SOLDIERS RETURN HOME.
■ -*■■.'/ \ft ■-"••■ -:T . A ,draft ot 39 soldiers, ex the Briton, •arrived here by the Ai'ahura~this .morning after a rough trip from Napier. When, the tender return ed to, the.wliarf thie Salvation Ai'my Band was, present, aviso tlie Mayor (Mr GX, ..Wjldish) and H. DeCosta (representing, the ♦Citizens' Defence Committee) aiid A. "EL. "Lange (Returned XSpldiei*s' Association); The Mayor called . y f or three cheers for the returned soldiers, arid tliese were heartily responded to by the large number of people who had assembled oil the wharf despite the inclement ctirjditiynsX Cars were placed at the disposal pf the soldiers by Messrs A. ZachiriahV T. Haisman, Gordon, and Spence) . Sii* Jas. Carroll, and others. r s^ XXThe following men "Avere; expected according to advice received by the Mayor, but an exact list of all the men ■who arrived could not be obtained :— Rfm. W. Barton., Gisborne t ; Rfm. R. Uameron, Makaraka; Pte. H. Carmichael, Gisborne; Pte. Hy. Coggrove, Whatatntu; Sgt. A. W. B. Cole. M.M., fisborne; L.-Corp. G. H. Daulton, Manutuke; Staff-S.M. Wi H. Davy, Gteborne; Rfm. H. DeCent, Gisborne; Pte.-R. Farthing, Gisborne; Sgt. J. Goldsmith, Puha; L.-corp. C. J. Gordon, M.M., Gisborne; Pte. W. Goscomb, Gisborne; Pte. D. Gunn, Gisborne; Staff-Sfet. C. A. He-xton, Gisborne; Kfm. J. Hislop, Gisborne; Rfm. J. F. Hobbs, Gisborne; Pte Hutchins, M.M.. Motu; Dvr. J. Johnstone, Gisborne; Pte. T. C. Kerr, Gisborne; Pte. T. E. Lang, Gisborne; Pte. JH. Lawson, Wairoa; Pte. H. Leek, Oisborne; Pie. J. JjfeVerne, Gisborne; Gnr. C. JX Lone OuJborne; Rfm. A. J. Lyons, Lower g^garoa; T.-Sgt. McDono'ugh. Rakauwf'3 f S_- ™'t?- Mc G* r egor, Tiniroto; Pte;,.T. K. Mcintosh, Matawhero; Sgt. W. J^MacKay, M.M., MataAvhefo; S™;!*? * J V, Martin, Gisborne; Pte W **• -D .'Nicholas, Gisborne; Rfm. H. H Owen, Gisborne; Pte. E. G. Parkinson, Gisborne; Pte^/B. E. Pawson. Motuhora; Pte, _\, J, Pearce, Te Karaka; Pte. W, Robb, Puha : Sgt. W. Robertson, Gbborne; Pte. T. Rutter,- Motuhora; Pte. H. C. Stock. Gisborne; Sgt. H. Tekara, Waipiro Bay.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14970, 25 July 1919, Page 3
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