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Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14539, 17 October 1917, Page 4 (Supplement)

Lfcutcnant Rupert Worley -son of Mr W. F. Worley, of Nelson, who has been awarded the Military Cross, left New Zealand with the Nineteenth-JLle-inforceinents. At the time of his enlistment ho was in the employ of the Public Works Department at Okahural On arrival in England, Lieutenant Worley, who left with the New Zealand Infantry, was transferred to the New Zealand section of the Royal Engineers. The recipient of the honour is an old Nelson College boy.

A few friends met Dr. W. D. S. .Johnston at the Haeremai Tea Rooms Yesterday afternoon, to express their good wishes to him before he joins the Medical Corps on active service. The .Mayor (Mr W. W. Snodgress), on beralf of those present, wished Dr. Johnston God-speed, and.said it was known that that he had been anxious to go to the front ever since the war started. i>r. Johnston leases for camp on Tuesday. Writing from the trenches at the end of July Lieutenant Frank Sfcallardsaid! that ho could not say much • as. the cen-' sorship was very rigid and lie,was sure; that very.good accounts were given in tho papers.. Personally he was in splendid health and had with him in the trench mortar battery two young N^lsomans— Whiting and*Ancell. In six months this battery of 30 men had pained six Distinguished Conduct Medals. Casualties had been heavy in that time, over 50 per cent., "but the boys stick to it. Tho boys, are trumps everyone of them." On the last day of the Me.ssines battle this battery put over 1041 bombs, each 60lblb, which was considered a big performance. After Messitics t!ie writer had twelve days 3 leave in England.