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SYDNEY, September 26. , The names oi I ho following New Zealanders are included in Casualty Lists Nos. 220 and 221: KILLED IN ACTION.—Pie. H. W. Morris. WOUNDED —Sgt. N. M. WatcHorn, Ptes. J. Armstrong, J. E. Grinlinton, if. Car*, H. BreakMi S SING.—O. G. Lynch. September 28. Casualty Lists Nos. 222 and 223 contain the following' names of New Zealanders:— WOUNDED.—Sgt. L. E. Vernazoni. ILL (second occasion).—Pte. W. Kelly. F/IiSSI NG —Pte. P. Howe. RETURNED TO DUTY.—Pie. H. Elliott. September 30. The names of the following New Zcalanders arc included in Casualty Lists Nos. 224 and 225: WOUNDED.—L'tc. T. P. Hunt. INJURED AND DANGEROUSLY ILL.—CpI. E. Harris. ILL.—L.-opl. J. Keane, OUT OF DANGER.—Pte. P. G. Clarke. October 2 Casualty Lists Nos. 226 and 227 contain the following names of New Zealanders:— WOUNDED.—Sgt. A. livan, Pte. M. Morrissey. SEVERELY WOUNDED.—Pte. S. Steele. ILL.—Ptes P. Ritchie, D. Thorpe. MISSING.—Pie. J. T. S. Cooper. RETURNED TO DUTY.—Spr, P. M. Wartha, Pte. A. P. Cameron. October 5. The names of the following New Zealanders are included in Casualty List No. 228: WOUNDED.—Ptes. T. E. Newey and Skilby. Private Eodges, killed in France, was formerly an assistant master at Wanganui College. NEW ZEALANDERS MENTIONED. The following casualties were reported at nnnn on Saturday to members of the Australian army haying next-of-kin in New Zealand (all are privates unless otherwise mentioned) : KILLED IN ACTION. Pte. F. HENDERSON, No. 2618 (Mrs P. Henderson, Inglewood, mother). Tte. J. A. HEAD, No. 3838 (A. Head, Kanieri, yia Hokitika, father). T. E. BAXTER, 819 (J. Baxter, Inyercargill). DIED FROM WOUNDS. Pte. R. A. WATSON. No. 4934 (A. Watson, Auckland, father). MISSING. Pte. J. T. COOPER, No. 1626 (Mrs S. Cooper, Port Fitzroy, (treat Barrier, mother). Pte. A. M'LENNAN, No. 366 (Mrs N. M'Lennan, Whangarei, mother). Pte. T. 0. JENKINS, No. 1606 (W. P. Jenkins, Waitara, lather). Pte. C. G. LYNCH, No. 4155 (Mrs M. M. Eyneh, Onehunga, road, Epsom, Auckland, mother). Pte G. PENNEEL, No. 636 (J. Pennell, Paeroa, father). J. CHISHOLM, 2193 (Mrs M. Chisholm, Hikurangi or Whangarei). WOUNDED AND MISSING. Pte. J. SEXTON, No. 301 (J. Sexton, Awapuni). WOUNDED. Sec.-lieut. V. B. PORTMAN (B. Portman, Wadestown, Wellington, father). Pte. E. ■ A. COOK, No. 149 (W. T. Cook, Taumarunui, father). Pte. A. S. GULDEN, No. 2810 (Mrs G. Cullen, Tanaenui, Wairoa, mother). Pte. WM. J. DAILEY, No. 2409, John Bailey, Dunedin, brother). Pte. HY. E. GENET, No. 5104 (James P. Genet, Christchureh, father). Pte. J. JESSER, No. 4534 (J. Jesser, Hawera, brother). Pte. A. JOHNSON, No. 3142 (N. Johnson, Hunterville, brother). Pte. THOS. LYNCH, No. 1679 (J. D. Lynch, Grevmouth, brother). Pte. A. M'CONAUGHT, No. 3799 (J. M'Conaught, Papakura, fattier). Pte. 'P. &TJRRAY, No. 1392 (Mrs K. Barrett, Wanganui, sister). Pte. RICHARD PURCHASE (Mis J. Purchase, Grey Lynn, Auckland, mother). Pte. ANDREW RYAN, No. 94 (Mrs H. Ryan, Christchureh, mother). Pte. J AS. TAYLOR, No. 3141 (G. Taylor, Welluigtnn, father). Pte. W. TOMPKINS, No. 2370 (Mrs E. B. Thomscn, Gore, mother). Pte. JAMES WELLS, No. 3997 (Alfred W T ells, Wanganui, father). J. 11. OAREW, 4034 (Mrs L. W. Davies, Sumner, Christchureh). A. FISHER, 4495 (J. Fisher, Newton, Auckland). H. KIRBY. 1072 (Mrs E Eirby, Westport). G. M'KELLAR, 1084 (Mrs H. E. M'Kellar, Devbnport). R. TAYLOR, 718 (Mrs M. A. Taylor, Wellington). SEVERELY WOUNDED. Etc. J. M. TYNAN, No. 4096 (W. Tvnan, Auckland, fattier). Pte. G. E. FOSTER, No. 1935 (Mrs L. Foster, Karangahake, wife). Pte. S. STEELE, No. 3629 (Mrs J. E. M'fihee, West-port). Pte. A. RYAN. No. 92 (Mrs 11. Ryan, Christchurch, mother), Pte. WILLIAM ADAMS, No. 642 (David Adams, Devonporf, Auckland, father). Tte. W. W. BURKE, No. 37fir>' (W. Burke, WarkWOrth, father). WOUNDED: REMAINING ON DUTY. Pte. HUGH ELLTOTT, Xo. 362 (Mrs A. Elliott, Hawera, mother). WOUNDED: NOW IN EDMONTON HOSPITAL. Pte W. W. BRUNTOK, Xo. 5035 (J. N. Briinton, Hastings, father). ADMITTED WELSH WAR HOSPITAL. J. M'CARTTIY. 1081 (Miss E. M'Carthy, Auckland) ; wounded, severe. ADMITTED FIRST SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL. M. MUP.PHY, 5127 (W. Murphy, Sprcydon, Christchureh); wounded, mild. WOUNDED. REMAINING WITH UNIT. S. F. PRTTCHARD (C. H. Pritchard, 9 Smith street, Kilbirnie). ADMITTED THIRD LONDON GENERAL HOSPITAL. J. R. SINCLAIR (Mrs J. Sinclair; Christchureh); wounded, C. V. HUTCHINSON, 2162 (Miss S. Gadd, Ponsonby, Auckland); wounded, severe. ADMITTED EDMONTON HOSPITAL. ,T. LARSEN, 761 (R. Larsen, Te Kniti). ADMITTED SECOND WESTERN GENERAL HOSPiTAL. A. UOSSON, 3038 (W. Rosson, Mastcrton) ; wounded, mild. pronounced out of danger. !'. rTARRTS, 1857 (A. Harris. Aratapu). W. SCOTT, 2392 ('Mrs S. Dunne, Roslvn, Timnru); returned to duty. W. H. BRENTOX, 5035 (J. N. Brunton, Hastings); convalescent.. W. !t. MOOUK. 3(i77 (W. R. Moore, Christchureh); progressing favourably. BIOORAPHIGAL SKETCHES. Private Stanley Tailored Scaife, third eldest son of Mr "W. A. Scaife, Glcndhu Station, Wanaka (killed in France), went away with the Main Body, and was right through the Gallipoli campaign. He was brought up on his father's station." ami enlisted from Glcndhu. Another brother. Arthur, is at present at the front. Trooper N. L. Marsh (died from wounds in Prune-;) left with the Ninth Reinforcements and

was transferred to tho lulauttry vvlien m Egypt. Trooper James Evans, tilth sou oi Mi iiyre Evans, Uamaru, was killed in action in trance on September 10, i.Diu. lie v. as born in Ouuiaiu, and eniisted in the Sixth Reiulorceiiieiits in tlawke's Buy. After serving ;ti i>allipoli he leu Egypt with tiie Pioneer Battalion lot France. uc was unmarried, and was 35. years oi age-. .Mr Eyro Evans has two other sons fighting in France—Regimental Sergeant-major T. U. Evans and Sergeant S. C. Evans, —both in the I'loneer Battalion, and Sergeant Percy Evans in the Dental Corps in Featherstou Military Camp. Mr Eyre Evans, juu., another son, served m the Seventh Contingent during the Soutit African war, while the Rev. Eric Evans, another sou, is at present a military chaplain at Pctoue, Sergeant Douglas Park, the younger son of Mr J. A. Park, lias been killed in action in France. Trooper Park was educated at the High Street ami Boys' High Schools, and, after being employed for some cime by Mcs.-is Park, Reynolds (Ltd.), was engaged in farming in the Kelso district. Jfe left with the mounted section of tho Fifth Reinforcements, and served on Gallipoli from his arrival there until the evacuation. After returning to Egypt he wua transferred to the' Pioneer Corps. Rifleman E. P. Ackers (killed in action in France) was at the time of his enlistment in tiie employ of Mr J. Craig, of Nydia Bay, Marlborough, and was educated in the Park School, InvercargiU. Deceased was -'7 years oi age, and was the fourth sou oi Oliver and Rebecca Jane Ackers, of Paputotara, Southland.

Sergeant \V. M. 'J ray (killed in action ea of Suez on August It) was a son of Mrs L. Gra; St. Albans. Christchureh, and grandson of t:

late Mr John Gray, for many years on the stai of the Bank of New Zealand, Dunedin. He was 29 rears of age, and at the- outbreak of wai enlisted and left with the Main Body. He w, nl through the witole of the Gallipoli campaign am: was one of the rearguard at the evacuation Prior to enlisting he was a (Jovernmeiit, surveyoi

in the Hawke's Bay district. Lieutenant R. D. Nome, ol the New Zealand Hide Brigade (killed in action in France), was the third son of .Mrs E. Norrie, of Tiinaru. Lieutenant Norrie, who was 2."> years of age, was born in Tirnaru, and received his education at she Main School. Ue afterwards joined the grocery stuff of the Canterbury Farmers' Cooperative Association, and after some years' sirvice was transferred to tho association's Waimate branch, where he occupied the position of manager of the grocery department. Lieutenant. Norrie enlisted at Waimate as a private in the Rifle Brigade, and went to the front with the Seventh Reinforcements. He was well known in Timaru, where he was very popular, -and he was a prominent, member of the Star Football Club, Timaru. Rifleman Wm. Isbister (died of wounds) wis the only son of Mr and Mrs I. C. Isbister, Port Chalmers. He was 22 years of age, and received his education at the Fort Chalmers High School, and entered the employ of the N.Z. Typewriting Supply Company as mechanic, where he was employed at the time of his enlistment.. He received his training in tho Territorial Coast Defence, and held the rank of corporal. He saw service in Egypt and then went, to France, where he died of wounds. Sergeant John Currie Hendry, of Mosgiel (killed in action) first enlisted with the company that went to Samoa as a private from Wellington, in which town he was employed by the Education Department. Returning from Samoa he went, away as sergeant with an Otago regiment in the Seventh Reinforcements. When he arrived in Egypt he joined a machine gun corps as a private. The deceased was in his 24th year. He was educated at the Mosgiel District High School, where he gained a scholarship, and passed the junior Civil Service. Later on he passed the senior Civil Service in Wellington. Rifleman John Byron Sexton (killed in action in France) was born at Lumsden, and educated in the public school there. His parents, Mr and Mrs Sexton, are widely known. Vp to the lime of his enlistment Rifli man Sexton worked as a carpenter. He joined the first battalion of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade in April, 1915. Rifleman Sexton took part in the fight against the Senussi in Egypt on Christmas Day, 1915, and forwarded to his parents some of the em my's bullets' as mementoes of that dav.

Lieutenant Rupert George Hickmott, of the Tenth Reinforcements (killed in action), was a son of Mr O. Hiokmott, of St. Albans, Christchurch. Lieutenant Hickmott was in his 23rd year. He was an old pupil of the Christchureh Boys' High School. Ho was strongly identified with the school in sport and studies, and he had the distinction of winning the Deans Memorial Scholarship in 1912, awarded for general character. In 1911 and 1912 he was at the zenith nf his athletic career. Jn 1911 lie played cricket for the Colts against Canterbury, and in the same year secured Lis representative cap. His representative cricket career was a highly successful one, and he was a member of the last New Zealand team that toured Australia. He was senior monitor at the Boys' High School in 1912, and captain in tiie Cadet Corps, and in the same year captained the team that wrested the Henthcote Williams cricket shield from the Auckland Grammar School. lie was also captain nf tiie No. 2 Cadet team that won the Snow shooting shield that year. On leaving soltool Lieutenant Hickmott. joined the staff of Fletcher, Humphreys, and Co., remaining with til at (inn until lie enlisted.

Sapper R. M. Kay (killed in action in France on September 19) was the youngest son r,f Mr Robert Kay, engineer. Kirkcaldy. Scotland, and nephew of Messrs Or. and E. Illingworth, 50 Fast road, InvercargiU. Sapper Kay came out to InvercargiU eight years ago, worked in Southland as a carpenter. He left InvercargiU n« a sapper with the Fourth Reinforcements, and was in hospital for over six months with wounds received in Gallipoli.

Trooper Thomas Henry Poole (killed in action), aged 28 years, was born at Limestone Plains, lsla Bank, and was educated at. the Limestone Plains School. He enlisted in the Fifth Reinforcements, and has a brother at tiie iron! in Prance, and another going out with the Twentysecond Reinforcements.

Captain T. P. Jennings (tilled in acHon) was well kivuvn in lawn tennis circles in X; w Zealand. ITo won the Men's Single Championship at tho Otago tournament: in 1914, and later in the same year was runner-up to G. P. Ollivier in the Men's Single Championship at the New Zealand tournament. TTe was also n cricketer of some note, and after captaining the first eleven of Nelson College, where he was educated, was n member of the Nelson representative eleven. He proceeeded from Nelson College with a university scholarship to Canterbury College, where lie took the M.Sc. degree, ami was nominated as a candidate for tho Rhodes Scholarship. "Prior to joining the Expeditionary Force he held (he position of senior science, master at Wait.aki Eligh School. Tho appointment of lecturer on biology at Canterbury College was hold by him during the absence in England of Dr Chilton, professor of that, subject. ■Rifleman Stanley Edward Davy (killed in action") was the youncest son of Mr C'.f-n. Dayev, Tomnka. TTe was 22 years of age, and was educated at the District TTieh School, passing with honours. TTe was appointed to a position in the Native T,and Department, Wellington, and left with tho Earl of Liverpool's Own. Mr Tlavey has one son at Trentham. one son invalided home. and now his youngest son has made the supreme Captain Edward Harris (killed") was the third son of the, late Archdeacon Harris, who at one time was head master of Christ's College, Cliristehnreh. TTe was born "1 vears a-o. and was educated at Ihe college. While there he wa« very successful in athletic*, and v.-as in the prninr teams at football and <-r:.dcct TTe engaged in sheep-farming pursuits sneoes-iv 1\- at Mnunl Tarker. Fairlio. and Cernldiuo. He wa = nlwavs an enthusiastic volnnfoer, and it one Mm« was eantain or Ihe r.Vraldina Mounted ITiflns. He f>iHst-d and went to the front with" Ihe Ninth n.inforeomonfs. when he was altaehod to tho South f-inti-rhnrv Mounted TTifleu O n arrival in Kcvpt he volunteered to serve'in Franoe. and was transfei-od to fake charge of Ihe Pioneer Datfalion. He leaves a widow ('a daughter of Mr Robert Pan-roll, at Otokniko") and four vonna children. The late Captain Harris was a brother of Ihe late Mr Oeorge Karris, a wellknown Christohnroh solicitor. C-nnncr W. A. Tavlor (killed in action") was ihe yonncrest son of Mr .Tohn Tavlor. of ]n Tonus street, PI, TCilda. TTe was horn at Maori Hill in 1890, and received his primary education at tho

Haeandrew Road School, taking a proficiency certificate. He then attended the Duncdin Technical School, where ho received great benefit from his studies. He left Iluneilin in January, 1915, for Trentham, and went I'rcm Sew Zealand with the Fourth Reinforcements. He fought on the Gallipoli Peninsula, where he was wounded and ill, and was sent to hospital in England. He made a pood recovery, and returning to Kgypt remained there until the departure of the New Zealand Forces for France. The late. Gunner Taylor's two brothers arc at present in France, Inning left New Zealand with the Main Body. Trooper William Earnslow BaiJieaves, Mvrosa Bush, Southland (killed) enlisted with the Second Reinforcements, Mounted Rilles, and fought through the Gallipoli campaign unscathed. After the evacuation he was transferred to the machine gun section and sent to France. The late Troopr Balneaves (like his father) was a keen volunteer, and prior to enlisting was a prominent member of the Southland Mounted RiF.es. The father, James Balneaves, is a well-known farmer in the Myross Bush district, and was formerly on Earnslaw Station, Glenorehy.