SOLDIERS KILLED AND WOUNDED

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2497, 25 June 1915, Page 8

SOLDIERS KILLED AND WOUNDED

PERSONAL NOTES

Lance-Corporal Cyril H. Ballantyne, of the Canterbury Infantry Battalion, who has been wounded, is the second son of Mr. J. Ballantyne, of Christciiurch. He was born w 1892, and educated at Christ's College. He was a very keen Territorial, a keen motorist and yachtsman, and took an active part in cricket. Private Norman Leslie Delaney, who was wounded at the Dardanelles, is the eldest son of Mr. Hugh Delaney of Buckland, and is 21 years of age. When lie enlisted ill the Wellington Infantry Battalion, he was a guard in the Railway Department. Private C. May, who is on the missing list, is well known at Morrinsville. He came out from Home three or four years ago, to get a knowledge of farming, with the intention of settling on the land. One of his brothers was out here with one of the English cricket teams a few years ago. He look part in both cricket and football contests while at Morrinsville. Private G. W. Thomas, who has been killed at the Dardanelles, was a resident of Ngaere for some time. He was well known in Taranaki as an amateur sportsman. He was a member of the Eltham Sports and' Pastimes Club, and about three years ago won the lightweight championship at the Taranaki amateur championships held in New Plymouth. Louis Hill, who was killed in action in t'he Dardanelles, was the only son of the late Mr. Fred Hill, of Christchurch. He was 28 years of age and well known in sporting circles. Private E. T. Stout, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, who has been wounded, is a son of Mr. W. A. Stout, a member of the legal profession in Invercargill, and a nephew of the Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout. About 18 months ago, Private Stout, who was in j the service of the National Bank of New Zealand, was transferred to CliristI church. Private Stout was a member of the Christchurch Football Club, and was also a prominent member of the Invercargill Rowing Club. Private W. T. Love (Otago Battalion, killed) worked in Sargood s boot factory, Dunedin, when he enlisted. From boyhood he was a noted Soccer player, having played for Roslyn-Wakari. and Green Island. He was 24 years of age. Private Henry Herd (Otago Battalion, wounded) is the youngest son of the late Mr. Robert Herd, of West Ham, London, and formerly of Sligo. Ireland. He was born in Oxford, and is 22 years of age. He was educated at the Canning Town Board School in London, passing the Labour examination and gaining several prizes. He was a boilermaker by trade, serving his apprenticeship with various shipbuilding companies in London. Private Herd was a keen sportsman,- being a prominent member of boxing and football clubs ill London. Prior to enlisting he was a member of the Roslyn-Wakari. Football Club. His forefathers for three generations back were old Army and Navy veterans. Private Herd's father was one of Lord Charles Beresford's bodyguards in the Egyptian Expedition, going through the Sudan and to the relief of Gordon. He was one of 18 survivors of the H.M.S. Captain, which was wrecked off Caps Finisterre in 1870. His grandfather saw service in the Crimea, the China war, and the Indian Mutiny. Herd's great-grandfather fought on Nelson's ship Victory in the Battle of Trafalgar. Private Herd came to New Zealand two years ago and is a signaller in the machine-gun section.

Major W. L. H. Burgess, N.Z.S.C., reported wounded in action at the Dardanelles on May 12, is a son of the Rev. George Burgess, -of Papakura, Auckland, and is 35 years of age. His military career began in Timaru in 1898, when the joined the South Cnterbury Mounted Rifles. In 1902 lie went to Auckland and joined the A Battery Field Artillery, passing through all ranks from gunner to subaltern. Upon the introduction of territorial training, Lieutenant Burgess was appointed officer in charge of No. 4 _ urea group, with headquarters at Hamilton, and he also acted as adjutant of the 16th Waikato Regiment. In 1914 Captain Burgess joined the Commonwealth Military Forces, under the system of exchange of officers, being attached to the Tasmanian forces. A keen and highly efficient officer, he was one of the New Zealand officers chosen to sit for the entrance examniatiou to Camberly Staff Training Collate, England. When the Australian Imperial Forces were organised at the outbreak of war, however. Captain Burgess was given command of the 9th Battery Australian Artillery, with the rank of major. Private Walter Rae (Otago Battalion, killed) was born in Dunediii 21 years ago, and educated at the Kaikorai School. He was the eldest son of Mr. Robert Rae, bootmaker, Oamaru, late of Kaikorai Valley. He was a sergeant in the North Otago (10th _ Regiment) Territorials, and offered his services when war was declared. During training at Tahuna Park camp he met with an accident, and on his recovery ha was so keen to get away with the First Expeditionary Force that he enlisted as a private. The deceased has a brother in training at Trentham.