THE TOLL OF WAR.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11875, 8 December 1916, Page 4

THE TOLL OF WAR.

MOTS HEROIC SMHSi ——— * PRIVATE H. L. ELVY. Private Herbert Leonard JSMH (wounded) is a son of Mr Elvy, of! Byron Street, Sydenham, Bora twenty*] two years ago, he was educated at than

Marist Brothers' School and at WaJtham. He. wap a prominent member of tho Linwood Football Club. He en~* s listed with the Fourteenth Reinforce-' ments and was wounded in France. PRIYATE J. S. O'NEILL. Private advince was received far Christchuroh yesterday £hat Private John Stuart O'Neil, second son of Mr John O'Neil, 580, Worcester • Street

■ - 'it .Extension, wag admitted to No. 9 Hospital. Rouen. France, with a severe at'tack of dysentry. He had his right hand badly cut about with shrapnel while in the trenches. He left with lite Fourteenth Reinforcements. RIFLEMAN J. T. FARRELL. Rifleman James Thomas Farrell (missing) is the second son of Mrs Ann Far roll, and brother of Airs W. Ayers, of 171. Brougham Street, Sydenham. He was born iu Sydenham and educated at Kaiapoi. He left New land with the ETevuuth Reinforce-

merits. He is forty-four years of age. Rifleman Fan-ell has two brothers at the front, Private William Fan-ell, who lei'fc with the Third Reinforcements, and went right through ihe GalhpoU | campaign, and is now in France, and Private John Farrell, with the Seventeenth Reinforcements. - . * GUNNER L. EARLY. Gunner Leslie Early (wounded) is youngest sou of Mr O. Earlj, Greendale, and is twenty-four years of age. He was one of the first to volunteer from the district on the outbreak of war, joining the infantry. But on arrival in camp was at one© transferred to the artillery. He left with, the Main

Body, took part in the Dardanelles campaign, and has been in France sinoe the New Zealand droops first landed ihere. During 'the whole time lie lias not previously been wounded nor been absent on either eiok or holiday leave*. For sriine time he was employed carrying despatches between Francs find Belgium. His elder brother is at present serving in Egypt. Previous to enlisting he worked on his father's farm Greendalo.