ABOUT PEOPLE
In the list of balloted names, which apM peered on Monday, was the name of Wi, J. Donnelly, farmer, Woodlands. This young man voluntarily enlisted and sailed from New Zealand with the 24th Reinforcements. He is probably now in France. Mr John Gray was on Tuesday appointed chairman of directors of the Mataura Dairy Factory Co., Ltd., for the 23rd year in succession. Mr Gray will not be a supplier during the approaching season, having sold his dairy herd recently, which was rendered necessary through his only son at home having been called up in a recent ballot. John Beaton, whose name appeared in the ballot, is just 20 years of age. He immediately enlisted, was passed as fit, and goes into camp with the next draft of Reinforcements, the thirty-fourths. His brother, Alex. N. Beaton, who was also drawn, enlisted and was rejected for aci. tive service. Mr G. C. Robinson, draftsman and com* puter at the Canterbury Land and Survey Office, retired voluntarily on Saturday last, after 40 years’ continuous service. Mr Robinson joined the Department at Invercargill, and was stationed at Blenheim be* fore being transferred to Christchurch five years ago. Before leaving on Saturday he received a present from his fellow* workers. The Medical Board, which is to conduct the re-examination of First Division Reservists, previously rejected on account of medical unfitness, is composed of men of special experience, their names and particulars of service being as follow:—Lieu-tenant-colonel P. O. Andrew, N.Z.M.C, principal medical officer, Trentham Camp, since 1915; Captain A. W. Hogg, N.Z.M.C., of Trentham Camp, who has also had a great deal of experience as a member of a Special District Medical Board in examining recruits; Captain W. B. Mercer, N.Z.M.C., who has lately returned from the Western front, where his duties were to examine all recruits on their arrival there; and Major G. R. Blackett, M.C., who has returned from the Western front and has also acted as a military approving officer to a medical board in England. V Sergt. Maurice Crawford, of Lumsden, has just sent to his people a very interesting parchment certificate which is a tribute to his soldierly qualities. It is a record of good service very neatly printed. At the head of it is the name of the Second Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and it sets out that No. 8/344 Sergt. M. Crawford, Ist Battalion, Otago Regiment, whilst employed as Battalion Lewis Gun Sergeant, from Ist November, 1916, to 30th April, 1917, in France during the Great Wat, “performed meritorious service and dis* charged his duties zealously and efficiently.” The certificate bears the autograph signature of Lieut.-Geueral Sir Alexander J. Godley, Commanding the Second Aua* tralian and New Zealand Army Corps. Sergt. M. Crawford has had a remarkable record. He left New Zealand with the Main Body in August, 1914, was through all the fighting on Gallipoli, went to France with the Forces and has shared in all the fighting there, including the great battles of the Somme and Messines. It is marvellous to record that although this soldier has had his helmet shot away twice, bullet holes through his coat collar and tunic, and been buried shell explosions twice he has escaped injury, and with the exception of a slight attack of dysentery has also H* joyed good health. --- = 1
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Southland Times, Issue 17756, 6 September 1917, Page 4
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557ABOUT PEOPLE Southland Times, Issue 17756, 6 September 1917, Page 4
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