AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2469, 24 May 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES

| OFFICERS KILLED IN ACTION Sydney, May 22. The twentieth casualty list includes the following:— KILLED IN ACTION. Captains R. H. Henderson, H. H. Hunter, A. H. Possingham. Lieutenants Galagher, Dangerfield, Cox, Couve. Lance-Corporal Gartside. DIED OF WOUNDS. * Lieutenants Home, Watts, and Skertchly. WOUNDED. Lieutenant-Colonel G. A. Marshall. Major E. K. Baker. Captain W. L. Johnston. Lieutenants Flemming, Goldring, and Johnston. And 239 non-com. officers and men. (Rec. May 23, 2.40 p.m.) Sydney, May 22. The twenty-first casualty list includes the following:— DIED OF WOUNDS. General Bridges; Quartermaster-Ser-geants Falton and Hervey; Lance-Cor-porals Woodrey and Watson; Privates Hodgkinson, Blankhay, George, Hughe, M'Gennan, Hacche, Morrisey, Fry, M'Junkin, M'Gliie, Rapley, Sparshott, Mahoney, Barton, Crowley, Davis, Fahy, Francis, Lamond, Palin, Redpath, Hagles, Waters, Irwin, Kearns, Ross, Miller, Stewart, Perkins, Hunt, Poole, Radford, Harvey, Cowell, Fairbeard, Silvester, Elphick, Habblett, and Birmingham. Three of whom were previously reported wounded. DIED OF DISEASE. Private Proctor. DIED OF ACCIDENT. Private Williams. WOUNDED. j One hundred and fifty-eight nonI commissioned officers and men. THE TOTAL CASUALTIES. (llec. May 23, 3.40 p.m.) Sydney, May 23. The twenty-first casualty list brings the total to 351 killed and 2689 wounded, and six officers, missing. LATE GENERAL BRIDGES IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL. BURIED QUIETLY AT ALEXANDRIA London, May 21. It appears that General Bridges was shot inlire upper part of the leg when visiting trendies in tho hills at Sari Bair, probably by a snipor. A doctor who was near by immediately attended the wounds, which were most'severe, and bleeding profusely. First aid was rendered, and the General was carried to tho beach, where he was again carefully attended. It was realised that there would be the most serious difficulty in stopping the bleeding, and ho was placod on j the hospital ship. | Everything possible was done, but llio doctors were unable to stem the flow. Growing weaker, the General passed away quietly before reaching Alexandria, with iiis Aide-de-Cainp, Captain Foster, who was slightly wounded, by his bedside. Tho ship arrived yesterday morning, and tho funeral was held in the afternoon, and was most .impressive owing to the quietude _of the surroundings and the simplicity of tho ceremony. The coffin was shouldered by Australians, and was followed by General Sir John .Maxwell (Commander-in-Chief in Egypt), and four other Generals, Lord Dudley (an ex-Govemor-General of Australia, and now Lieut.-Colonel of the Worcestershire Territorials), many officers and about sixty men. The remains wore laid to rest in the military cemetery. When the "Last Post" was sounded there was hardly one dry e.yo. There was a single wreath ui the coffin, a beautiful one from the Hon. H. M'Million (Commonwealth Minister for External Affairs). GENERAL GODLEY'S MESSACE. Melbourne, May 22. General Godley (in command of the New Zealanders) has cabled his Division's sympathy at the irreparable loss by the death of Brigadier-General Bridges. OTHER MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY. (Reo. May 23, 3.40 p.m.) Melbourne, May 23. Mr. Lewis Harcourt, Secretary of State for the Colonies, in cabling his sympathy, announced that General Bridges had been gazetted K.C.B. Melbourne, May 23. His Excellency Lord Liverpool has cabled New Zealand's sorrow at the death of General Bridges. NEW ZEALAND'S SYMPATHY. From His Excellency the Governor to the Governor-General of Australia:— "May 21, 1915. "On behalf of myself, my Government, and the people of New Zealand, I desire to express the deep regret which is everywhere felt in this Dominion regarding the great loss which the Commonwealth Forces have sustained by tho death of General Bridges. Please convey to his relatives our sincere sympathy. "(Signed) LIVERPOOL." From the Governor-General of Australia to the Governor of New Zealand:— "May 22, 1915. "Your message and that of General Godiev conveying sympathy of New Zealand and of her troops in the great less sustained by the Commonwealth Forces through the death of General Bridges is greatly appreciated by tho whole people of the Commonwealth, and will give pleasure to his comrades-in-arms. I have conveyed your sympathy to the General's family. My Prime Minister desires me to thank you sincerely for your sympathy with us in the loss of the Commander of the Commonwealth Forces, General Bridges. "(Signed) R. M. FERGUSON." EX-NEW ZEALANDER WOUNDED. Sydney, May 22. Private C. R-. Duke, reported wounded, is an architect, and formerly lived in New Zealand. AMATEUR SPRINTER KILLED. (Rec. May 23, 3.40 p.m.) Melbourne, May ,22. Captain S. S. Hunter, of Bondigo, who was killed at the Dardanelles, was an amateur sprinter who ran a deadheat with Smith for tho 100 yds. Australasian Championship at Auckland in 1902, and secured tho championship in H.'ol. WOUNDED IN ENCLAND. London, May 21. There are 900 Australian wounded in England.