SOLDIERS KILLED AND WOUNDED

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2494, 22 June 1915, Page 6

SOLDIERS KILLED AND WOUNDED

personal notes Corp. Frederick George Hall-Jones, whose lianio appears in the casualty list published this morning as wounded, is a son of Sir William Hall-Jones, M.L.C. Corp. Hall-Jones was until quite lately a very prominent student of Victoria College, and a particularly active member of most of the sports and other associations connected with the University. He studied very successfully for the legal profession, and was at the timo of enlistment a member of a large legal firm in Auckland. In athletic circles in Wellington Corp. Hall-Jones gained some reputation as a hurdler. Trooper G. C. Jackson, whose name appeared in the list of wounded on Friday, was well known in Gisborne, having been employed on the staff of the Engineering Company about a year ago. He was also well known on the East Coast, where he was employed on Mr. Williams's station at Waipiro for soino. time. He was a prominent cricketer, and played with the United Club for a season, and was also ail enthusiastic hockey player. He enlisted ;it Auckland, and left with the Main Expeditionary Force.

Lance-Corporal A. J. Forsyth, of the Wellington Battalion, wljose name appeared amongst the list of killed on Friday, was a son of Mr. A. Forsyth, of Gisborne. He left Gisborne on August 16. He was a school teacher in the district, aJid took a keen interest in military matters. He was 21 years of age, and was very popular with all classes of the community.

Hiram Schofield, whose namo appeared in the list of killed on Friday, was the son of Mr. T. Schofield, of Norman Street, Gisborne. He worked for Messrs. Teat and Friar for some five years. He was a member of the local Territorials, and left Gisborne with tho Main Expeditionary Force.

Lancc-Corporal John E. Mills, B. A., who was killed in action at the Dardanelles, obtained his degree at tlic Wellington Normal Training College in 1911, before he was twenty years of age. Commencing as a pupil tcachor at Khandallah, ho was transferred to the Petone Main School, wherd he had received his primary education. Early in 1913 ho was appointed an assistant teacher at tho Levin District High School, a position he held -until the outbreak of w-ir, when ho enlisted in the Main Expeditionary Force. In connection with the wounding of Private Rupert Nicholls, of Ingle-wood, at the Dardanelles, particulars received disclose an act of great heroism on the part of the lato Private Looney, of Oaonui. It appears that Nicholls was wounded at 6 a.m., and after lying in the trenches until 9 p.m. he was carried to the rear -under fire by Private Looney. Sad t-o relate, tho bravo roscucr received a shot in the abdomen as he rose after laying his comrade down, and was instantly killed. Private Harry M'Dowell, who is reported as having been killed in action at the Dardanelles, was tho only soil of Mr. and Mrs. J. M'Dowell, of Gishorne. He. enlisted with the main body of the Expeditionary Force at Auckland. Private M'Dowell was very popular in Gisborne, being a member of the United Football Club and a promising hockey player. Lance-Corporal Charles W. Burgess, wbo was killed in action at tlie Dardanelles, was well known ill Napier. He was a son of Mr. Jas. Burgess, of Ashtmrton, but he lived with his uncle in Napier, Mr. AV. Fleming. The fallen soldier was for some time before leaving for the front in the employ of Mr. J.'C. Bryant, of Napier, and when war broke out he was doing his duty with the Hawke's Bay Farmers' Co-oporativo Association, Napier. Lance-Corpora) Burgess was also an enthusiastic Territorial, and was a member of A Company. He leaves in Napier two sisters, Mrs. F. Clothier and Mrs. Clias. Bickerstaff, and a brother, Mr. Harry Burgess. Private Henry O'Brien, who fell while fighting at tho Dardanelles, was brother to Miss O'Brien, matron of the Stratford District Hospital. Corporal J. B. Foss, of Hukanui, who was wounded at the Dardanelles, is a brother of Mr. Reginald Foss, headmaster ,of tho Fernridgo School.