttelton Times), stating that his son, Lieutenant 11. S, Bicliards, of the 12th Batttalion Essex Infantry Regiment, who went to the front ,on July 12, was wounded in France, and is now in England. Lieutenant Richards was'the Rhodes sermlar for New Zealand last yeai and left Christchurch some months ago for Oxford. Private K, McC), Anderson, Private R, McC, Anderson, who is reported to have been wounded on' September 12, is the fourth son of Mr Wm. and Mrs Agnes Anderson. He was born at Limestone Plains, and educated at the North Invercargill and Gladstone schools, ' He followed the occupation of bush-worlcer, and has worked' in the North Island for a number of years. He enlisted with the Auckland quota of the Eleventh Reinforcements, He is just forty years'of age, and was a good athlete, being a