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FALLEN NEW ZEALANDERS CASUALTIES TO DATE NUMBER 730. THREE MORE OFFICERS WOUNDED. The list of casualties (No. 15a) that came to hand yesterday contained the names of throe officers who received wounds while in action at the Dardanelles. The casualties reported to date number 730, which include 688 officers and men who have been wounded. So ;far the number reported as having been killed in action, died of wounds and missing, is 4 ‘2. The following is a corrected summary of the casualties :
: YESTERDAYS CASUALTIES : Tho following is yesterday’s list: WOUNDED AUCKLAND BATTALION. Major Edwin Harrowell (William L. Harrowell, the Court House, St. Prescot street, London). WELLINGTON BATTALION. Lieutenant Edward Talbot Bowlings, (Edward AVarne Bowlings, Victoria avenue. Mount Eden, Auckland). Lieutenant Raymond Lee (C; W. Lee, “Lyondown,” St. John’s Hill, Wanganui, father). AUSTRALIANS WOUNDED. , In addition to the above list, advice • has been received trora the Secretary of Defence, Melbourne, that the following members of the Australian forces, 1 whose next of kin reside in New Zea- i land, have been wounded in action near tho Dardanelles , Sergeant C. Lines, 9th Australian In- ■ fantry; next of kin, Edward John Lines, Kahahataki, Taranaki. Private 1). Dennis, I2th Australian Infantry; next of kin, William Dennis (father), Huntly. ANTHOdV WILDING'S DEATH By Telegraph—Press Association—Copjrighi LONDON, May 12. Official. Anthony Wilding was killed. 1 KILLED BY A SHELL. (Received May Id, 11.45 p.m.) LONDON, May Id. Wilding was attached to armoured motors under Flight-Commander Samson. A shell killed him instantly in an observation dug-out at Laventie on I Monday. ‘ PERSONAL SKETCHES 1 Major E. Harrowell is a well-known | New Zealand officer. He is single, ' forty-eight years of age, and served with both the Ist and ith New Zealand contingents in South Africa. His war services are recorded in the Army" List as follow :—“ South African war, 13991902.—Relief of Kimberley. Operations in the Orange Free State, February to May, 1900, including operations at Paardeberg (February 17th to 26th) ; ac--1 tions at Poplar Grove, Dreifontcin, Houtnek (Thoba Mountain), Vet river (May sth and 6th), and Zand river. Operations in the Transvaal in May and June, 1900, including actions near Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Diamond Hill (June 11th and 12th). Operations in the Transvaal east of Pretoria, July I to October, 1900. Operations in the Transvaal west of Pretoria, July to October, 1900. Operations in Cape Colony south of Orange river, November, 1899, to February, 1900, including : actions at Colesberg (January Ist to February 7th). Operations in tho 1 Transvaal, May to July, 1901, August ■ to December, 1901, and April to May, t 1902. Operations in tho Orange River ‘ Colony, July to August, 1901, and De- ® cember, 1901, to April, 1902. Queen’s B medal with five clasps. King’s medal 0 with two clasps.” He served with the 2 Ist Contingent as a sergeant and in the 7th Contingent as a captain. Upon his return to New Zealand he identified himself with the volunteer force in Auckland, and then took command of the Fijian police. Later he was apt pointed officer commanding the military forces at New Caledonia, and was s on furlough in New/Zealand when tho f present war broke out. He then ene listed in the New Zealand expeditiong ary force, being appointed major in the r Auckland-Infantry Battalion, s Lieutenant R. ‘ Lee was born at ‘ Pahiatua in 1891, and last resided in 0 Masterton, where he was an architccd tural draughtsman by occupation. He • is a single man, and belonged to the t_ 17th (Ruahine) Regiment, in which he was a second lieutenant. jb Lieutenant E. T. Rowlings, N.Z.S.C., ' e Rft New Zealand as a lieutenant in B ;e Company, 3rd Reinforcements. He is ie (states an Auckland Press Association i- message) the eldest son of Mr E. W. le Rowlings, of Victoria avenue. Mount ie Eden. He was educated at the Auckland Grammar School, and after passis ing the matriculation examination ie qualified for entrance to the Royal Military College, Duntroon, where he had completed three years of the course s " when the war broke out.
MISSING. Officers. Men. Otago Infantry 1 0 N.Z. Staff Corps 1 0 Total • • • ■ 2 0 KILLED AND DIED OF WOUNDS. Officers. Men. Auckland Infantry 4 V Canterbury Infantry ••• 4 U Otago Infantry 10 Wellington Infantry ... 2 3 Field Engineers 0 2 Totals 13 '28 WOUNDED. Officers. Men. Headquarters Staff 1 0 Auckland Infantry 10 177 Canterbury Infantry ... 5 03 Otago Infantry 11 213 Wellington Infantry ... 8 130 Field Artillery 0 7 Engineers li) Divisional Signallers ... 0 1 Army Medical Corps ... 0 o Totals 37 051 Total casualties to date 730
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New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9043, 14 May 1915, Page 6
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