PERSONAL.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14540, 18 October 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Ihe death has accurred at Maeterton of Dr. Spencer F. Beard, a well-known medical practitioner, who acted aB locum tenens at Havelock about three years ago during the absence of Dr. Williams in England.

Lieutenant Albert Nalder, a son of Captain Nalder, of Nelson, was an officer on the British armed merchant cruiser Champagne, reported sunk Lieutenant Nalder was formerly in command of a mine-sweeper. Before leaving New Zealand he was in charge of the steamer Storm.

The name of Lieut. Hugh Douglas Richardson, of Fielding, has to be added to the list of those who have made the supreme sacrifice. Ho was killed in action on the 4th inst. in Flanders. Lieut. Richardson was in Messrs Ongley and Kelly's office when lie. enlisted. He was promoted to a lieutenancy before leaving for the front. Some time prior to his death lie was promoted to the rank of Intelligence Officer and Assistant Adjutant.

Mr Geo. Matthews, of Haven road received word from tiie Minister of Defence yesterday that cable advice had been received that -iris son J P .-Matthews, who left New Zealand" .with the ISinth Reinforcements, was killed in action on the 4th inst. Thi« news comes as a heavy blow to Mr Matthews and his family, for it was only on Friday last that he received word of the death of his second son,' Signaller Peter Joseph, who was killed on the sth inst His eldest son, John- Patrick, whose death is now recorded", was wounded at the bomme, where he held sergeant's rank, and after convalescence had successfully sat for a commission. Before enlistment he was engaged in the loco-! motive department, of the. Nelson Rail- i MSXK Sr -v'r he s 3'mP«ithy of all must go out to Mr Matthews and family in this sad double bereavement. Mr Matthews had three .sons, only the third, a jad. being now at home. I

Lieutenant JTilen Morpeth, who is reported missing and believed' killed, -"s the eldest son of Mr H. I). Morpeth town clerk of .Waihi, and one of six brothers who have- joined the ftveos (says the "New Zealand Herald") Lieutenant Morpeth was by calling an engineer, having been engaged* for some time prior to enlisting on various Government drainage work schemes in both the North and-South Islands Of the other brothers, the second son n i?-" c lorPeth—was killed at the (xalhpbli landing, whenNiccol and Gerald Morpeth were also wounded As the result of a, wound, later, in France Captain Niccol Morpeth, who won the Military Cross, lost his le«- and W;;- m valided back t,.. New Zealand. Gerald, then an was also shot through the knee in the Sorcme battle and later was sent to England, where' finding himself incapacitated for service with the infantry, he recently sat for and gamecT-f commission in the British Royal Artillery. The two remaining sons—Sergeant-Major George D. Moi" peth and Corporal Sloan Morpeth— are at present in Waihi on their final leave'

Lieutenant Lancell Lyttouu Ring, Wellington infantry .-■ Regiment/, who has died of,\vounds, was, before ho enlisted, manager of the Happy Valley estate, Wellington. His mother and sister live in. Happy Valley. Colonel the Hon. It. tfeaton Rhodes, , M.1., who mtonds to visit England on i behalf of the New Zealand Red Cross i Society -and Order of St. John, wilJ | leave the Doieimun.socn after the close ol the, session. Mi- Rhodes expects, to return in March. Mrs Rhodes will accompany, h:m. .Mr Hailc, Postmaster at Ashburton, iias been advised . that his son ;becond-Lieuteaa.3it-]X Harle, was killed in action in France on October 4th He leit with the 23rd Heinforcemerits!. He had a briliant scholastic career, and j^ust prior to his departure from ISew Zealand was admitted a barrister and. solicitor of tbo Supreme Court.

Advice in to hand of the death in BfLion on (Muber 4th of Lieutenant J. Stanley .Mavsden, son of Mi- and Mis Marsden ol^ Petoiie. The deceased, having deeidad on a teaching career,, obtained a post on the staff of Fetone school, and was transferred subsequently to Island IJa-y, and then to the Terrace .school, where he was engaged at the time of hi a enlistment. He left INew Zealand as officer commanding JbJ Company of tlie Twenty-first lieinrorcements. and was afterwards transferred m England to the light trench I mortar battery. The deceased married Mips Vera Hunter, of Mount Cook infant School .stair, shortly before "oin--to the front. " °

Lieutenant (_;. .J. K. Edwards (diml of wounds) was born in Dunedin 23, years ago. At Ihe outbreak of war he was a piiryr-i- -.m one of the Union Company's si,o.imerri. He left with thy Main ..Body- a-; gunner, and was rio-ht through the campaign, winning the D.O.M. for his fine work. One of the last to leave tlie Peninsula he went to Egypt, and there gained his commission. Lieutenant Edwards was in tlie thick vi it in--Franco right up to the time of his receiving his fatal wound. Lieutenant Edwards -was the youngest son of -Mr Joseph Edwards of the DunoidiD "Evening Star," whoso two other sons are also soldiers.

News hay hyen received of the deat.ii in action of Captain Roberj Park, Australian Engineers, A.i.F. on September 35th. . At the outbreak of war Captain Park held the position of Instructor of Engineering and Survey at the Buntroon Royal Military College Australia. .He left for the front in May 1916, n..s senior captain in charge of the 4th Tunnelling Corns. Captain. Park was the.eldest son of.the late Mr R. G. Park, of Blenheim. He leaves a widow ,-inrt three young children. His only "brother is 2'nd-Lieut. G. R Park, M.C., vao left with the Main Body.

Major A<lair. George Ma ban (killed in action) ivns a native of Dublin, amt was about 30 years of aso. He camo" to New Zealand at an early age, ami spent his e&riior life in Timaru. H^ entered the. drapery trade, and was employed m -various parts of New Zealand, latterly at Auckland. He served through the South African War and; on returning was at Oamaru, where he was for.some years an officer in the local volunteers. He was identified with van cms branches of sport and" was also a pTomir.ent Freemason. When. the war broke out, he immediately ofiered hie seryjees, and was at first pJaced on the reserve list of officers subsequently being appointed captain, in the Aw.kin,nd Mounted Rifles and leaving with one of the earlier Rcin-■lorcereont-H.