AT THE FRONT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9999, 17 June 1918, Page 3

AT THE FRONT

RECENT CASUALTIES

PRIVATE ALEXANDER. SMITH. Mrs R. H. Smith, of Brooklyn, has received cabled advico that her son, Private Alexander Smith, has been killed in action. The late Private Smith was in the office of Messrs J. Nathan and Co., Wellington, and enlisted when he attained his twentieth year, just a year ago. PRIVATE W. N. C, BISHOP. . Private W. N. C. Bishop, of Titirangi, who was recently killed in action, was the youngest sou of Mr J. J. Bishop, of Dunvegan, Titiraugi, and the youngest of three brothers, all of whom volunteered for active service. Private Bishop was twenty-one years ol age, and was educated at the Auckland Grammar School and the Avondale and Titirangi Public Schools. He later entered the service of the Postal Department at Wellington, and was transferred to Auckland. Ho left with the 28th Reinforcement. His elder brother, Lieutenant J. J . Bishop, was killed in Flanders in October last, while tho only surviving brother is serving on the Western front. CORPORAL C. PREWETT. Mrs A. L. Prewott, of Clive, Hawke’s Bay, has received advice that her son, Lance-Corporal Claude Prewett, who was admitted to hospital some time ago suffering from trench, fever, has been transferred to tho Hornchurch Convalescent Depot. Lance-Corporal Prewott. who left with the Eighteenth Reinforcement, was employed in Messrs Hallenstoin Bros'. Napier branch before leaving for the front. SERGEANT JAMES McROHAN. Mr J. Mcßohan, Hampstead, Ashburton, has received advice that bis sou, Sergeant James Mcßohan. was killedin action on May 25th. Prior to enlisting With the 3rd Reinforcement, Sergeant Mcßohan was employed farming in the Mayfield district, where ho was well known and respected. Ho had previously been wounded On Gallipoli, and gassed in Franco. PRIVATE” RHODES. My W. H. Rhodes, of Amberlcy i has received word from his eldest son,’ Private Rhodes, of the Main Body, who Was severely wounded at the commencement of the present German offensive, that ho sustained five wounds, the, most serious being in the hack, groin artd pelvis. Private Rhodes states that he is at Walton-on-Thames, where ho is receiving the best of attention-. He hopes to leave England foi New Zealand as a ''cot case,*” SERGEANT J. N. FENTON. Mrs E. Fenton, 97, London streets Lyttelton, has been informed that her son, Sergeant J. N. Fenton, was gassed between April 23th and 28th. Before enlisting with tho 6th Reinforcement; Sergeant Fenton saw fourteen months’ sendee at Samoa. Ho was bom at Lyttelton, and received Ms education at tho Lyttelton District High School. Before going to Samoa ho was employed in the Railway Department.