THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15989, 25 August 1917, Page 10

THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

PERSONAL NOTES.

Major John Palgrave Heathcote Ouchterlony, D.5.0., R.E., was killed on June Bth, two days Before his 33rd birthday (writes our London correspondent). In September, 1908, he married Miss Spademan, daughter of the late Mr V. H. Spackman, barrister, Ohristchurch. Major Ouchterlony was tlio eldest son of X/ieut.-Col. T. H. ; Ouchterlony, late It.A. He received his commission in 1901. During the present war ho was twice mentioned in despatches, and was honoured by the DSO in the last Birthday list. Of hi'm' his colonel wrote: ''He was one or the finest officers I harre ever known." Because his duty lay in France" Major Ouchterlony refused a good offer quite recently to go to Egypt. Lieut. R Heaton Livingstone, Ist South Staffordshire Regiment, wounded during .recent heavy n&twg in Franco, and is in. hospital in don (writes our Londoncorrespondent under date of Juno 26th). Livingstone has a good record. H© was a member of the Ist Platoon Mam Boay, N ZJD.F., he was in Egypt and Oaili-

poli with tho Ist Canterbury Batt-nlion, and as ft consequence of severe -wounds ho was invalided back to New Zealand about tho end of 1915, and dischargod. Ho obtained his commission in December, 1016. During tho fighting at Bullecourt, he was one of the two officers of the battalion who went right through the attack upon the villago it-self, which had previously been taken and lost several times, and which passed finally into British hands after the attack in May. 2nd Lieut. Livingstone is convalescent now, and is hoping to stay for a few weeks at tho Officers' Convalescent Home, Shrewsbury, before going upon three weeks' leave. Private T. S. Rikus, who died while on the voyage out to Now Zealand, was a nephew of Mrs Rikus, •of _.Temuku. His real name was Samuel Poliio, but he was adopted by Mr and Mrs Rikus at the age of three years. He was educated in the Timuru Main and Temuka District High Schools. Ho enlisted at Otaki, and loft with the 2nd Reinforcements. He was 22 years of age. . The Rev. Thos. Fee, of St. Albans, has received a cable message from the Baso Records Office, stating that his son, jli. H. Fee, who was reported wounded a second time, and severely gassed, has been received into the New Zealand Hospital, at Brockcnhurst, England. Corporal A. C. Winter (killed) was a son of Mrs "Winter, of Windsor torrace, Christchurch. For over ten years iio was in tho employ of Messrs H. Quane and Co., of this city. Commencing' his career as a boy, he steadily worked himself up, to a responsible position, which he relinquished in September, 1916, to join tho 22nd Reinforcements. General regret is_ felt at his death by the firm and his many friends. Mr R. L. Scott has been advised, that his son, Private R. J. Scott, was admitted to the New Zealand General. Hospital, at Brockenhurst, on August 11th, suffering from a dislocated ankle. Private Scott left Now Zealand with tho Bth Reinforcements, and has been through all the fighting with the New Zealanders in Franco. His younger brother, 11. L. Scott, was wounded in November, 1916, and is still in hospital at Hornchurch. Mr W. J. North. Goldsmith street, Sydenham,. has rccoived advice that his third son,. Corporal P. A. -North, was wounded on Augnst-otb. He loro with the Specialists' Machine-gun section of tho 20th Reinforcements. Ho has a wife and child at Okorou o, Rotorua. At the annual meeting of thoChristchurch Sailing and Power Boat Club, held on Thursday, the chairman stated , that the roll of honour now containoa 50 names, the following having been added since last meeting :—R. Taylor, W. Fife, G. Woodward, H. S. Williams, F. Ball, F R. Cummins, H. J. Ballm, S. Simpson, G. L. Hancock, H. Nankivell, A. M. Green, H. H. McDowell, E. Bevan. ' Regret was expressed a* the death of F. H. Preston, killed m action. Mr Alex. Mortland, of Oboka, has received a cable message from his son. Private George Samuel Mortland, who left New Zealand with the 1/tli Reinforcements and was wounded in 1' ranee, to the effect that ho was removed from Walton-on-Thames Hospital to Hornchurch on August 13th. As soon as his health permits, Private Mortland intends to visit his father's relatives in the north of Ireland. Private James Herbert Rage ( vv ~° ul V?" ed) is the youngest son of Mr A. RRagg. Private Ragg, who was born, m Christchurch, is about 28 years of ago, and was for five years working as a cadet on the estate of Mr Marmaduke Dixon, of West Eyreton. For abrat five years prior to his enlistment with th© 22nd Reinforcements he was in partnersliip with, his brother at Banksia<s-