FOR KING AND COUNTRY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12176, 27 November 1917, Page 6

FOR KING AND COUNTRY.

SERGEANT P. J. WATTS. Sergeant F. J. Watts, previously reported wounded on October 12, and now, as the result of a Court, of Inquiry, reported missing, believed killed, wa* the eldest surviving; son of Mr P. Watts, of 181, St Asaph Street, and husband' of Rose Watts, of 11, Hulbert Street, Lin wood. Sergeant

Watts was employed for many years in tho pub'i-hing dep-artmenf of tiie. '" Lyttolton Times'" Company. lie was secretary of the Chri.-tchureh Poultry and Canary Club, lie enlisted in the Fourteen'!h Reinforcements )*i company with his brother, T. iI. Watts, who has since returned wounded. His younger brother. K. K. Watts, is serving in France with the New Zealand Medical Corps. CORPORAL H. S. RUSSELL. Mrs Alex. Raterson, Sockburn, has received a telegram from Sir .lames Allen. Defence, stating that her son, Corporal H. S. Russell, was admitted to hospital, suffering, from wounds, of which he died, on Novem-

her R. Corporal Russell was a. native of Oamaru, and spent four years at the .Pa liners ton North High School. He was an active footballer, and was captain of the first, fifteen' in HUH. He left New Zealand with, the Twenty-liftli Reinforcements.

Mrs -M'George. I Ml. Brougham Street.. Sydenham, has received advice from Jsase Records stating ih.af her husband. Corporal M'Goorge, has been admitted m the. hospital, in Franco wounded and severely gassed. Corporal

M'George was born in Dundrennan, Scotland, hut came, to New Zealand when qui! ( » young. Ho was educated at the Selwyn School. For fifteen years, and up to tho rime, of enlistment with the Twonty-fir.st. Keinforeemem.s Corporal M'George was in iho employment of the Ciiristchurch City Council.