PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 44, 17 September 1918, Page 8

PERSONAL.

1 Jilr.s M. E. Kendrick, of Tariki, has received word of the death in action of her.son, Private IC. J. Kendrick.

i M r Fred Calgher is advised that in’s so Harry, who was wounded in the hack and has a fractured arm, lias been removed to a hospital in England.

Lieutenant-Colonel D. S. Wylie arrived from Wellington on Saturday night, and left yesterday morning with Miss Christine Wyllie for Hawke’s Bay.

\ ' s' I His Worship the Mayor (Mr J. W. McMillan) received advice this afternoon that Private IT. Kemp, invalided home, is returning to Stratford by the mail train this evening.

i Mr and Mrs Hugh Young, of Tanmitangi. have received word that their son. Private R. IE Young, for some time in business at Inglewood, ! was wounded in the left hand by ‘gunshot on August 29.

Mr W. B. Montgomery, Controller of Customs, who has been in New Plymouth on inspection business, leaves for tho south by the mail train this morning.

The many friends of Mr and Mrs N. T. Maunder will regret to learn that they have received word that their son Roger has been killed in action in France.

Mr L. M. Montenth has received a cable saying that bis son, Private R. Montenth, is in hospital at Waltonon- Thames, suffering from a gunshot wound in the right leg, but is prog res si tig satisf ac tor ily.

Mrs J, Lobb; Westown, has received word that her son. E. J. Lobb,

Westown’

who left with the 30th Re-

inforeements, was admitted to hospital. on September 5, suffering from a gunshot wound on the left hand.

Mr R. Hart. Hamlet Street, Stratford, is in receipt of official advice that bis son, Private F. J. Hart, was admitted to hospital in, France on 2nd ‘September suffering from wounds in the right knee, the effect of barbed wire. >

Following close upon the heel of misfortune in the death in action of Private Oswald Thompson the Thompson family of Cordelia street learn that Private David A. R. Thompson, the second'son, was wounded and admitted to hospital on September G.

A vote of sympathy with Mrs H. J. Okey in. her recent bereavement was passed by the Oddfellows at a large meeting at Eltham last night on thes occasion of the official visit of the Grand Master (Bro. F. C. Watt) and Grand Secretary (Bro. J. Kershaw),

In the recent musical examination conducted by Mr .Soldisky, in connection with the Trinity College, London, the four Misses Leech, of Inglewood

were successful, Licentiate, Eileeti Leech L.T.C.L.; associate, Marguerite Leech ; higher local, Etfyel Leech; senior violin, Gwen Leech.

At the Roman Catholic Churcn, Stratford, yesterday, Miss Vera M. Childs, second daughter of Mr and' Mrs J. H. Childs, Juliet Street, Stratford, was married to Corporal Bernard H. G. Wildermoth, only son of Mrs M. C.’Wildermoth, New Plymouth. Rev. Father Maples officiated.

Corporal W. R. Free, who is a member of tho Eltham Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., and is home on his final leave, was the recipient of a presentation which took the form of a set |>f military brushes from fellow-mem the interesting ceremony being performed by Grand Master (Bro. F. C. Watt) at the gathering of Oddfellows at Eltham last night.

Mr and Mrs C. How son, of Flint Road have been advised by the Minister for Defence that their second son, Rifleman Stanley Rowson, died of influenza on September sth and was buried at sea. Much sympathy will be felt with Mr and Mrs Rowson in their unfortunate loss. Rifleman

Rowson left with the 40th Reinforcement, and his death comes as a great shock to parents and friends.

On Saturday afternoon, Mr Trevor C. Simpson, who has been a member [of the literary staff of the; Herald for the past six and a-half years, was presented with a solid leather !suitcase. Mr .Simpson is being margined this week, and leaves New Plymouth to take up a position on the Auckland Herald. Mr Penn, in making the presentation, conveyed to the recipient the. best wishes of the Her--1 aid .staff for his success in his now 'position and happiness in his married life.

The death occurred at his residence, Aubrey Street, Now Plymouth, on Saturday afternoon of Mr George Barr, aged 76 years. The late Mr Barr had resided in the North Taranaki district for the past 36 years. [For some time he was farming at iPuniho, ami 16 or 17 years ago came to live in New Plymouth. He leaves a widow and family of three sons— Hears Thomas Barr (New Plymouth), Henry (Hawera), and George (Palmer ston North), 18 grandchildren and o' great-grandchildren.