THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16261, 11 July 1918, Page 8

THE FALLEN AND WOUNDED.

PEKSONAL NOTES

Cable advice has been received by Mrs Robinson, 12 Phillip 6treet, Linwood, that her husband, Private S. IX Robinson, has been admitted t<> hospital in England with phthisis. Prior to leaving with the 34th Reinforcements Private Robinson was in the employ of Mr W. Tuck, grocer.

Mrs M. Sampson, 43a l'uam street, Linwood, has received advice that her husband. Private I>avid Sampson, died on Juno 2oth from injuries accidentally received. Private Sampson leaves a widow and three children. He was employed by Mr H. Strauan, of Sydenham, prior to enlisting in the 21st Reinforcements. He was a keen sportsman, once being captain, of the Southland cricket team.

Lieut. Max Juriss, notice of whose internment in Holland (for exchango) was published a day or two, ago, is a Wellington man, who was taken prisoner when fighting with the London Regiment about two and a half years ago. Lieut. Juriss was at one time a non-commissioned officer in the N.Z.R.A., but had left the service some years before war broke out. For some time he conducted a school of physical culture at Wellington South. When war broke out Mr Juriss offered his services to the 3>efence authorities, but as he, with all his practical knowledge of soldiering, oould not secure a commission, he went to England at his own expense, and was given a sooondlieutenancy with the London Regiment. Lieut. Juriss distinguished himself in the action in which he was taken prisoner. Mrs-' J uriss resides in Ghuznee street, Wellington.

Second-Lieut. D. O'Connor, killed m France, was, prior to enlisting with the 17th Reinforcements, a teacher at the Timaru High School. He held the diploma of M.A., and was at one time acting-professor at Canterbury College. Lieut. O'Connor was one of three officers in the 2nd Canterbury Battalion who came through the Passchendaele action in October, , 1917, and was shortly afterwards gassed and sent to hospital. Returning to the front, Lieut. O'Connor was having mess on May 34th with the rest of his company in the support line, when a shell burst and Lieut. O'Connor was hit over the heart, and died in ten minutes. A fellow-officer writes'! —"No one could know Lieut. O'Connor without liking j~ qU ' et ' S6 'f* conta i n ed, humorous to a degree, and never saying a nasty word against anyone. We will all miss •mm. His knowledge of French and Gorman (and while in camp he learned Italian) used to come in very useful in byjots in other ways." Lieut. 0 Connor leaves a 'wife in Timaru. Lieut Frank Skevington, mentioned in the Australian casualty list as being severely wounded, is tho eldest son of Mr Charles Skevington, of Waikuku. Lieut-. Skevipgton was on the staff of tho llangiora branch of the Union Bank and was transferred to Perth, West Australia where be enlisted as a private 1 \ I'™ Reinforcements of the Australian Infantry. He served in Ueutenancyf P rom<Jti <> n *> »

HOSPITAL REPORT.

CANTERBURY MILITARY - DISTRICT,

Severe Cases Phillpot, C. P. (St. Albans). Not Reported as Severe Cases. rawley, J. A., L.-Cpl (Spreydon); Grovee, T. A. (Chxistchurch): Robinson, S. D. (Linwood); Scurr, D. (Chrislohurch); Scgar, A. h. (Timaru); Toner, J. (Christchurch).