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Otago Witness, Issue 3313, 12 September 1917, Page 32 (Supplement)

The above photos are of trophies received by Mrs F. Rogers, of Lawrence, from her eon, Sergeant-major Fred Rogers, who was wounded in the Somme battle. He is now Instructional Officer at Codford Camp, England. The iron cross has a silver ring, and has a neatly-raised silver edging. The second photo is of an identification disc, bearing the name of the officer to whom it was issued, and his regiment. Attached to it by a silver chain are two tmall silver trinkets. The Maltese cross is evidently an official souvenir, while the other is the size of a sixpenny piece, and has a ruby set in the cantre. The iron cross is believed to be the first taken by a member of the New Zealand Division.

PICKED UP ADRIFT AT SEA. George Harvig and Harry Marquade, of San Francisco, picked up by a steamer after drifting 300 miles in 18 days in a launch, the engine of -which had broken down. They left San Francisco for Astoria on July 1, with four days' provisions. Off Cape Mendocino, the engine broke down permanently. Next day they lost their water, and had nothing but wine to drink. When picked up by a New Zealand steamer bound for San Francisco, on July 22, they had abandoned all chance of being saved. They had enough food left for one meal, which they had decided to take the following day, and then lie down and await the end. They were in a weak state when picked up, but soon pulled round. The photo was taken two daya latex.

THE ROLL OF HONOUR: NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FOR THE EMPIRE'S FREEDOM.

Ihe first figure is that of the smart and youthful Wilson Fvanaim Hamill, of Gorge road, Southland, taken in camp before the departure of the Main Body. The second figure is that, of the same youth as a sniper after about two and a-half years' service in Egypt, G-a-Ilipoli, « n< i France. Comparatively, he is old and war-worn. His brother Alfred made the supreme sacrifice, and the Military Medal awaxded to him for gallantry was pinned o n the breast of hie father by the Governor-general on the 27 th ult.

Some of the above have since been wounded, and some killed. Some are Main Body men who had been on active service for 30 months, mostly in lonely nerve-trying posi'ions, where discovery meant instant death; but promotion did not come in the way of the snirer.

SERVING THEIR KING AND COUNTRY: FOUR SONS OF THE LATE MRS WILSON, OF ROSLYN. (1) Private J. B. Wilson, wounded and gassed on the aoconat occasion; (2) Sergeant W. D. Wilson, served in Samoa, and now in Egypt; (3) Trooper J. W. Wilson, machine gun section, Franoe; (4) Sergeant C. G. Wilson, Military Medallist, severely wounded.