PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14129, 4 July 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr Charles Collins, who met his death in a motoring fatality at Mosgiel on Saturday evening, w.asa brother of Lieutenant Collins, of the Nelson Defence Office.

Gunner E. F. Allan, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Allan, Takaka, after his arrival in France contracted a severe cold, and was confined to hospital for some weeks. It was the first sickness lie had experienced since leaving New Zealand nineteen months ago. On Thursday last Mr. Allan was advised that his son had resumed duty.

The Rev. W. E. Gillam announced at a gathering of parishioners at St. Matthew's Church, Auckland, that he expected shortly to receive orders to proceed Home to rejoin a New Zealand hospital ship as chaplain. During his absence the parish will be in charge of the Rev. P. S. Smallfield, who will be assisted by the Rev. Jasper Calder.

Mr. N. G. March, nightwatchman at the Wellington Hospital, has received news of Ms son William, who was a bluejacket on the Cressy when she was sunk in the English Channel in November, 1914. when it was thought he had lost his life. Mr. March's son arrived in Auckland by the Ruahine, having been invalided home. He has been stationed on a vessel in the North Sea for the past eighteen months.

Mr W. H. Robertson, of Robertson Bros.' wool works, Halifax street, was advised yesterday that his only son, Private Albert William Robertson, who left New Zealand with the Sixth. Reinforcements, had been killed in action on June 22nd. The deceased, who was 2(> years of age, was at Nelson College from 1905 to 1908, and after passing the Junior Civil Service' examination, he joined the Old Age Pensions Department at Wellington, where he was emj>ivi\oo. \» lieu he nnsv."t'i\H.l the call to arms. Very general sympathy will be felt for the parents in their loss.

Mr. Thomas Lamb, of Roslyn, Otago, lias been advised of the death of his son, Lieutenaivp Joseph Larrtfo,. from wounds sustained' in France on June 20th. Deceased, who wa-s 24 years of age, went with the Main Expeditionary Force, and served throughout the Gallipoli campaign. He was in charge of the Signalling Division from which Corporal Cyril Bassett gained the V.C., while three others got D.O.M.'s. Before " enlisting deceased was a cutter in Sargood's clothing factory, Dtmedin.