FURTHER CASUALTIES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15998, 17 August 1915, Page 9

FURTHER CASUALTIES.

major statham killed. A PRIVATE REPORT. [BY TELEGRAPH.— OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] Christchcrch, Monday. Private advice lias been received that - j'ljor Frank Stathani. of Dimedin, was killed in action at Gallipoli on August 7. -Major Statham was born in 1879, and, alter being educated at private schools, went to the -Morningtmi school and from there to the Otago Boys' High School. «Oer lie completed the mining course at Utago i University. Major Sat ham was well known in athletic circles. His brother w Mr. C. E. Statham, M.P. "hen the Otago Infantry Battalion was mobilised, lie volunteered and was posted as second in command of the 10th (North utago) Company. Ho was through all the severe fighting in the early days of the landing at Gallipoli, and on Mav 4 J'as promoted to the rank of major. 'He F p* cf 'widow-— daughter of Colonel TK. Smith— two young children. «ff riv < lt ' e advice has been received to the, effect that Lieut. Robert Francis Mitchell j of the Otago Mounted Rifles, main body, ! the commanding officer of General God- | »?' s bodyguard, was wounded in action I at the Dardanelles on or about August i i- ? ' 3 , 11 ow . m hospital in Cairo. I Lieut. Mitchell is the well-known Otago ! amateur athletic representative and for i several years represented Otago in the ! championship meetings throughout the i Dominion. j