SOLDIERS' DEATHS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10136, 26 November 1918, Page 7

SOLDIERS' DEATHS

REPORTS FROM MILITARY HOSPITALS. Advice has been received froni the military and convalescent hospitals of tho following deaths. The name and address of next-of-kin aro given, all being privates unless otherwise stated:— TRBNTHAM MILITARY HOSPITAL. 82757 Rushford, Henry .Swift, C Company, oUth Reinforcement, 27 years ot ago (Mrs B. Rushlord, 80, Ghuznee street, Wellington, v..;. 92535 Stewart, George Ross, B Company, 50th Reinforcement, 37 veaio of ago (Mrs M. R. Stewart. Auckland). 70525 Murphy, William Francis, Quartermaster Staff, 35 years of age (Mrs Carson, Auckland). 59710 Corporal Marshall, Cecil James, 53rd N.C.O.'s (Mrs M. Marshall, Mt. Eden). 92501 Corporal Woods, Reginald D. P., 54th N.C.O.'s. 32 years of age (Mrs Dora C. Woods. Auckland). 75401 Perriton, William Kemp ton. New Zealand Engineers, 35 years of age (_Mrs Elsie A. Perriton, Invercargill). 80769 Grant, William Gordon, A Company. 44th Reinforcement, 29 years of age_(Mr s W. Grant. Brooklyn,'wife). 3'27G7 McFarland Norman, N.Z.M.C. C.Mrs McFarland, Palmerston North, mother). VICTORIA MILITARY HOSPITAL. Corporal Spensley, Edgar, Army Service Corps, Buckle street, Wellington (Mrs Corins, 147, Vivian street, Wellington, friend). MIRAMAR CONVALESCENT HOME. lieutenant Massey, Charles Constantino (Mrs C. C. Massey, b'7, Hataitai road, Wellington, wife). FEATHERSTON MILITARY CAMP. Advice has been received from Featherston Military Camp that tho following died of broncho-pneumonia:— SS7BC J. H. Barter {Mrs J. H. Barter, St. Albans): November 24th. 85693 H. McNab (Mrs M. Quinlan, Canterbury); November 24th. 57 ®K> Sergeant M. E. Williams (Mrs C. Williams. Featherston); November 24th. 66797 C. C. Moore (Mrs F. Moore, Featherston); November 24th. i? 9 t •?; A - Sinclair (Mrs J. Sinclair, Hataitai): November 23rd. 30522 Sergeant A. H. Smith (Mrs Smith, Auckland): November 21st. OTHER REPORTS. 14138 Charles McPhee, a discharged soldier, died at the Te Waikato Sanatorium on Saturday, October sth. 1»18. .Deceased was 33 years of ago and single; u e^ t " ot^ in ' father- C. McPhee, Newstead 1 .0., Victoria, Australia. Advice has been received from Group Area, Wanganui, that 57362 Private Irani Baker died from influenza com(Plications on November 20th. Deceased was a returned discharged soldier. Ho years of age and single, his next-ot-kin being Mrs A. Baker (mother), caro of Lo Roy, Auckland. Advice has been received from Group Area, Greymouth, that 6/BS4 SergeantMajor Arthur Albeit Atkins, p.C.M., died on the 22nd instant at Hokitika. Deceased was discharged from tho New Zealand Expeditionary Force and temporarily attached to the Now Zealand Permanent Staff. He was 34 years of age and single, next-of-kin being' Mass Jessie Morgan, Kumara, Wostlancl. Advice has' been received from the Miramar Convalescent Home that 5162 S Rifleman John James Curry died in that homo on November 24th. Deceased -was a returned discharged soldier. He was 28 years of age and single, his nextof-kin being Mr J. Curry (father), 125, Austin street, Wellington. Advice has been received from Group Area. Wanganui, that 2509 G Private Lancelot Carrow Braik died from influenza complications on November IStli. Deceased was a returned discharged soldier. Ho was 3-1 years of age, and single, his next-of-kin being Mrs B. Braik (mother), Hotel Braeburn, Wanganui. 2/451 Driver Charies Frederick Beaumont died from influenza complications at Wanganui on November 19th. Deceased was a returned discharged soldier. He was 32 years of age and single, his next-of-kin being Mr C. F. Beaumont, Strand Private Hotel, Ghuznee streot, Wellington. 4/2084 Sapper Charles Rasmus Frandsen, an undischarged soldier, died at Christchurch on November 21st. Deceased was 24 years of age and single, next-of-Wn boing Mrs S. J. Frandsen, ■Sydenham. 64351 Walter Merthyr Dogers died at the ! Technical College temporary hospital on November 12th. Next-of-kin, Mrs Rogers i(wifo), Parnoll, Auckland. NOTES AND COMMENTS Mr P. Ftaser, M.P., who is suffering from influenza, was a little easier yesterday. The women's wards at all emergency hospitals in Wollington were filled last night. Mr A. M. Hall, who has been a-p----pomted special sanitary inspector for Wellington Central, has been stricken down with influenza. Referring to a statement that there would bo a large bill to meet for the hire of taxi-cabs, Mr W. Foster said that the man employed by the Wellington East district was out of pocket, and it was not fair to say that the public were being oxploited . They employed one man only and could adopt a different attitude to him than they could in tho case of a voluntary worker. The taxi driver had been a fine worker and had lost money by devoting his time to tho work of helping to.fight the "flu.' A Maori woman living in a boardinghouso on Clyde quay mado a request to a I Wellington East worker for rariki water. This is mado from tho native thistle and has great medicinal value. Captain i Cook found it helpful in preventing scurvy among his crew. The herb is being collected on tho hills and tho decoction prepared. Referring to boarding-houses, Mr W. Foster said that overcrowding in theso establishments constituted a danger. Ho considered that they should bo Jn ho same position as a ship sent to sea, which was fully provisioned and the captain mado responsible for tho lives of all on board. Mr Foster, referring to the housing problem, said that there was any amount !of land available in tho outskirts,, at Miramar for instance, but tram fares wero an obstacle. Pooplo living in the suburbs should bo carried at a minimum rate oven if the trams were run at a loss. The loss would bo recouped by ithe improved health of tho community. ' What had :tho epidemic cost the community ? Tho sanitary precautions taken in Wellington North wero most thorough. As soon, as it was notified that thcro was a case of influenza in any house the premises were disinfected immediately with izol. Two men with two casks were put on the job. Between 300 and -100 cases were dealt with in the early stages of tho epidemic. About. 50 a day are being dealt with at present. This treatment, doubtless, has kept down the disease to a. great extent. Men from tho camps and hospital orderlies have been of great assistance in Wellington North. The ambulance men from Awiipuni Camp have done excellent work as nurses, often sitting up all night in .mllendiinep on patients. The HeadnunrteiV Committee, in +ho Mayoress's room at the Town Halltelephone number 23GG—has received a speedy and liberal response to its eppcals' for clothes, comforts, etc., from many generous donors. What is particularly wanted now is clothes for children of from five to thirteen year* of age, warm jackets to put on them when they go out, etc. The Hoy Scouts are dnijv,' useful work as helpers. A helper at the Town Halt telephoned to tho "Times'' yesterday stating that some of the ili-jiutehors h:\vo been workini; continuoush- without relief. It was desired that attention be I drawn to this IV"'