PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9840, 11 December 1917, Page 3

PERSONALIA

Corporal Rarasav. a brother cf Mr* A. E. iArnold, of Masterton, has been killed in action.

Brigadier-General Wallach, of the Australian Forces, who has boon on. a visit to Mow Zealand, is about to return to Sydney, Constable Smith, who has boon stationed at Hataitai for some time, has received notice of- his transfer- to Cobden, West Coast.

Sergeant Fitzpatrick, of Taranaki street police station, is being transferred to Palmerston North. Sergeant Lopclli, who has been doing duty in the South Island, will takes his place In Wellington. Rifleman W.( C. Travis, ot' tap 26th Reinforcemcnnt (killed in action on November 10th), was corn and educated at Newcastle, loirg this youngest son of Mr E. H. T/av.s, or Papanui road, Christchurch. He leaves a wife and ono child.

Sergeant J. S. Wiloocks, has resign, ed from the police force in order to go farming. His position at tho-Taranaki street police station has been- filled by tho transfer of Sergeant H. Martin, oi Kaitangata. Sergeant Wilcocks has purchased a farm in tho vicinity ol Makara.

Guests at tho New Commercial Hotel aro Mr and Mrs Eraetzcr (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Lawson (Auckland), Mr and Mrs 'Herbert (Dunedin), Messrs Garland (Napier), Shcehen (Auckland), Dexter (Sydney). Wall (Gisborne), and Howard (New Plymouth). Lieutenant W. Ncwtan Chilman, who left as a private with tho 2nd Reinforcements, and 1 has earned a commission in the field, is returning to New Zealand on duty. Ho is a son of Mr O. VV. Ohihnan, a member of the SoU diers’ Financial Assistance Board, and formerly manager of the To Aro branch of tho Bank of New Zealand. Lieutenant Garnet Moore (killed in action) was, previous to enlisting, _in the employ of Mr James Park, solicitor, of Hokitika, -and. had been on the office staff for many years. In theatrical performances he showed marked ability, and took prominent parts in many entertainments given in Hokitika and. district-. He also took a leading part in the National Reserve, being platoon sergeant and secretary at the time of its breaking up. Mr Joseph Zachariah, who has been absent from Wellington for the past two years, which ho has spent ra America, has returned to thus city. Mr Zachariah has been residing during a- considerable portion _of that period in Now -York and Philadelphia. When the United States .joined the Allies bo gave his services gratuitously to the military "Census Department of

that country.

Tlie friends in Masterton of Lieu* tenant Oscar Gallic, who was some timo back the Military Cross, will he gratified to learn that ho has been decorated by. His Majesty the King with the D.S.O. apd promoted to the rank of captainy Captain Gallia left for-Samoa-as a sergeant early in the war,-and afterwards proceeded to France. His younger brother, Second Lieutenant V. J. Gallie, has also been awarded tho Military Cross and a second star. Lieutenant J. E. Shisted, R.F.C., has been spending a few days with Air and Ali-s Vv. H. Jackson at “Stoncleigh,” iM-astorton. . This young officer is one of tho baud qj. brave flying men who rendered such splendid service during tho Somma campaign. Xlo~is an Auckland boy. twenty-one years of age, and although it is only twenty montns since he left Now Zealand, he graduated at the Oxford Flying School and obtained his wings and commission. Ho has been engaged in eight months’ continuous service as fast scout;on- tho Moslem front. During one of his last flights he was attacked, by a number of Uvrmau machines. His observer was badly wounded, and bis machine was riddled. Noticing- that his fellow officer was likely to bleed to death, ha cleverly manoeuvred and mad® a dash fox his own Line. He landed safely, and bis observer is now almost well again. An attack of bronchitis and nervo stiain sent Lieutenant fehistcd to hospital. Ho , has been granted months’ leave in which to visit Now Zealand and recuperate. Second Lieutenant Darlcy Russel* Rendle, who was killed in action on October 10th,. was the eldest son of Leutonant-Colonel C. E. Eusscl-ltendle, N.Z.M.C., of Ashburton (now P.M.O. Samoa), and was in his 22nd year. He received his earlier education in Engj land, anti afterwards was at Christ’s College and at Lincoln College, subsequently entering a bank at Ashburton. Soon after the outbreak of war ho en-

listed, and left with an early Reinforcement, joining the 2nd- Canterbury Infantry Battalion, as corporal: Ho saw service at Gallipoli, m Egypt, and in Franco, and was recommended for his commission in the Imperial Army for gallantry on the field. After a period of training in England, he was gazetted to the Uth Battalion, Devonshire Regiment, in which corps his father was medical officer for .some time. Altogether he had seen thirtythree months’ active service when his career was ended. His younger brother, Hilary, is now in England, in a training corps, preparatory to serving in thf Imperial Army.