THE DARDANELLES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16480, 4 September 1915, Page 12

THE DARDANELLES.

COLONEL CHAYTOII. Advice has been received in Wellington that Colonel E. W. C. Ohuytor, C.13. (Ad-jutant-general to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force), who was wounded at the Dardanelles and was invalided to England, returned to the front last Saturday. LIEUTENANT KERR. Advice lias been received that Lieutenant 11. 11. Ker has been admitted to the First Australian General Hospital at Heliopol.s with a bullet, wound in the shoulder. SERGEANT HAY. Sergeant Vernon J. Hay (killed in action) was credited with being the youngest officer holding a second officer's certiiicate in the whole of the British mercantile marine.

He was 21 years of age at the tune of his death, and obtained his second officer's certificate at the age of 17. He gained his first seafaring experience on the Aniokura, and was one of the first batch of boys from that vessel to obtain a second mate's ticket. On leaving the Amokitra ho joined tho Craig line of sailing vessels, trading between Australia and New Zealand, and he afterwards entered tho service of the Union Company in whose employ he was at tho time of his enlistment. SERGEANT REID. A cablegram received in Oaniaru states that Sergeant William M. Reid, of the main body, Canterbury Expeditionary Force, hae been wounded by shrapnel in the face. He formerly lived with his parents at the schoolhouse, Ravensbourne, and is well-known as a footballer, playing for the Albion senior team. Chrietchurch, when they won the D.C.L. Challenge Shield, the West Coast reps., and the Canterbury Force when they defeated Canterbury before leaving .for the front. Sergeant Reid was formerly stationed, in the Railway Department at Greymouth. LANCE-CORPORAL BLAND. Lance-corporal H. Bland (reported missing from August 9) is the youngest son of the late Mr John Bland (builder), of North-East Valley. He was born in North-East Valley, and attended the local school. He is 23 years of age. Ho was the first winner of the champion belt shot for in connection with the School Cadets. After leaving school he settled in Oamaru, joining the North Otago Mounted Rifles, being sergeant in that body. Subsequently he went to Wellington, where he joined the Mounted Rifles, leaving with the First Expeditionary Force. CORPORAL BURNS.

Corporal Ernest Burns, of the South Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Force (missing) was tho youngest son of the late Mr T. J. Burns, of the Empire Hotel, Timaru, and was 19 years of age. He was educated at St. Patrick's College: While in Wellington he took a prominent part in football matches. His mother is at present in a private hospital in Wellington, and his eldest brother is in camp with the Seventh Reinforcements'.

LANCE-CORPORAL BROWN. Lance-corporal George Brown (reported slightly wounded) is the youngest brother of Mr William Brown, ropeworks, South Dunedin.

PRIVATE FALCONER. Private W. C. Falconer, who lias fallen at the Dardanelles, was for some, time employed in the Eltham Post Office, before enlisting. Private Falconer, whilst engaged in wireless duties on one of the expeditionary transports, picked up a message from Coeos Island, that resulted in the despatch of H.M.A.S. Sydney, and subsequent battle and destruction of the German cruiser Emdon PRIVATE NICHOLLS. Private Leonard W. G. Nicholls (wounded at the Dardanelles) is 18 years of age, and is the youngest son of Mr and Mrs F. J. Nicholls, 31 Warden street, Opoho. He was educated at the North-East Valley School, and left with the Main. Body Expeditionary Force With his only brother, with whom he was\ in company until he was wounded. As he was under 18 when he volunteered, he had some difficulty in getting away. Ho was an active member of the 4th Regiment Band, Mid a member of Court Pride of the Forest Juvenile Forresters. PRIVATE STEDWARD. Private Alexander Stedward (reported killed at' the Dardanelles) was for years a member of the Cargill Road Methodist Literary Society. At the weekly meeting the Rev. F. T. Read made feeling _ reference to the departed member, and it was decided to send a letter of sympathy io his parents in Scotland. ' DRIVER REEKIE, Advice has been received from the Minister of Defence that Driver Andrew Reekie has been admitted to No. 17 Alexandria General Hospital suffering from slight synovitis of the_ knee. At latest advices he was progressing satisfactorily. TROOPER ARNOTT. Trooper A. G. Arnott (reported wounded at G.allipoli on August 11) js the youngest son of Mrs E. Arnott, of Sandymount, Otago Peninsula. He was born and brought up on the Peninsula, and attended the Sandymount School. He is 32 years of age. He was engaged in farming in the Portobello district 'for two years, but sold out about a year ago and joined the Fourth Reinforcements. He wa6 a member of the old Portobello Rifle Club, and was an enthusiastic rifle shot. TROOPER ROGER. Trooper J. W. Roger (reported killed at Gallipoli on August 7 or 8) was the youngest son of Mrs M. .A. Roger, Sandymount. Ho wa/S born on the Peninsula, and educated at the Sandymount School. He was 35 years of age, and was a member of the Ninth Contingent in the South African war. Prior to leaving with the Scoond Reinforcements for the front, he was engaged in farming with his brother on his mother's farm on the Peninsula He was secretary for the local Hall Society, and was liked and respected by all who knew him. PRIVATE DOWNES. Cable advice has been received by Mr James: Downes, Sawyers Bay, that Andrew, liis third son, has been severely wounded in the left leg. Private Downes is an ex-pupil ■of the Otago Boys' High School, and was a pioneer in the Otago Headquarters Staff of the Main Expeditionary Force. Ho was one of the first of the Otago boyß to enlist. and during the whole campaign till he was wounded, he was enjoying the brst of health. ■Ho waf also a splendid rifle shot. Mr Downes has three sons on service abroad.

MR JENNINGS'S SONS

Mr W. T. Jennings, M.P... has been advised that his son, Lieutenant Harold Jennings, of the Imperial Royal Field Artillery Force, was to leave England yesterday and that Sergeant Jennings, of_ the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, is in hospital at Malta, suffering tfroni onteric. Mr Jennings's other son, Jidgar, was recently killed in the tranches in Gallipoli by a bomb thrown from one of the Turkish trenches. INTERCESSORY SERVICES., Special intercessory services for our troops at the front will bo held in St. Paul's Cathedral to-morrow Intercessory Eucharist will be sung to the music of the lata Sir John Stabler. and the Introit will bo Mozart's "Out of the Deep." The preacher in the morning will we the Rev. E. R. Nevill, and in the evening' the Rev. J. L. Mortimer. The National Anthem will be sung at the ciose of each service. " ALL WELL." The following cablegram signed by D. M. Wilson, was received by us from Alexandria yesterday:—" 19th all well at Gallipoli.—D. Healy, L. G. Wilson, C. Woodlielirl, N. 0. "Swinard, T. Gillman, Wm. Wollock, S. D. White. R. Robinson, J. M'Crae, D. M. Wilson." EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY. At the meeting of the Portobello Road Board 011 Thursday, the Chairman (Mr H. V. Fulton) made feeling reference to the splendid work being performed by our fioldiere at the Dardanelles, and moved a resolution of sympathy with Messrs Dickson and Geary, two residents of the district, who had lost relatives in the course of these operations. The motion was carried by the members of the board standing in silence.