BIOGRAPHICAL

Southland Times, Issue 17509, 25 August 1915, Page 6

BIOGRAPHICAL

CAPTAIN ITEXL GUTHkIh. (Special to the Times). CHRISTCHURCH, August 23. Private advice has been received in Christchurch that Ca.pt. Neil Guthrie, N.Z2M.C. (Canterbury Mounted Rifles, attached), whose name appeared in the list of wounded last week, was not seriously injured, the wound being a slight oQg. It was the third time Captaan Guthrie had been wounded in action hut on none of the occasions did he have to leave the trenches when he was hit. The first time Captain Guthrie was out at night looking after the wounded. He came across a man who was badly injured and took oft his coat and put it over him. Someone called out to Capta:n Guthrie to take care, as he was making himself a target for the enemy’s snipers. He lay down and tried to take cover, but a Turkish sniper caught sight of his white shirt sleeves and “got him.” Fortunately the wound was only a slight one. TEOOFE3 LEWIS. Mr W. Lewis, Kamahi, lias received cable advice from Cairo that his son. Trooper Lewis, is wounded, in the arm and is going to England. trooper s. r, mnsTTßirr. Mr R. C. Tennent received word yesterday of the death of his nephew, Tpr. S. R. Tennent, youngest son of the Rev. E. C. Tennent, Mart inborn ugh. who was killed a few months ago in a motor accident. In Saturday’s issue Trooper Tennent was reported severely wounded in the head, and the latest advice is that he died of his wounds on 16th inst. Trooper Tennent was employed in the Colonial Architects’ Office, Wellington, and left with one of the early reinforcements. ' PRIVATE A. E. BEIWOBTHY. Word was received yesterday that Private Arthur Eton Eelworthy, a member of the 4th Contingent, was wounded in the abdomen. He is a son of Sergeant-Major T. Belworthy, formerly of Tweed street, Invercargill, and now on duty at the Waikari Military Hospital, Dunedin. The many friends of the injured lad, who was formerly an employee in the firm of Messrs McSkimming and Co., will wish him a speedy .recovery. LIEUTENANT BURN. The New Zealand aviator, Lieut. W. TV. A. Burn, who was reported missing from the Australian forces operating in the Persian OuLf, is now officially reported dead. An Australian message received the other day recorded the death of Merz, Burns’ companion, at the hands of marsh Arabs, and it is now established that Lieut. Burns also lost his life in the name conflict. private anixjfnsrg. Private advice has been received in Christchurch that Private J. C. Mullins, of the New Zealand Referee staff, who was twice wounded at the Dardanelles during May and June, -while serving with the Canterbury Infantry Battalion, is now in hospital in Manchester, England. Writing on July 14th Private Mullins stated that he was rapidly Improving in health, and expected to be able to return to the front at the end of September.