FOR KING AND COUNTRY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12087, 16 August 1917, Page 4

FOR KING AND COUNTRY.

LANCE-CORPORAL R. F. GILLESPIE. _ Lance-Corporal Robert Fraser Gillespie (wounded), of Breeze's Road, New Brighton, is twenty-one years of age. He was born at the Upper Waiau, an<J

left with the Sixth Reinforcements. He was for a short time at Gallipoli immediately prior to the evacuation, and saw considerable service in France. CORPORAL D. T. GILLESPIE. Corporal Duncan Thomas Gillespie, (killed in action on June 7) r was the eldes;. son of Mr and Mrs W. Gillespie, Breeze's Road, New Brighton. He "was bo rn in Timaru twenty-six years ago, raid was educated at the Upper Waiau

Ferry and New Brighton Schools. On leaving school he was engaged in sheep work, and at the time of enlisting was managing the Ben M'Leod Sheep Run, Rangitata Gorge. He left New Zealand with the Sixth Reinforcements, and was wounded in the Sorame Battle in September. LIEUTENANT J. G. KINVIG. Second-Lieutenant James Gordon Kiuvig, reported killed in action, was the second son of Sir R. C. Kiuvig, of the firm of Messrs Reynolds and Kinvig, warehousemen, of ChristchurcK and Wellington. Second-Lieutenant! Kinvisr was born in Christchurch and educated at Woolston and the Boys' High School. Ha played for both t-hi

senior teams in football awl crickot at the Boys' High School. For two years prior to i>h« war he was in Australia., gaining commercial knowledge, but on the outbreak of hostilities he rot'arned to New Zealand and enlisted in Wellington. leaving as a sergeant, in the Twelfth Reinforcements. He received his commission a few weeks ago. His death will be lamented by a wide circle of friends in both islands of.New Zealand and Australia. PRIVATE E. HARTLEY. Private Edward Hartley (killed it action in France on June 7), was the third son of Mrs M. Hartley, of 23, Kendon Street, St Albans. Prior to

enlisting Private Hartley was employed in the railway service for ten years. He left the Dominion with the Nine teenth Reinforcements.