PERSONAL WAR NOTES.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14219, 18 October 1916, Page 11 (Supplement)

PERSONAL WAR NOTES.

THE LATE DR. MARTIN

(From "The Colonist," Sept. 21.) The death of Dr. Arthur Anderson Martin "from wounds sustained In Fiance will be deplored as widely as he was known personally or by his work among the troops since the commencement of fhe war, and there dre very few in New Zealand to whom his name was not familiar. Qualifying at Edinburgh University in 1903 as Doctor of Medicne and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Edinburgh) Dr. Martin returned to New Zealand m the same year, and commenced practice at Palmerston North.' He soon became known as a surgeon of more than ordinary skill, and his services were in much demand in and beyond the Manawatu district. Dr. Martin was in England when the war broke out, and, he immediately placed himself at the disposal of the Army medical authorities, accompanying Sir ■John French's "contemptible little army" to Flanders. He saw a years hard service in Belgium and Northern France, and then returned for 'a short time to-the Dominion. In the meantime he had added to his high reputation as a surgeon that, of a writer of no mean powers, his letters from the front, many of which' were published in the newspapers, conveyiug as graphic and vivid impressions of life in and behind the firing line as anything that had-' emanated from the regular war correspondents. He found time during his brief holiday-to cast his experiences into a more permanent shape, and his book, published not long ago under the title of "A Surgeon in Khaki," had a deservedly wide appreciation.' The book is written with the same descriptive powers as the earlier articles, but it covers a more comprehensive and productive field of anecdote and incident than could be surveyed in fragmentary writings; an<J the book has a serious as well as an entertaining purpose, which invests it with more than the ephemeral interest which attaches to so much of the literature the war has called forth. Desiring to serve" with the troops of his own country, Dr. Martin went to Egypt, arriving about the time of the evacuation of Gallipoli He subsequently went to France with the Anzacs, being promoted to the rank of surgeon-major, and his activities had since lain amongst our own men in the great events which have transpired since the inauguration of the AngloFrench offensive. Dr. Martin's services have received recognition at the hands of his Majesty the King, who conferred upon him recently a military decoration, and never was such insignia more fully earned.

(From ''The Colonist," Sept. 21.)'

Second-lieutenant J. Maxwell Sunley, who has died of wounds received in action in France, was a son of Mr J. M. Sunley, of Westpoit. He was 22 years old. He left with the Fifth Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery, as a sergeant, arid was at 'Gallipoli until the retirement. Sir'bsequootly he -was pi-oin&ted." to rank of secondlieutenant. A n>onth ago his parents were advised that he had been slightly vroiipded by shrapnel, leaving bee'i "buried by Vac explosion of a shell and had suffered from shock. Afterwards lie rejoined his company, and was wounded again. Before he enlisted he was employed by the Wostport Harbour Board. He took a prominent part in athletic sports, and was a native oi' Nelson.

September, 22. Sergeant Stanley Berryinan, fjon of Mr H. G. Berrj'man, of Kohatu, is returning to New Zealand by the Willochra, to obtain a commission.

Among the invalided soldiez-s return- } ing to New Zealand by the Willochra ] are Major D. W. Talbot, of Motueka- - Lieutenant 0. N. Taylor, grandson of ] Mr Charles King, of Nelson; and Private James Wallace, of Bainham, Col- ] lingwood. ' ' Lieutenant-Colonel G. F. Hutton. ' who left New^ Zealand with the Main Eody as captain of the Nelson Company of the Canterbury Infantry Battalion, [ is returning to the Dominion by the : ■Willochra, due shortly. LieutenantColonel Hutton, who was recently mar- ; ried, was thrice wounded at Gallipoli. ; A cable was received by Mr J. H. Cock yesterday from his son, Lieutenant Cock, stating that Flight Sub- ; Lieutenant Harkness (son of Mr G. A. Harkness, of Nelson) had had to make ] a forced descent in Holland, where he had been interned. Lieutenant Hark- ' ness, who 'belongs to the Naval Air Service, was recently awarded the Dis- ' tinguished Service Cross. His people here received a enisle from him from London on the 12th inst. Lieutenant Cock obtained his information regarding the Nelson aviator's hard luck from the London "Times" of the 19th inst. Accounts of Lieutenant Harkness's experiences both in training and on. active sendee have appeared in' these columns, and Bhowed that he possessed1 a keen and enthusiastic jspirit, and the news of his misadventure after some months of useful work will be received with regret. September,' 23. Rifleman R. W. Lynch, who has been wounded in action, is a brother of Mr. Arthur Lynch, of Takaka. Private Lance Fowler (son of Mr W. Fowler, of Port Nelson), who is in tho Featherston Military Hospital, is now pronounced to be out of danger. September, 2-5. According to cable advice received by Mr James Hair on Saturday, his son Leslie, who"was wounded in action in France, is progressing favourably ml Brockenhurst Hospital. Farrier H. H. Horton, previously reported wounded, and now reported not wounded but evacuated sick, "is a son of Mrs E. F. Horton, Timitanga, Rai .Valley.

Mr C. R. Hsrley, of Church street, received a cablegram on Saturday evening, stating that his ■ son Lieutenant Auty Harley, was woainded in action on Septem^ber 16th. Lieutenant Harlo>, ■who is not yet 21 years of a^e, recently received his promotion to a lieutenancy. ' Privato T. Prussing, son of Mr W. Pruning, of Grove .street" who was wounded recently in France, k in St. George's Hospital,. London, progressing favourably. Captain Lancelot'Shadwell Jennings, 'of the Otago Battalion, reported in a casualty list issued on Saturday to have been killed in action in France, ■was one of the most brilliant students Nelson College has had on its rolls. Ho was a son of the Rev. Mr. Jennings, who was" at Mbtueka in the early days and is now liyinp: in the Hawora district. . Captain Jannings, whose wife resides" at Timaru, was at Nelson Col-

Jege-from 1^)1 to 1906j and in his, last year was head of the.school.- He distinguished t himself while at College both as a- cricketer and as a footballer, ''and in 1906-he captained the Nelson

representative fifteen against Taranaki and Wellington. Going on to Canterbury- University College, ho gained tho degrees^ of M.A. and B.Sc. He represented Cantor bury College in the 1908 tournament, and won tho tennis championship. •

September, 27. , _ Word has been received by, Mrs' Topliss, of Halifax street, that her son, Second-Lieutenant C. D. P. Topliss, of the Rifle Brigade, has been slightly wounded in France. "

Word has been received by Sub-ln- [ specter Muilany, formerly of Nelson,, that his-son, Lieutenant C" L. Muilany. who was wounded in Fiance on July 20th,, had been discharged from hospital and appointed to command of Corford Depot. . September, 28. Word has lieen received l>y Mr J. B. Saxon that his son, Lieutenant Ken. Saxon, who was on the teaching staff of Nelson College when he joined the Expeditionary Force, has been slightly wounded in the elbow.

Mrs J. F. Balck has received word that her husband, Lieutenant J, F. Balck, has been wounded. Lieutenant Balck also cabled to Mrs Balck that he had been wounded slightly, and that he was progressing favourably.

News has been received by Mrs F.merson, of Waimoa. street, that her son, Bombardier J. Emerson, of the Field Artillery, has been wounded in the shoulder.

Word was received in Nelson yesterday that Private William Sowman, son of Mr Arthur Sowmcn, of Nelsoif, was killed in action on September 15th.

Mr H. Rowe, of Washington Valley, has received word that his son, Private Harold C. Rowe, was wounded in France on September ICth. Private Rowe was in the post office at Rangataua, but enlisted from Nelson. He left with- the Fifth1 Reinforcements. His brother, Private Norman Rowe, was wounded'on August-18th. September, 29. Lieutenant Stone, of Nelson, who was invalided home. has.now recovered, and left-yesterday for-Wellington,- to go into camp. ■ .

Mrs A, Biggs, of Tapawera, received cable advice on Wednesday that her son, Private F.■ A. E.Biggs (Fred), who left New Zealand with the Twelfth' Reinforcements, died of wounds on September 17th.

Private A. R. Jones, whose name appeared in yesterday's casualty' list as having been wounded, is a soil of Mr T. H. Jones, of Wanganui. and. formerly of _ Nelson. Private Jones was an officer in the telegraph department when he enlisted.

. -■■ ' September, 30. R. N. .Cliisholm (next-of-kin,- Mr B. S. -Chish'olm, of Hawera, uncle) is among those reported wounded. Mr L Tunniehffe, of Wakefield, was advised yesterday, that his son, .Sorgeant N. H. Tunnicliffe, was wounded on the 17th inst., and was .admitted to hospital. Sergeant Tunnicliffe served on Gallipoli, where alsb he was ivounded.

Mr W. D. Cresswell lias received word •that his son, Private A. E. Cre&sw-ell, has been slightly wounded, but is remaining -..with his unit. This is the seeroud' occasion on which Private Oresswell has been wounded, the previous occasion being at Gallipoli. News was received yesterday that Rifleman RuSsoll Penney, of Wellington, had been killed in action in France. When he enlisted 'Rifleman Penney was employed at tlie Union Company's" Wellington office. He was a nephew of Mr W. Penney, of Takaka, and of Mrs H. King and Mr;:. W. H. Simpson, of Nelson. He was an only son, the remainder! oil the family comprising two sisters. His "parents were both dead, and Rifleman Penney made his home -with his. uncle, Mr-Charles Penney, oi Wellington (formerly of Nelson). Captain JohrrCowk-s, one of the-New Zealand recipients of., the. Military Cross, is the youngest son of Mr Oowlcs, who was formerly "■ headmaster of the Richmond,school. Nelson. Four brothers are als o serving ' witlr tho forces, while another brother is now on the way to the front, and yet another has enlisted.

In the list of wounded pubb'ched yesterday appeared the following:—Private A. C. Nalder, next-of-kin, J. G. Nalder, Moutpipi, father • Sergeant C. G. Durrant, next-of-kin, A. M. Duri rant, Motueka. October, 2. Second-Lieutenant J. A. Harley, who was wounded in France on the 16th 1 inst., has cabled to his father, Mr C. 111. Harley,'from London, saying that jhe is now convalescent.

Mrs M. Webby, of Waimea road, has received advice that her brother,' Private Robert J. King, has been wounded in the head and back, and -admitted to hospital. i The latest list of those killed in action includes two former students of Nelson College—Lance-Corporai* B. R. Hodder, of the Manawatu, and Rifleman Brian Harry Skeet, son of Mr H. M. Skeet, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Auckland. News has been received by Mrs C. jCning, of Stoke, that her son, Sapper [Leslie G. Ching, ha«. been wounded in i'.ihe right hand, and was admitted p3 jhospital on September 16th. Sapper Ching, who was also at GaPipoli, was a telegraph lineman, and enlisted at Christchurch, leaving New Zealand with the Signalling Corps of one of the Reinforcements.

October. 3

Mr G. A. I'arfcness rocaiv.jd a cable message yesterday regarding his son, •Flight-Sub-Lieutenant Pop. Ravkueis, D.S.C., who has distinguished himself as an aviator, in 1 recently alighted in Holland and was interne.l. Thenu'&eage said that the aviator was slightly wounded in rhe teg, which in'hf^.tes tliat hehad Iwn.-iu action before being forced to descend .

Lieutenant XI. W'astne.v, son of Mr George WasMiijy, ijn Wakapudka, has been wounded. fTo left. Now Zealand as a sergeant with the 3rd Battalion, Lord Liverpool's Own. ■ and was promoted to be lieutenant. His wife left for England soiw weeks ago.

Mr Wm; ]loat has b««n advised i bat his son, Lieureuant Alan Rout, has been a second t we wounded, «n'l has been sent to England Lieutenant Rout was tilst wounded at Gallipnli, and after a soiourn in England returned to the front, cairyin^ with'him live pieces of bomb f>T<cl a shrapnel bullst. ■which the surgeons thought it wise not to attempt to ox tract. He had beon three months in the trenches,1 and on this occasion received a scalp wt. m>!

Secoiid-Liao'^niat Frederick who has been kill-d in action, was a son of Mr Arllmr >f'Kee, of Nelson At the time of enlisting he \\:«s oniiaaed on has father's o:chard at Ta-j^a^. IJnvate Frank McK.ec, another of Mr McKee's sons,...has I)ren wou'iuS'vj.- A third son is with T?.';'iiorcen:erit^ ni c.imp ir New Zealand ' *

Mrs F. Norriss. of Washington Valley, has received ivord that her ron. Sergeant L. E. Norriss, was wounded, in the right sirm, the ca«e br-m »; one to; amputation, anJ embarked for England on September 2>&* Sen;r>;ri<- Norriss was n member «f the Na'scn Televrraph ■Office staff, and '.eft v/jth Tenth Reinforcements. Mrs Norriss has another son at the front. Regimenl a'l-hterseam-Major Theodore \orris«>, v'so ief*; with tin Main IJoc'y. servt-d '.hronahout the Gnllipoli catnpaig.'i. and so fay has-coi.ie through nnscatc-hed.

Gunner F.rnest Knig!n wlu* die«! of wounds on Sept«*inber 16t'^ was at the . time of his enlistment ac-sistant clerk at the Magistrate's "Court,.- Nelson. News'of'his death was received yesterday by Mr J. Fitz-Gerald'.Clerk-of the Court. Gunner Knight wa^s '22 years

of age, and;his peorile live-in* Otago. He was a nephew of Mf y. G. Da.y S.M." at Tiinaru. Joining the Public Service at Oamaru. ho was transferred to Nelson, and was stationed "in this city for about two years. While here he passed the^ senior civil service examination, and he was studying law at the time 6fhls enlistment. He was a good athlete, and played for tho Nelson Football Club and as a- Nelson representative, besides excelling at tennis and. as a pedestrian. As an officer of' the Public' Service he gave every promise of a successful career and he was popular with those with whom he came in contact.

Mr F. Lusfcy, s'-.n., of iliclmiond 'has received .invipp that hi* <nn, ]'r:\,\te Owon Lust)-, was \youiidod in the fa-jc and ta'cen to Rvspital on Iftli. Private Lusty enlisiel in Blenheim, an.l 'eft New/Zealand with the El oventh R <m nforoomen t--

News lias boen received than Bugler Archie Kit-ching, only son of Private .L- A. Kitching, of Blenheim, and formerly of Nelson, who also is now in France with -the forces, has been wounded in the leg. Bugler Kitching is a grandson of Mrs Arohiebald Kitch" ing. of Nelson.

Mrs J. W. Harris, of the Port, has received advice that her nephew, Rifleman G. L. McDonald,_ of Wellington, wlio left with Lord .Liverpool's Own, wa£ killed in action in Fiance on September 15th.

The Rase Records advise that No. 103202 Prn ate R. Edwards was admitted to hospital on June 27th last, suffering from an injury -which was likely to interfere with his future efficiency as a soldier. The information was sent to Mr Joseph Edwards, Nelson/but the letter was returned unclaimed. The Base Records .-would be glad to receive information as to the present abouts of Mr .T. Edwards.

Private Stanley Boundv, son of Mr T. H. Boundv (formerly of Nelson), has been killed m action. • He was for many years m the postal service at Nelson, and was a prominent follower ,of .the feathered fancy, having been for some time secretary of the Nelson Homing Club. -'-v.

Mr W. Widdowson, Resident Engineer at Nelson for the. Public Works Department, has boenadvised that his son, Gunner Norman Widdowson, has been wounded and admitted to hospital, where he is doing well. Mr J. Hair, of the A.M.P. Society, has received a cable from his son, Gunner Leslie^ Hair, wounded and in hospital, stating: "Progressing wonderfully, after operation to thigh." A cousin of Mr Hair's has also cabled that Gunner Hair is progressing favourably, and added that a cousin of Mr Hair's (a son of Sir Robert Nivison) had been killed in action.

Three sons of the' Rev. W. J. Williams, of Sumner, 'formerly of Nelson, met in London recently under interesting circumstances. One, Lance-Cor-poral Aubrey L. Williams, was wounded in France by fragments of. shrapnel, and was sent to a London hospital for treatment^ Anojhor ■' was Captain Owen Williams, of the trainng camp on Salisbury PJai.n. and later ordered to France. TheTother was Dr. Harold Williams, of Petrograd, who has contributed brilliant articles on the war to the "Daily Chronicle," and was visiting England at the time to give lectures at a summer school at Cam-' bridge on "Russian Nationalities." "-'

T , .October, 4. ! , In the casualty list published yesterday appeared Private G. Stuart killed m. action (next of kin, J. Stuart Nelson); other names were Private H. Ellis, wounded (next of kin y Mi- RT Mhs, Nelson) ; Private jfc'. Boshev (next of, kin, Mrs A. Woodward, Tara-i Kohe, mother). ~ Mr; Edward Andrews/ of Brightwater, has been advised that Mb son, Private X Andrews, of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force,- who was previously reported seriously wounded, has. since died. -

Mr W.F,.Worlev, of Nelson, Iraspreceived word that his> son,- SeeondMeu-? tenant Worley, who left New Zealand with the Reinforcements on: January 7th last, has been promoted to first lieutenant.

News has been received by Mrs Pogson that her brother, Private Harry Miles, of Ashburton, has been wounded in the face and aim.

Mr John Sharp, of "Fellworth,'' Milton street, has receiveds advice that his son, Gunner Benjamin Sharp, has been ■■wounded in France, and is now in London.

Mrs Samuel O'Hara, of Waimea West, has been advised that her brother, Lance-Corporal Frederick Thomas Hunter, of Taka,ka, died of wounds-in France on September 35th.

October, -5. Yesterday Mr G. M. Rout reeeieved a cable from his eldest son, Lieutenant Cyril M. Rout, stating that his second son, Gunner Fred Rout, had been seriously wounded. Before enlisting Gunner Rout was. on the staff of Messrs Sargood, Son, and Ew'en, Ltd., at Napier.

Corporal Edward Briton Heron, of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, a, brother of Mr J. T, Heron, of Nelson, was killed in action on September 30th. Rifleman T. F. White, of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, reported wounded on September loth, is a, brother of MrW.F. White, stationmaster, Port Nelson. He left with the Eleventh Reinforcements. Prior to enlisting, ho was in the sen-ice of the Railway Department, being connected with the North Island Main Trunk system.

gMrs W. Downie, of Murchison, . has received to d that" her brother. Rifleman A. L. (Alf.) Garbett, v/hp vent as a bugler in the 4th Battalion"of the Rifle Brigade, was killed in action in France on \September 15th: and that another brother, Gunner K. E. -Garbet-t, of the 9th Reinforcements, v?.s admitted to hospital, on September 17th, wounded in . the left arm Two; nioTe brothers are vi the Fifteenth J'emfareements draft.

In tho casualty list published yester-day-appeared the names of the following:—Private R. A. Witt, wounded, (next of kin. Mrs A. Leckie, Blenheim) : Private W. R. Walker iX Walker, Ferntown, Collingwood): Privato F. Williams (Mrs Williams, Manaroa, Pelorus Sounds).

Rifleman Walter Frederick Taylor, son of Mr J. W. Taylor, of Flab Creek, Rai\Valley, is reported to ha:ve been wounded on September 16th and admitted to hospital.

Mr Charles Piekoriivjc. of Hnvolook, has received wortl that his r-on Douglas has received a wound in the shoulder, and that Clarence, another son at the front, had also boon wounded and emHarked for England on September 18th. This ('says the "Gunrdhn") makes the third wounded son n\' IWr Plektsrinsy. as io will he remembered that Private Charles Pickering was severely wounded in the face at Gallipoji in' the early stages of the war and was invalided home.

Mr and Mrs T. R. ■ Hoddbr.- of IV.merston North, ha\e hec-n advised that their eldest son, Coi-poral Basil Hodder, was killed in action in the Sonunc of-fensive*-on September loth. Corporal Hodder, who was only twenty-two years of age, was (says the '-ManaVatii Standard") a uartieularlv fino typo *>f young New Zoalander Of medium height, he possessed superb tuivsiouo. hardened hy the healthy toil of his haek'woo_dp favni.

A surtny. manly disposition made him .p. general favourite, and .nianv' friends -thronschout New Zealand will- beVtho poorer Mjy 'the v loss^ of .his. brisht' and buoyant companionship. Corporal HoddeiCwas horn at.Karere, find educated at the College, street r.c.kool. "Palmorstori High School, and "^Nelson College, in

■ each:vin^tituliori; keeping up the family reputation for j concentration, on work and pre-ominencj in athletics. 'On leaving Nelson Cclfoge, young Hodder, in partnership with a' schoolmate (Mr I Vernon Elliott)! purchased a farm in' the Whangamoniona district." When the Empire called for men,- it .was decided that' one 'should go immediately, and the lot fell on Basil Hodder, who was drafted to tho Rifle and1 left with the first and second battalions. He first saw active . service on the Western Egyptian frontier, and after the gruelling of Egypt, left with the newly-formed army corps for Flanders and France!

October, 6. Gunner Norman Dougan, youngest son of Sergeant Dougan, formerly' of Nelson and now of Port Chalmers, has been wounded in France.

Mr E. E Boyes has received word by cable that his three son? who are on active service, all met in London the other day. Private George Boyes, who was wounded, is now reported to be convalescent.

October, 7. Major N. \V. B. B. Thorns. NewZealand Staff Coips, formerly of Nelson, is reported wounded. Mr E. E. Boyes has received a cable stating that his (>on. Bombardier Percy S Boyes, was wounded by shell shock on September 19th. News has reached Mr George Wells, of Waikawa Bay. that his second sot!, Wallace, Avho sailed with the Ninth Reinforcements, was killed -,in action on September 21sfc. * News has been received that Trooper J. C. New; of Richmond, died of wounds on September 21st. He was a. brother of Mrs L.; Hunter, of St. Vincent street.

Mr C. Neslnt, of Nelson, was informed yesterday that- his son, Private •George J. Nesbit, had been wounded in the leg and admitted to hospital. Private Claude Lines, a son of Mr William Lines, of .Vanguard street, is officially reported woiinded. Other advices _ state that he is in Homchureh Hospital, England, and convalescent. When he enlisted Private Lines was farming at the Sherry. . The Rev. T. Fielden Taylor, who has been on service with" the--New'.Zealand troops as an Army chaplain in Egypt. Gallipoli, and France for over two years, was recently reported to have been sent to hospital suffering . from rheumatism, though it was stated that there were no grounds for alarm as to his condition.

Official advice was received by Mr A. H. -Barltrop/of Waimea road, yesterday, that his son, Private Frank Barltrop', had been killed in action on September 17th. The deceased, who Was tho youngest member of the family, went away with" the Fifth Reinforcements. He was born in Nelson and was in his 22nd year, and when lie enlisted here he had almost completed his apprenticeship as a jeweller with Mr jLouis Ken-. He was a member of the Fire Brigade and*>f the Defence Rifle Club. His brother, Private Harry Charles .Barltrop, who went with the same Reinforcements, is at the front in France.

Word was received yesterday that Private 0. L. Haase, who was originally a member of the' First Expedition-, ary Force, had been killed in action on September 19th. Private Haase, swho was more familiarly known ,as "Sammy," was invalided back to New Zealand after his first venture. He then enlisted and was accepted for the Eighth Contingent. His mother lives at Takaka, and besides several brothers and sisters there, Mr A. Haase, of Nelson, is a brother. Another brother/Roy, is still on active service, having left with the Thirds.:

Among those killed in action on September 17th was Private Golin R. Har-vis-on; of tKe'11st ■ 'Xriclvlaiid Battalion Pombers^ Ist Brigade, New Zealand Division. He was: the youngest son of the late Mr Wright Harrison, of Marton, who \vas pay sergeant of the 70th Regiment in India and New Zealand, and of Mrs Harrison, now of Epsom, Auckland. ■.. Private Harrison was at the rApox dnringi the evacuation of Gallipoli, and their went to France. He ; was nearly 3% years of age, and had worked on orchards in various parts of New Zealand, including Riwaka. His jelatives in Nelson received news yesterday of his death.

News has been received that Private T). W. Rosie was killed in action on September 16th. Private Rosie was wounded at Gallipob, and lifter spending 12 months in hospital returned to the front in September. The deceased soldier was a son-in-law of Mr W. G. McGee, of Washington Valley. Private Rosie -was one of five-brothers on active service. - '

Sergeant Lyell' 'Garrett,/ has been killed in action, news to that effect hay-ing-been received in Nelson yesterday. Re was a commercial traveller for Archibald Clark and Sons, and was well known in Nelson.- Enlisting here, he U-ft with the Ninth Reinforcements. Mrs Hedley Savage, of tJiis city, is a cousin of tho dece-'^od.

Sergeant Reginald Manoy, brother of the- Messfs^Manoy. of Motueka, wos killed in action on September 16th. Sergeant Manoy, who was the youngest member of the well-known Motueka family, was 24 yeai*s of age. He •was educated at Wellington College, and at the tirne--,of..enlisting he: was with the nrm of Nathan taxi Co., Palmerston North, v '■'■: •"'.- ■•■■■■- ■ ; ."

Mr D. ■ Giblin, of Stoke, has been advised that his son, Sapper Guy Giblin, was s«rion-sJy wounded, in the back, and has been admitted to hospital. Mr Giblni, h.".s had four sons on active service, oner Private W. R. Giblin. being back in Stoke.•.baying been discharged as a result of v oi-nds'• received at Gallipoli. Mr J. T. Veys'py has received a cable stating that his son, Roy, who sailed with the-Eleventh •Roinforcpineiits, has been wounded in the. right arm. He served in Samoa with , the advance party and # enlisted' in Wellington. He was working in the Railway Department at Wellington "when he enlisted. The sad news was received yesterday: that Sergeant J. B: Saxon, eldest son J of,-Mr J B. Saxon, surveyor, of Nelson, was killed in action on September..l7th. The deceased, who was 2o years of age, went to Samoa with the advance party and on his return -to: New .Zealand joined the Fifth Reinforcements. After seeing service, on Gallipoli he went with the New Zealand troops to. France. , He was educated at Nelson College, where he distinguished - himself in various branches of athletics. On leaving college he joined the New Zealand Tourist I)enartinen.t and was for Rome time in Sydney. On his return to New Zealand lir.; .wac transferred to jhe Audit Department at •■Wellington.'. His brother, Lieutenant K. Saxon, was wounded on the same date. ' . ;

Oetobor, 9. Pi-ivate H. AY. .("Dolly") Barden,' who was killed in action on September 19ih. was in the service o fthe Telesraph Denartmont at Nelson for some uimc. and was then transferred' to Motneka. He was the only son of Mr and Mrs Barden, oF Kainrni, Takaka, and was very popular. At the outbreak of the w.t he was on the military guard at Cable Bay foi- some months. , Privrite Bnrden le^t New Zealand with tlie Eleventh Reinforcements.

"Mr Geo. M. Rout received a cable message yesterday mornins; from ■ his oldest son. Lieutenant Cyril Rout, stating that Gunner Fred Tfcvut, Mr Rout's second son, was killed "in action (not seriously wounded, as' previously^ advised:b.y. Lieutenant "Ran% a-few: "da'y-s aso). -Gunner Rout joinecf the stajff~of Messrs' Sargood, vSon. .and Ewen in this city.- and' subsequently T\ la« transfeiTed to "their -Napier branch.1 He enlisted in' the Seventh Reinforcements, and

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left New Zealand a year ago to-day. He was a very promising, young mail, and a great favourite with his associates. ' , ■ Mrs' George Fleming, of Halifax ; street, received word on Saturday that her grandson, Private J. F. H. (Frank), Coombs," was killed in action on September 16th. Deceased, wfio was 19 years Of age, commenced work in the Nelson Post Office, and was- subsequently transferred to- Kimbolton. When tho war broke out he was keen to enlist. Although only 18 years of age, he was a fino, stepping youth, and, passing the required tests without difficulty, he got away with the Seventh Reinforcements.

Mr W. D. Cresswell has been advised that his son, Private Albert E. Crcsswell, was killed in action on September 17th. He was previously reported slightly wounded, but remaining with his unit. The late Private Cresswell served on Gallipoli, whore lie was wounded. -

Private R. W. Cberrie, son of Mr J. C. Chcrrie, of tho Nelson railway staff, v. as killed in action on September 15th. He was horn in Canterbury, and was educated in Dunedin, where," on leaving school, he was apprenticed to the ironmongery. At the time of enlistment he was employed at Williams and Co.'s ironmongery store at Napier. Ho was 24 years of age. "Private L. Cherrio, a brother, went through ihe Gallipoli campaign and is now on the French front. fe Mrs R. Hart, of Richmond, has re-ceived-word-that her son Sergeant Ernest Carr was wounded in France on September 20th. Sergeant Carr left as a private in the Main Body, and went through the Gallipoli campaign' without sickness or injury. Lieutenant Clarence Worley, son of Mr W. F. Worley, of Trafalgar street South, is reported wounded. He was on the teachings staff of Nelson College at the time of his enlistment.

Mr E. J. Mayo, of Tabunairai, has been informed that his son Claude E. Mayo was wounded on September 21st. He was formerly in the Railway Dct partment's service here, and sailed with the Tenth Reinforcements.

Sergeant James A. McLean and.Private R McLean, of the.machine "gun section, Wellington Battalion, have both been wounded in France. They are sons of Mr Donald McLean, bridge contractor, Wellington, and brothers of Mrs T. C. Cook, of Shelbourne street, Nelson. They took part in the landing on Gallipoli, and up till now Tiad come through their campaigning unscathed. ' , ■

Among,the wounded, in Saturday's casualty list appeared the names of Sergeant H. H. Homan, son of Mr Charles Homan, Murchison • Private R. G.-; Woodham, son of Mr G. Woodham, Murchison; and Private H. A. Roberts, son of Mr J. S. Roberts, M/urchison. Corporal Percy R. Whitford, who has been wounded, is a son of-Mr J. T. Whitford. He was a cabinetmaker in the employ of Messrs NaMer and Co.,1 Ltd., and when war broke out enlistedl and went to .Samoa with tho advance party. On his return to New Zealand he joined the Sixth Reinforcements, and served at Gallipoli >in the Artillery. He assisted in the burning of . the stores prior .to the'evacuation, and was on the last gun to leave. He has been on active service since August 10th, 1914. October,. 10. Mr J. Potter, of Murchison, received word on Saturday that his son, Private Treyton Potter was wounded on September 16th. He left with the Eleventh Reinforcements. I

News Las been receieved that Sapper Guy Giblin, son of Mr D. Giblin, of Stoke, previously reported wounded in the back, succumbed to his injuries on the 2nd inst. After being..wounded.he was taken to the New Zealand General Hospital. at Brockenhurst.

Mrs J. G. Stephenson, of Waimca street, has received word that ' her nephew,- Lance-Corporal L. J. Waller, of Auckland,- was killed in action in France, on September 25th. He was with Lord Liverpool's' Own, and leaves a wife and twa children: .} .

t Among those. reported wounded are the following:—Corporal. Edgar Otway Heaps (son of Mr Wilson. Heaps), who "was living in the Wairarapa before-en-listing; Private George King (brother of Mrs B. Webby),,wounded 'in the left thigh; Private Arthur E. Thomasoii (son of Mrs Thomason, of Wai-iti), left shoulder: Sergeant J. H. Hayton (son of Mrs Hayton, of Wakapuaka), jaw and hand; Private R. G. Daviesi Qjrothcr of Miss Da vies, of Hope), fight thigh and left arm; Private John E. Allen (brother of Mr G. Allen, of' Russell street}, left shoulder,- Private James Knight (nephew of Mrs. M. Grieg, of Van Dieman street), left hip. .October, 11.

Private S^ Cannington, of Waimea street, who was invalided on account of shell shock, will shortly enter the Lowry Bay Convalescent Home, Wellington. Private S. R. Dodson, son of Mrs H. Dodson, of "The Hill," who went with the Ninth Reinforcements, is reported to have been wounded on September loth.

Word was received last evening by Mr W. C. Harley, of Waimea road, that his. sou, Captain Hubert S. Harley, was killed in action on the 2nd inst. The deceased, who was an old boy. of Nelson College, /was ; farming at Brightwater at-the time of his joining the Expeditionary Force. His brother, Captain W. Carrol Harley, is now, at the front.

Last evening, Mr T. Johns, off Grove street, received word that his son. Private L. E. Johns, was killed in action on the Ist inst. The deceased, Avho was 20 years of age, left New Zealand -.with-the■•■Ninth. Reinforcements. His brother, Gunner R. T. Johns,--who. left with the Main Body, is now at the front in France. x

Private K. W. Lynch, who died of wounds recently, was one of Jive sons of. the late IVfr and Mrs R. D.. Lynch, formerly of Motneka, all of whom hud enlisted for sorrier. Mr Arthur Lvneh. of Takaka, wos rejected as medically unfit; Leo was invalided, after o months in the trenches and 10 months in hospital; Bert is at the front; and Percy, the youngest, leaves .■with the Twentythird Reinforcements.

Corporal F. T. Hunter, reported died of wounds in France, was a son of the late Mr T. Hunter, of Takaka.. and was upwards of 30 years of age. He followed the occupation', of a carpenter ■ and later owned a timber mill at Wainui. He enlisted with the' Tenth Reinforcements, as a member oP thoslOfcli Mounted Regiment; The deceased was a former well-known and popular footballer.

Lnuce-Corporal Flowers, second son of Mr and Mrs J. Flower--;, of Pi j mahoi, has been killed in acrion T l -"* j deceased, wno was 26 years of age. v:*a farmer by ocounatio-u; nid .was :> native of Takaka district,.' He w"=- :* [young man of sterling rnmJiti<*-4 -n; I athlete of promise. He lefr tbe t*->----miuion with the New Zealand R:fi'* Brigade. Ov+obr.-". ]*?. Private Howard Ellis, of Bii^ht'-aTn*'. is "dangerously ill. with wounds in the Walton-oii-Tlmnms Hospital. > Mr and Mr<. Quirk, of WishiimtoM Valley, have been advised that their son. Rifleman Harold Quirk, has been wounded in the right eve. and wa<s ndmitted to hospital on September 26th. Mrs; E. Stewart. Weka street.- )ms been informed tliat her son. Private Cecil Stewart, has been wounded in the left shoulder and embarked for England on Sen-te'mbe-i* 28th. * Prior to hi<*. enlistment, nt Belgrovo, he was employed on the Nelson railway. | Among tho?" reported irilloW in petem j* F. A. Ti. Biggs, son ol Mrs Alfred Biggs, of Tapawera.:

Trooper Donald W. Macnamanu of Murchison, who has been killed in action, was the son son of Mr and -Mrs Thomas Macnatnava. and left with one. of the Reinforcements. Elis father was formerly proprietor of the "Buller I Post." Tlie elder son, Victor, has '^bc-en wounded. Both, boys (writes our Murchisou correspondent) were serving in the machine gun corps ''■

- "Mi's S. Kinzett, of Tapawera, has received word that her son Leonard John [died of wounds oil September 26th. In [the official list the "rank of lance-cor- | poral is given. Corporal Kinzett left New Zealand with the Main Body as a mounted man. In Egypt he transferred .to f)he infantry. He took part in the landing at Gallipoli, and served eight months on,the Peninsuhr, coming through unscathed, though he lost his three section mates. He Was later invalided to England, and went to France about four months ago. He was a single man, and prior to enlisting was farming with his -.brother' at Tapawera. Mrs Thomason, of Wai-iti, has received word that her son. Private Bert. V. Thomason, was killed in action on September 29th. The deceased was a brother of Mrs C. Quinton, of Tadmor. Mrs Thomason's other son. Private Arthur E. Thomason, was wounded on the same date. The late Private B. V. Thomason left New Zealand 'with the Main Body, and served through the Gallipoli campaign. Mr George Wastney, of Wakapuaka, has received a cable from his son, Lieutenant E. ' Wastney, who : was wounded in tlic leg in the recent fighting on the\Somme, stating that he was in hospital in London1 and progressing; favourably. A cable has also been received from Lieutenant Wastney's wife, stating that she had arrived safely at] London. ."* / ""-••' News was received in Nelson yesterday that Lieutenant H. B. Riley, of Collingwood, had been killed in action on October 2nd. Deceased, who was a son of the late Mr/ W. C. Riley, founder of the well known firm of W. G^ Riley and Co., storekeeper.?, Collingwood, left the business in charge of his brother, Mr. G. C. Riley, who returned from garrison duty at Samoa, and enlisted in the Rifle Brigade with the rank of second lieutenant, afterwards being promoted lieutenant. He was a well known citizen of Collingwood, taking a keen interest in everything that was for the advancement of the township and district. He was

connected with the local racing club and fire brigade, and held a commission in the mounted rifles. In his younger days he was a prominent' footballer, and represented both the Golden Bay and Nelson Rugby Unions in representative matches. Lieutenant Riley leaves a widow (a daughter of Mr W. Prussing, of Grove street. Nelson) and four young children, who'will have the sincerest sympathy of the community in the noble sacrifice deceased has made for his King and country. His brothers Sergeant W. C. Riley, was killed at the landing at Gallipoli on April 2oth last year, and a brother-in-law, Lieutenant Taylor, of Feildkig, was killed in action on August Bth, 1915. Last evening Mr and Mrs Robert Watson, of Nelson, were advised that theii third son, Lieiue»>;int Ken. Watson, had died of wounds in France on October sth. Lieutenant" Watson left New Zealand with the First Reinforcements as a- gunner-in the Artillery, and served in the Gallipoh campaign, being mentioned in despatches for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty, and promoted to lieutenant. Mr Watson also received a personal letter from General Birdwood, referring in commendatory terms to Lieutenant Watson's action. Deceased was invalided Home, hut returned ,to Gallipoli, and was present when his brother, Gunner Roy Watson, was killed just before the evacuation. Mr-and-Mrs-Watson-.have two other sons at the front, Sergeant W. T. Watson, sewing with the Australian Artillery and Sergt. Walter Watson, No. 2 Battery. Mr Noel Watson, having reached the ,age, is going, into camp shortly. Mr and Mrs Watson have every reason to be proud of the record achieved by their family, and very sincere sympathy will be felt for them in the loss they have sustained. Deceased was an assistant engineer in the Public Works Department" in the Auckland district at the time c.f his enlistment, and was a very promising officer. He was 25 years of age. October, 13. Mrs W. Bennett, of Trafalgar street north, has received word that her son, Gunner Harry 0. .Bennett, was wounded on September 25th. He was among the first of those who volunteered for service in the war Private Archibald' NieholEs, son of Mrs H. Nicholls, of Belgrove. has been wounded in the head. He left with Reinforcements in a Marlborough j draft. . ■

Mr A. Strritford, nf Richmond, hos been informed t-hat his son. Private A. Stratford,] of the Rifle BrigJicle, im<= been wounded in France and w;;r. admitted to hospital on September. ?6tli. News lias be<in-receiei;red in Nelson that Private Walter Hounsell, son. of. Mr F. H. Hounsell, of Devonport, Auckland, and formerly.of Nelson, had been "piassed" in France. Private Hcunsoll. who spent his final leave visitingrelatives in Nelson, enlisted- with the 3rd Field .Ambulance, attached. to.'the Ritle Brigade. ' Lieutenant Hugh Hamilton, of Nelson, who left New Zealand with tho Main Body as n trooper in the Canterbury Mounted Rifles, and after.service was sent t*£ England, where he transferred to T^ie Royal Flying Corps, has secured bis certificate as an aviator. and been appointed aa aviation instructor.

Private G. F. Maslin, who ha* been killed in action, enlisted at Neteon, whore be followed the occupation of a carpenter. He was the son of the late Mr G. Maslin, who was killed in a tram accident at Christehurch some months nuo. Deceased, who was a member of the 32th. Regiment Band, left New Zealand with the Sixth Reinforcements, and served at Gailipoli. from "where'he was invalided to New.Zealand. After a course of-treatment at Rotoma he i-pcovered and re-enlisted with, the Ninth Reinforcements.

Deep sympathy will be felt for Mr. and Mrs." Peart," of Oket.e, wdio have received ndviee that their eldest son. Corporal A. C. Peart, has been killed in action (says the "Post"). Corporal Peart was horn ft. Foxhill, Nelson, and after leaving the public school he attended Nelson College for two,years, and. there passed the Civil Service ex.supination.- Afterwards, he received an ..appointment a^cndet in the Government Valuation P—"" 4'"',ent, snd_r«-v------r.--'ir- in ib" - '"••-. He ("'"'"fi wit the ,'""- i"~ '""''' !"■■ ■'■'li""' -•.(., • vacs" <•'*•' t'i.-m-"- ).-> joined t^r> "'''"Tinted Tnfan'tr-*-.-- -1""1 !^vt wite -V. 'Seventh ''leinfere'.?■••.•-■ •*•-'-! l.'^t (V-to 1"' -. Oomoral Pea'tw"--- a fine si;*-"'""* of New Zealand manhood" j*oth physically.' and morally, ■ and. a niedical man. who examined him '1 eel a red to a friend that he was the •finpet.specimen of a man that had passed through kis hands.

Tt -ra-i leported on Saturday that1 Private Frank Barltrop, second son of A[r A. H. Barltrop, of ■Waimea road,, was killed in action on Septen/ber 17th.Last night the .sad news came that his brother, Private Harry diaries Barltrop. had also been killed in action, the dato of hi<? death given being September 26th. or nine days later. The^o voiing men "both beloiiffedto the Fifth "Reinforcements, and went away on active service together. After l>e-, ing on-Gallipoli for some time, Private Harry Barltrop was invalided to Tsnglandj where he was in hospital at

Manchester and London, and- then roturned to Eg^-pt. AVhen going to ]<'ranc© he was again on the same boat as his_ brother. Harry, who was in his thirtieth year, was a native of Nelson, and a member of Court Robin Hood, A.O.F. He-worked for Messrs Brownlee and Co., sawmill proprietors, at'Oarluke and Blackball, for somo years, and he ivas ii good rifle s.'iot. Mr and Mrs Barltrop will have - th<* sympathy of the community in the loss of both their sons. Their vother child, a daughter, is "married.

, Mr. E. A. Sherwood., manager for Messrs. J. Shields and Co., Ltd., received, word yesterday that his son. Private Victor Earll * Sherwood, had boon killed in action. Deceased, who was a plurr.bo.r by trade, left New Zealund with the Mam .Body. Ho-was oiio of the first ton in Nelson to enlist, am! directly ?ftcr his enlistment- he was scynt to Cable Buy on guard duty, after which he weiit into camp at-Victorv Squurc. Ffe was included .m-the forc'o whit-li repulsed the Turkish attack on the Suez C-annl, and was next- to Pnvatt>_JrLi?n. of Moluoka, v.-iien he wu,s killed, ■■privat.o.Sherwood also, saw service at Anzae.' Gallipoli. From -the Peninsu]n...hp" was invalided to England suffering from- shell shock, and remained there for some .months.. In May of this year he went to France, where lie met his death in action' on September 25th. Deceased, who,was 23 years of age, was a popular young, fellow, and a member o f the Nelson Volunteer Fire Brigade. Very general sympathy will be felt for the parents in the loss they have sustained As a mark of respect to deceased the? nrcoe I was tolled yesterday afternoon andjjhe flag flown at half-mast.

rri v", „ , October, 14. s he list of wounded includes Private J.: H Jstubbmgten (Mrs R. Stubbington. Takaka, mother). News.has been received at Hope that i m-ate .ti. O. Miller has been wound ea in the abdomen and has been admitted to hospital. ' Mrs'J. -Duncan, of Kiwi, has received word that her son Herbert Jame« was wounded on the Ist inst. -He wenwitu the Twelfth Reinforcements . Private Herbert (Bert) Alfred Strawbridge, who has been reported wounded, is a son of Mr G. W. Strawbridge. K-iciimond. He was admitted to hospital on September 27th, suffering item shell shock. He enlisted with t!ie Seventh Reinforcements Mr and Mrs- W. T. Hargreaves, of Cambria street, the Wood, have received word that tb.ciiv-son, Sapper Cecil rraneis '."Clmc') Harsreaves.is svfrenng. from shell shock and shrapnel wounds receive in Franco on September 30th. ■ti ■. ■ October, 16. t -ii 'i c L(?snG Jackson, who was ■killed on the Somme on the 21st Septern beiy was a- nephew1 of Mr R Price postmaster at Takaka. '' Mr George Kidson,. of Tipahi street. received news yesterday that his son' Private Alfred B. Kidson, of the. Seventh Reinforcements, was wounded on September 25th. ■ Lanoe-Corporal A. J. Gilmour, son of Mr and Mrs J. Gilmour, of Manaia, | laranaki, who is reported to have'died iof .wounds on October 3rd, was an old boy of Nelson College, having attended that institution from 1906't0 iorjes Added to. the roll of honour f>i the recent severe fighting in -France appears the. name of Trooper O ,f New, a well-known and popular r 9S i'. dent~of this district and a nai-Jye o? Takaka (says the "Golden Bay Times")" Deceased, who was some 25 oe 26 v-eur* of age, was associated for some vpary with Mr F. Reilly at his late homesi-e=ad '•Three Oaks," Motupioi, and later entered tho well-known "tra^nimlishment of Mr Dick Doimellv. Christchurch, and others in the, Cathedral City. Prior to leaving with the Tenth Reinforcements he was employed at the jTarakohe Cement Works,'from where ihe enlisted. Gifted with a genial disposition, "Joe" New's unriYneJy end leaves a gap that it will be bard "to fill October. 17. Mr W. Gee, Chief.'Postmaster at Nelson, has received word that his son, Private L. W. Gee, w^as "wounded ir, France on . September 20th. Private Gee is 20 .years of ago. Mi- Frank Lusty, of Richmond, received word yesterdey that his sou. Private Owen Lusty, who was recently renorted wounded, died from wounds on October 2nd. Deceased, who enlisted at Blenheim, left New Zealand with the Eleventh Reinforcements. A cable has been received from Captain D. A. Dron, saying that ho k in England, bet only slight J v wounded. .Mr W. F. Worley received cabled advice yesterday that his sou, Lieutenant C. P. Worley, who was wounded is now doing splendidly. , Gunner <jnsr'les Ricketts, of the i-''Evening Mail" staff, and son of Mr John Ricketts, of Russell street, was wounded in the bead on the 4th inst. and has been admitted to hospital. Gunner Ricketts was wounded in the foot during the Gailipoli campaign. Bombardier Roy Ricketts, son of Mr Charles Ricketts. of Haven road, was wounded in the back and leg on the 2nd Hint., and .lias hev,<\ admitted to hospital. _Privav o) John I'arry, C Company. ■Niiicteentsateiuroreements, wdio died in the feather ston Military Hospital last iliursday rrom broncho-pneumonia, following measles, enlisted from Collingwood, Nelson. His mother (Mrs H. Parry) was present at the death-bed. Much sympathy is felt for Mrs Parry, who only recently lost another son (the late Private Henry Parry) from pneumonia following, measles, whilst a mem-, ber of the. Eighteenth Reinforcements. Private Jack- Power, at one time in the employ of Messrs Brownlee and Co.. ha,s been killed in action in France. "Jack" left with the Main Body, and after serving several weeks at ,-Anzac arid Capo Helles was wounded in the arm, at the latter place,, and \vas invalided to New Zealand.' After recovering from his wound (says the ''Guardian'^ he went into camp again and rojoined his regiment in France. Trooper Percy Harvey, son of Mr F. T. Harvey, Collingwood, has died of wounds. Another brother,. Private Frederick Harvey, is wounded. De-ceased,-who was only 23 years of age, was a native of Bainham. He and his eldest brother Will have participated in the whole campaign, the latter escaping unscathed so far,.. .Another brother has been killed and, two have been wounded. . . t Lance-Corp-ora] Frederick Costello. of ■Blenheim, who left with the Fourteenth Rei'pforppmer.t-s in June last, was killed i-i a'c-th"-* in Northern France on October '"h:-". fte was only 21 years of age, and a brother of Nurse Costello, who was . relieving at the Haiveloek Cottage Hor;----j pital a short time ago.

Quite a gloom has been cast over the. Tasman district by the news that four local jnen have fallen in tho recent lighting in France (writes Our correspondent). Lieutenant F. G. McKee and Sergeant Donald Nottage are reported to.have made the supreme sacrifice",; .while Privates F. J. McKee and "M. 0. l-.Wal.sh_ are dangerously wounded. The i late Lieutenant McKee was for several ; years a resident of-Tasman, and joined the . Main Expeditionary Force at the outbreak- of the war, with,.the rank of '.corporal, rising steadily until .he attained commissioned rank. Sergeant .Nottage, whose parents reside in Adelaide^ South Australia, joined as a .pri-j-vateVih^the'iNintli <Reiufrireementsyfand' ■ { had done'good service in Eg.ypt jarid ih • France.:-. He was for some time oh the ! staff of the Tasman FruiteLahds^LteL.: j anddatefiwent'in for:an orchardmen;his account../' I-0 ■'"''•^^'^';-'-':-;:-?*.^;-'/.>^