PERSONALS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1308, 23 April 1918, Page 2

PERSONALS.

Brigadier-General A. W. Andrew, 501,h Brigade, Mesopotamia Field Force, who is a Christchureh boy, will shortly arrive here on furlough. Cr F, Burgoyne, who suffered a severe accident some little time ago, resumed his scat on the Christchureh City Council last evening, and was welcomed back to the council table. -Mrs IX .7. Cornelius, of Enkaia, has been advised that Private I>. J. Cornelius has been admitted to hospital in England with severe appendicitis on April 14. lie left with the 19th Reinforcement.

A motion of condolence with the relatives of Private Albert Wilson, who was killed in action recently, and who was for seven years in the service of the Christchureh City Council, was passed at the City Council's meeting last evening.

Mr E. Mace, president of the Wellington Working Men's Club, left Christchureh last evening, where he has been on business connected with the club, in order to attend the annual conference of Working Men's Clubs at Palmerston North.

The D.S.O. has been awarded to Ma jor E. H. Orr, Auckland Regiment, who enlisted in Ashburton with the 7th Reinforecjnent. Major Orr is a partner in tho firm of Messrs John Orr and Co., Ashburton, and a brother of Mr Amor A. Orr, of that town. The fourth son of Mr F. Sisson, of Papanui, Private B. A. Sisson (Berti), has been wounded in the knee, leg, hand, and face, lie is 22 years of age, and prior to enlistment in the 23rd Reinforcement was managing his father's orchard business at Papanui. The temporary appointment of Mr E. E. Moves as financial organiser to the .Dominion Boy Scouts' Association has been made, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr F. Williamson. Mr Moves- left the Dominion with the Main Expeditionary Force, and saw considerable service in Egypt, Gallipoli, and France.

Mr Lyon Moore, of Weka Road, Fendalton, has received advice that his brother, Corporal L. W. W. Moore, had been admitted into hospital in France suffering with pleurisy. Corporal Moore served six months in the original Australian New Guinea Force, and on receiving his discharge joined the 2nd Battalion of the Rifle Brigade. Ho was engaged in farming pursuits in North Canterbury prior to the war. The death in action is reported of two sons of Mrs and the late Mr M. Lyons, of Akaroa. They were Rifleman George Matthew Lyons, the second son, who left with the 24th Reinforcement, after having previously been rejected from the Main Body, and Lance-Corporal John Michael Lyous, who left with the 36th Reinforcement. --Rifleman G. M. Lyons was 40 years of age, and prior, to enlisting was engaged in farming in West Melton. Lance-Corporal J. M. Lyons was a married man, his wife residing at Geraldine, anil was aged 36 years. He had been farming at Orari Godge, and was a South African war veteran.

South Island members of the Sockburn Aviation School whb had recently gained their Royal Aero Club certificates, left for Wellington last evening prior to departure from the Dominion They were given an enthusiastic sendoff by present pupils at the school. Their names were:—F. Hazlett (Invercargill), C. A. Fyfe (Dunedin), W. L. Shiel (Dunedin), G. A. Smith (Dunedin), C. J. Tapper (Dunedin), D. MacKay (Christchurch), C. M. Gordon (Christchurch), J. B. Wilson (Christchurch), J. T. Knight (Christchurch), D. Barnes (Waipara), A. G. Webster (Little River), D. Checkley (Akaroa), J. R. Moncrieff (Wellington), W. B. Brown (Wellington), D. G. Gregorie (Pahiatua), R. J. Sinclair (Pahiatua), N. F. Ilarstou (Napier), W. W. Dunlop (Wanganui), and J. W. Russell (Auckland). The death of Mr John Sansom, which occurred at his residence, Barbadocs Street, on Saturday, caused a widespread feeling of regret in Rangiora, where he had been prominently associated with business and public life. Of late years he carried on the business of a baker and general storekeeper, succeeding his father in the concern. I'reviously he had been associated with his brother, Mr Wm. Sansom, in a coach service from Kaiapoi to Rangiora, and later to Leithfield. In 1888 he was elected a member of the Borough Council, and retained his seat continuously until 1914. He served in the office of Mayor for five years in three separate terms. Hje also assisted in the formation of the Rangiora Chess Club, and was captain of the Rangiora Rifle Club for many years. He was a member of the Masonic fraternity, and interested himself in church matters. About two years ago he removed to St. Albans owing to failing health. He was born in London in 1854, and leaves a widow, two sons, and a daughter surviving him. He was buried in the Rangiora Baptist Cemetery this morning.