PERSONALIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9955, 26 April 1918, Page 3

PERSONALIA

General Godley is still in France, in command of an army corps of which the New Zealand divisions form a part. General Russell is in active and actual command of the New Zealand Division.

Mr J. F. Redmond, manager of the TV.F.C.A. in Wellington, and formerly of Msstorfcori, has received news that his fcroth&r James' was killed in action in Franco bn 1 April sth. Deceased was well known in the Blenheim district. Ho was also an old Marist boy. He left with the ISth Reinforcements.

Sergeant H. Old, who died of wounds on the 3rd inst., was the first -of four sons of Mr W. Old, of Kiwitea, who volunteered for service to make the supreme sacrifice. Another son, Corporal D. Qld, was severely wounded in October last, and is still' in hospital in England. The other two are serving in France. A cable; message, from Lieutenant T. E. Y. Seddon, M.P., dated March 26th. “Somewhere in France,” reported “all well.” His brother, Lieutenant Stuart Seddon, is serving with the Bri. tish Artillery “somewhere in Italy,” in charge .ofa. .battery ,of anti-aircraft guns. .Captain ,R. J.. ,Seddon is ea route to .the front. .

Latest' hews of Lieutenant Arthur ■ Moore, of Christchurch, who is serv- 1 ing with a- British ambulance unit on the Italian front, - is. that he has just returned after a month’s leave spent in England, and that ,he is now stationed in-the .mountains, .which he states is appreciated .by him after-his..long spell on the flat. Lieutenant Moore parti-r cipatod in the great Italian retreat, ■ but escaped unhurt, and at the time of, sending his last letter was m the best of health, and spirits. Mr W T. Essen, wbo has been ac-countant-ah- the- Blenheim branch of the Bank of New Zealand for-many, years, and' Had* been promoted to the_, Gisborne branch, was farowelled at » largely-attended and representative gathering. On behalf of -the - general body 1 of the guest’s Marlborough friends, Mr C. H. Mills presented him. with mementoes in the shape of a valuable gold watch and chain for himself and a gold neckchain and pendant for Mrs Essen.

Particulars of the death, of Lance- ! Corporal Fred McClymont, and of the deed for which ho was awarded the Military Medal, have been received by. the deceased soldier’s father, Mr T. McClymont, IS, , Bel wood avenue, Mount Eden. On' December 28th Lance-Corporal Modymont, with two others, got up on a roadside bank to view an enemy aeroplane that had been, brought down in the vicinity. A shell burst within 10ft of them, one of., the other men being killed instantly . and the other so severely wounded that ho died the next day. Though mortally vrounded, Lance-Corporal McClymont dragged himself 60yds to arouse other members of the company, m a dusont, to come to the assistance of Ins coStoaouons. Lance-Corporal McClymont had resided at Karangahake for - many years, and was well known m the goldfields district and m Auckland as a footballer.

A highly creditable record of aervice to his country is possessed by Private James Mulcahy, a New Zealand-horn soldier, who has been fighting with the Victorian forces since the outbreak of war. He took .part in the Gallipoli landing, and after seeing a great deal of r service in the Peninsula ho. went with his company to France.,,, 'Vbi.e in France he lias been once wounded, has suffered from trench fever, and has been gassed. His experiences of fightmo- have not been confined to the present war, and he has also taken part in the Matabelo campaign and-in the Boer war’. ’ PriVatfe’ Mulcahy. who is forty-two yGars’ of ’ ago, has now written to a relative in New Zealand stating that after ■ being gassed he is about to be sent back to the trendies, and that,'as he is very much in need of a rest, he would like to obtain extended leave in order fully to recuperate.

One of Onehunga’s oldest residents, Mr Thomas R. Gillman, died on Sunday. Mr Gillman, who was in his ninety-first year, was the eoiy of an English Congregational .minister, and came to New Zealand .in the ship Annie Wilson in 1863. He settled shortly afterwards in Onehnnga, where ho practised-as a-chemist until recently. Mr Gillman was a member of the Masonic Order, and was closely associated with the Onehnnga Congregational' Church since its inception. He was a member of the first Onohunga Road Board, and it_was during Ills term’‘of office that "the first footpaths in Onehnnga were constructed and the. first, pump—worked by hand vT-erected,.. at. - the -Onehnnga springs, which- are the present source of tho borough's water supply. Mr Gillman leaves a widow and-eight children. There are also 22. grandchildren and 24 greatgrandchildren. .A :

, A lengtliy Ijs,t._pf. additions to the Teachers' Roll of Honour for the Auckland distsriot was reported to tho Board of Education on Wednesday. Tho names and particulars were as follow:—Reported killed in action—Lieutenant Lionel M. Hughes, formerly pupil teacher, Ponsonby School; Rupert W. McKenzie, formerly relieving teacher, Komata School, Reported wounded—Lieutenant James P. Farrell, head teacher, Ohura School; Lieutenant Stanton i-. Senior, M.C., formerly pupil teacher, Newtown. East School; Thomas E. A, Mackay, head teacher, Oropi School; Joseph A. Tatton, teacher, Ponga School. It was also reported that the following had been again wounded:—Alfred E. Bishoprick, formerly student. Training College (awarded Military Medal); Ormond E. Burton,, teacher, Ahuroa Schools (awarded Military Medal); Eric' T L Waimai and Waangaro Schools.

It is stated (says a writer in tho London “Daily Sketch’.’) that Mrs WiL ham Leeds has been married to Frmco Christopher of Greece. The wedding • took place very quietly in Switzerland, whore Mrs Leeds had been staying with her son, who is a very delicate bey. Mrs Leeds is an enormously wealthy American, well known in London society. She recently bought “Kenwood,” tho homo of the Grand Duke Michael. Prince Christopher is tho youngest of King Constantine's brothers, and ho was much talked about when he visited this country in May, 1916. He has long been credited with anti-German leanings, for, when the Greek Court began to bo divided against itself at tho outbreak of the war, he sided with his brothers against King Constantine, and espoused the cause of the Allies. Tho Prince, who was horn in ISSB, and is, therefore, 30 years of age, has seen military service in S«lo T nika.