PERSONAL NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 3334, 6 February 1918, Page 17

PERSONAL NOTES.

Private. Frederick Barclay, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Thirteenth Reinforcements, was reported wounded and missing, September 15, 1916, and was then reported) as having been admitted to, and died of wounds in, Hielly Dressing Station, September 25, 1916, received in the Somrae offensive. Private Barclay was the son of the late Mr Alexander Barclay, of Rosebank, Balclutha, and nephew of Mr Thos. Hugh Barclay, Springburn, Mataura, pioneers of Southland. Ho was educated in Invercargill. He went to the North Island about 1908, and was manager of Mr lan Duncan's stud farm at Waikanae. Wellington, for five years, and) prior to enlisting was" in the employ of Mr H. R. Elder, Waimahoe. Private Barclay was of a genial, choory disposition and popular throughout the district in which he lived, and highly respected for his conscientious practice of the golden rule in his intercourse with his fcllowmen. He left with tho Thirteenth Reinforcements. He leaves a widow, formorly Miss Pearson, of the School of Music, Masterton, North Island. Temporary-captain Frank Simon, who fell in action on January 10, was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs T. Simon, formerly of Invercargill, but now of Timaru. Temporarycaptain Simon was born in Dunedin 27 years aa-o. Ho attended the Invercargill Middle and Southland Boys' High Schools, and proceeded to tho 01 ago University and on to Trinity College, Dublin, where he was studying medicine and law at th-i outbreak of the war. At Trinity College he won the gold medal for international law. Mr Simon enlisten at tho start, n-i.d obtained a- commission in tho Royal Dublin Fusiliers. For ono year ha was engaged in training troops at Curragh, Camp. "Since then he has been in France. Some eight months ago ho was transfeired) from the Imperial army to the Now Zealand forces, and was attached to the Eighth (Southland) Regiment. Tempo-rary-captain Simon leaves a young widow resident in London. His younff brother (Horace), who went from New Zealand with the Main Body, recently joined the Royal Naval Aerial Service Captain, Oscar Eugene G-allio, D. 5.0., M.C. (killed in action in December),, was the fourth

son of Mr and Mrs #. G»).lie,' of Wellington, and was 28 years of age. He was born iii Dunedin but educated at Wellington, and in 1907 was in the employ if the Mastertoii branch of Dalgety and' Co., wlvsre he was well known in connection with vau«ms brandies of sport. He went to Samoa with D Battery, and after being there eight months returned to New Zealand. Having obtained hia discharge, he proceeded to England and obtained a commission in the R.F.A. He took part in all the battles of 1010-17, and was awarded the Military Cross, a month later earning the distinction of D.S.O. Ho gained his captain's rank oil October 31. His death removes a most promising officer. Two brothers are still at the front—Captain V. Or. Gallie, M.C., Royal Field Artillery, and Private C. S. Gallie, Auckland Infantry. Lance-corporal Charles A. Lear (wounded) enlisted in Sydney, and was first engaged hi medical work at Mena Camp, Egypt, and subsequently was engaged for service on a hospital ship carrying wounded from Gallipoli to Malta and Alexandria. A year in G-heziroh Hospital followed, and he then served in various hospitals in England before being attached to the Australian Field Hospital in France. Private Hugh P. M'Earlano who waa reported .missing on December 3, and ia now reported to have been killed in action, was the eldest son of Mr 0. M'Earlane, of Ranfurly, where he was born and educated. Prior to his departure with the Twenty-sixth Reinforcements for the front he was employed on his father's farm. He waa .known from his childhood about Ranfurly, and his sterling, manly character and kindly disposition made him a favourite with all his acquaintances.