PARTICULARS OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.

Otago Witness, Issue 2509, 16 April 1902, Page 44

PARTICULARS OF THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.

Trooper P. Rogers was a /arm hand, and a well-known man in the Tapanui and Henot districts. He has v sister living at Woodhaugh, and a brother working on Mount Royal Station, near Palmerston. His father, who is dead, was formerly stationmaster at Caversham. His mother is said to be living in Melbourne. Trooper Robert Osbome, of Middlemarch, was a farm hand. Trooper J. Brace, of Oamaru, is a son of Mr G. Bruce of that town, and was a tailor by trade. Ttooper P. L. D. Lowe was well known in Styx, near Christchurch, where his mother, a widow, owns a farm, on which her sou, prior to his enlistment, was engaged. He was between 19 and 21 years of age, and is described as a " steady and straightforward young chap, who never drank. In connection with Trcopei "A. F. Leers," whose real name is Wm. Foss, there is a somewhat romantic incident. It appears that he made several attempts to get into the Eighth Contingent, variously stated at from four to six attempts. His modus operandi was to assume the name of -some applicant who failed to answer his name and pass himself off as the trooper in question. On every occasion, however, he appears to have been rejected either for riding or shooting. Evidently towards the end he imptoved in these particulars, for he was ultimately accepted under the name of Leers. Trooper Posa was born in St. Albans, where his father, Mr Thos. Foas, resides. Trooper A. H. MDoruld was a son of Mr J. M'Donald, draper, of Oamaru, and was employed in his fathei's shop. He was about 21 j-oars of age, and had been about two years jn the Oanmru Rifles, in which <corps he was a corporal when he joined the contingent. Trooper M. Cantj was a sawmill hand, and hailed from Longbush, Southland, where he was employed in Melvin's sawmill. His father is also engaged in the same employment in tha-t district. Trooper Victor H. Brown was one of the men selected at Sheffield, Canterbury, at which place he was born. His father resides in the North Island. Trooner Brown when he joined was in the employ of a blacksmith at Waddington. He was- a member of "the 3k£alvera Mounted Rifles, and was • about 21 -years of age. Charles Spencer Bourne was the eldest son of Mr C. F. Bourne, of Christ's College. lie was born in Auckland, and was 19 years of age last July. About 18 months before he joined the contingent he was one of the staff at the cable station at WakADa&kn- Trcoijei Boura^ we* a

lieutenant in the Christ's College Rifles. Hs left in the H •Squadron of the Otago section of the Eighth Contingent, being too late to enlist in the Canterbury section. Trooper Maloney was a. resident of Little River for some five or six 3-eara previous to his departure with the Eighth Contingent. Heserved as a cowboy for several small farnieis in the district, and was -well respected. His fathei is nn employee at Kin loch Station. Of the wounded. Corporal D. L. Whitehead was a member of the Dunedin Cycle Corps, and was for some time cn:ployed in Messrs A. and T. Burl's engineering shop. His mother resides in Stuart street. Nicholas L. Thomas had been previously in the Waiinate Rifle Volunteers, and hpilud from that district. Henry Plumridge is a son of Mr Thomas Piumridge, of Spreydon, Canterbury, who at one time was a baker in Park road, Addington. Trooper Plumridge was also a baker. Trooper T. Lee was a farm hand prior to enlisting, and was employed on a farm at Dacre, between Edendale and Woodlands, Southland. Trooper \V. Whetter was, prior to enlisting, employed ■.n a store at Alexandra South. Nothing definite could be ascertained regarding Trooper J. C. Simpson, but it is thought that he enlisted in the North Canterbury district. Trooper H. Brown, prior to joining the contingent, was employed by the Westport Coal Company in their Coalbrookdale mine. He was a member of the Denniston Rifles and also of the Denniston Brass Band. His parents reside at Denniston. Trooper Charles Jones, of Dunedin, is a son of the late Captain Jones, who at one time was in command of the steamer Herald. Prior to enlisting he was employed as an electrician on one of the gold dredges near Cromwell. Trooper Leonard Thomas y-as, prior to joining the contingent, employee* in the auction rooms of Messrs Guinness and LeCren at Waimate. He has r. brother who is a school teacher at Malvcrn Trooper Thomas is about 20 years of age. His people hnve lived at Waimate for the past five or six years, his father having come from Otago, where he was a gold miner. Trooper Grant, of Mkldlpniarch, was a farm hand. Trooper Walter Devon, of Gimmerburn, -was a farm, hand. Trooper William Turner, of Outram. was a shepherd. Trooper John Edgar, of Queenstown, was a stockrider. Trooper James Gilbert White, of Invercargill, was a farmer.