PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2935, 22 November 1916, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. J. Allen leaves to-day for Auckland. He will be at Mercer on Friday to talk with the : Waikato Maoris a.hout recruiting for the Maori Reinforcements, and on Saturday he will be back in Wellington. Lieut.-Colonel B. C. Freiberg, D.5.0., Commander of the Hood Battalion Royal Naval Brigade, has been wounded in the throat and is now (according to advice received by his mother in Wellington) in Etretat Hospital, France. This is the sixth occasion on which. Liout.-Colonel Freyberg has been wounded—at Antwerp, three times at Gallipoli, and twice on the Western, front. , Mr. H. E. Fairweather, who has been associated with the Wellington Farmers' Meat Company for some years, has been appointed, the firm's representative in Great Britain, with headquarters in London. Lieut. Keith George (son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. George, of Hillsborough, Kelburn), was killed in action on November 6. The deceased, who was 26 Sears of age, and a native of Melbourne, joined the Ist Artillery Brigade (Australian) soon after war broke out, and left for Egyjw with the first; troops from Victoria. He was at Gallipoli from tho landing up to within a, fortnight of the evacuation, when he was invalided." When he left Melbourne he held sergeant's rank, but on account! of meritorious work at Gallipoli he was I given a commission. In April last he I went to the French front with the first brigade of Australian, troops, and remained there until his death, for some months past acting as forward observing officer. Lieut. George, who was a fine stamp of the 1 young Australian, was very keen in his work and popular with his men.

Following is an extract from a letter' by Major Bell on the death of SurgeonCaptain Gilbert Bogle outside Flers on September 16-17: "Av least you have the memory of a splendid man who died: a splendid death. It was while he .was tending the wounded, not only of his own, but of several others that were near U6; they were always tinder shellsfire, and he had been working practically without straightening his hack for over 48 hours. It was only with difficulty he could 'be persuaded to leave his patients to take a mouthful of food. His capable and untiring work, his patience, and his invariable cheerfulness, particularly during the last week s. operations, have been the admiration oE us all. He always seemed! so absolutely part of the battalion, the mess, on the march, and m the field, and was always so helpful to everybody, that there is no one who could be so.mucu missed by officers or men. A very gallant officer and a very dear, friend. Sergt. Lewin, of the Lambton Police Station, who is under orders to transfer to Gore this weok, was last evening presented with a silver tea service by the members of the Lambton Sta-. tion force. Sergt. King made the presentation, and extolled the recipient,, who, he said, had proved himself to be a zealous and conscientious officer. Sergt. Lewin carried with hun the good wishes of the members of the force. Sergt. Lewin suitably responded. .', Private cable advice received yesterday reported that Sergt. J. L. Barnard, who was wounded at Flers on September 15, is suffering from temporary, paralysis, but is making excellent progress. Sergt. Barnard is a son of Mr. G. Barnard, of Oriental Bay, and was. a member of the original Samoan Expeditionary Force. -'• . Mr. John 'Coyle, secretary of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, goes into camp early in January. Un Monday the committee which has the matter of appointing a successor under consideration decided to recommend to the board that two other officers be raised a step, that Mr. Coyle be paid, two months' salary, and that his position be kept open foi him. ' •<. Mr. Richard-Stewart, lately manager for J. 0. 'Williamson, Ltd., in South Africa, is returning to New Zealand next month as manager of the Gonzales Opera Company. « Mrs. N. A. Kenny. 227 Tinakpri Road, has been advised from the High Commissioner's office, London, that her son, Gunner J. Kenny, is suffering from a gunshot wound in the leg, and is making satisfactory progress. An old settler of Masterton, Mr. J. "W. Lang, died recently at Napier, ia his 80th year. Mr. F. J. Hunn, who is leaving Masterton for Sydney, was presented by His "Worship the Mayor on Monday, iff the presence of a large number of citizens, with a solid gold watch, and a pocket wallet filled with notes.;' Mrs. Hunn was presented with a gold wristlet watch. '

Lance-Corporal Stanley Austwick, who is officially reported killed in action, was a native of Pqntefract, and is related to the families of Mr. S.. Morroll, Bongatai Terrace, Miramar, Mrs. Smith', Edinburgh Terrace, Newtown, and Mr. W. I. Robinson, Balmoral Road, Auckland. Twenty-one years of age on April 21, he spent his birthday in the Army. He accompanied his father and sister'out to New Zealand towards the end of 1914 to learn something of the settlers' life, but when he heard that his brother, who had enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers, was to he discharged from the Army on medical grounds, he immediately rcturnect to England, feeling it was his duty to take his place, and joined his brother's old brigade, the University and Publio Schools Corps, Royal Fusiliers. He quickly gained promotion to lance-cor- ! poral; and was in orders for further promotion on the date ho left for active service in France, to participate in the "Bi" Push." Killed in action on August 3, he was the 18th old boy of King's School, Pontefract, to fall m the present war. Private R. Hemsley,'Twenty-Second Reinforcements, who died at Trentham, was buried at Karon yesterday afternoon with military honours. The Trentham'Band, (under S.M. Fox. headed the cortego, and the firing party was supplied by the Reinforcements to which deceased had belonged. The burial service was conducted by the Rev. A. M. Johnson; of St. Paul's N.Z.R-.A. ut the absence, through' illness, or Chap-lain-Colonel Tracy. Lieut. Doughty represented the Defence Department. Deceased, who was 23 years of age, came from Crookston. His parents are living in tho Old Country.'